Men: Fire Retardant Rain Gear

Thursday, 19 July 2012

Fire Retardant Rain Gear

Keep yourself reliably dry and protected from the elements with the Coleman Women-Inchs PVC/Poly Rain Suit. Constructed of durable, waterproof 35mm PVC-coated polyester, the Rain Suit includes a rain jacket and pants. The jacket features a drawstring hood, center front zipper with storm flap to keep out moisture, back and armhole vents for air flow, and two lower pockets. The pants feature an elasticized waist for a good fit, leg openings with zipper closure & snap adjustment, and 2 convenient slit pockets that give you access to pockets on the pants you wear underneath. The Rain Suit stores compactly in the included carry bag. Waterproof: I've only been rained on once with it, but it seemed to do the job. I read a detailed review where the reviewer said he shaped part of the jacket like a cup, filled it with water, and left it sit for 24 hours with no leaking (he claimed that Gore-Tex is not as waterproof). I tried a similar experiment. I turned the stuff sack inside out (made of the same material as the jacket), filled it with water, and hung it by the drawstring. A few hours later, there were a few drops forming on the surface in a few spots. When I emptied it and turned it right-side-out, the areas that had leaked seemed to have water sticking to them, unlike the rest of the surface where the water rolled right off. Perhaps the leaky areas had small abrasions from being carried around in my pack. Anyway, I wouldn't consider the tiny amount of leakage significant considering that water pressure was applied for hours.