\nAs an outdoors man a quality waterproof coat is right at the top of things to own. I\u2019ve recently upgraded to this Karrimor Elite Alpiniste 2 eVent Jacket<\/a><\/strong> and wanted to talk you beautiful people through what to look for when choosing a new waterproof jacket. I\u2019ve chosen this one as it fulfills my three main criteria for keeping dry and comfortable, even if it\u2019s raining sideways. Not only this but it\u2019s well fitted and looks smart.<\/p>\n

Waterproof<\/strong> \u2013 It\u2019s a bit of an obvious one, but you\u2019ve got to look carefully. Not all coats are properly waterproof, lot\u2019s use expressions like \u2018showerproof\u2019 or \u2018water resistant\u2019, this isn\u2019t what you want. What you need is a proper 100% waterproof coat that is going to stop everything that Mother Nature chucks at you, not just \u2018resist\u2019 a little bit of it.<\/p>\n

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Breathable<\/strong> \u2013 This is a must for anyone that\u2019s thinking about doing anything active in their coat. If you\u2019re coat isn\u2019t breathable it\u2019s going to trap all your sweat and make you over-hot, damp and uncomfortable. You need a coat that will let your sweat quickly evaporate out, but without letting any of the wind or rain in. <\/p>\n

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Windproof<\/strong> \u2013 I\u2019m not talking about stopping the results of last nights campfire beans. I\u2019m talking about stopping gusts that would give Michael Fish nightmares. The wind getting through cheap fabric and zips will add so much to the cold and you\u2019ll be chilly in no time.<\/p>\n

My girlfriend and I went for a walk on the South coast path, I thought it was a good opportunity to take the Karrimor for a test drive. It was definitely a huge success, it kept me really warm and dry even in the pretty harsh winds and the occasional shower. I hope this brief guide has given you a few things to ponder before you choose your next jacket.<\/p>\n

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  As an outdoors man a quality waterproof coat is right at the top of things to own. I\u2019ve recently upgraded to this Karrimor Elite Alpiniste 2 eVent Jacket and wanted to talk you beautiful people through what to look for when choosing a new waterproof jacket. I\u2019ve chosen this one as it fulfills my three main criteria for keeping dry and comfortable, even if it\u2019s raining sideways. Not only this but it\u2019s well fitted and looks smart. Waterproof \u2013…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1766,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[20,23,127,69],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/Karrimor.jpg","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3XvH7-qy","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1646"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1773,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1646\/revisions\/1773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1766"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1646"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1646"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/wildtide.co.uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1646"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}