PublicEnemyNo1
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Good evening. Need a "birding" jacket. Obviously, as I reside near Sheffield, I would prefer it to be waterproof but then it all gets complicated. For starters, I dont want to spend much on it - £50 ideally, £70 tops - so that rules out Paramo and country inovations (this could end up being a short thread) but as lad I remember tagging along with my Dad in alsorts so these arent brands essential.
The options that I've find so far are regatta (cheap, some noisy Waxbill isnt) US army Goretex £30 from here http://www.worldofsurplus.com/ishop/1061/shopscr569.html or maybe a cheap army/para windproof smock from here http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/ or maybe one those Montane Extremes (or evelent) all-in-one jobs from, well, pretty much anywhere.
Heres the rub. I remember scratching and rustling my way through Holcomb pines as a youth wearing a jacket that couldnt have made more noise if I had been wrapped in bubblewrap and eating a packet of crisps at the same time. I dont really want to get snotty looks from all and sundry if the same thing happened again. Also not sure if noise from a jacket would make much difference in a hide (thinking when stuff gets up close).
So any opinions on the above or alternatives that would keep warm and dry for most of the year would be great.
The options that I've find so far are regatta (cheap, some noisy Waxbill isnt) US army Goretex £30 from here http://www.worldofsurplus.com/ishop/1061/shopscr569.html or maybe a cheap army/para windproof smock from here http://www.strikeforcesupplies.co.uk/ or maybe one those Montane Extremes (or evelent) all-in-one jobs from, well, pretty much anywhere.
Heres the rub. I remember scratching and rustling my way through Holcomb pines as a youth wearing a jacket that couldnt have made more noise if I had been wrapped in bubblewrap and eating a packet of crisps at the same time. I dont really want to get snotty looks from all and sundry if the same thing happened again. Also not sure if noise from a jacket would make much difference in a hide (thinking when stuff gets up close).
So any opinions on the above or alternatives that would keep warm and dry for most of the year would be great.