[puttmin]

All the 70-100$ raincoats look good the last cpl yrs, but... the all have the (fancy) plastic liners (breathable though) fused to the fabric, which would be fine for hiking-general outdoor stuff, but once you wear a softspot(crack) its not wp. Thus the dilema for us golfers who are constantly rubbing straps on our shoulders.1-2 yrs use i'm thinkin...
You get what you pay for. So to bump up to the next step your lookin at 169$ and up to get a gore-tex like fabric or even lighter,better versions now competing. I got a REI Kimtah rain jacket last yr w their Event fabric. I got a score @ 125$ w a sale, new mbrshp coupon, a 229$ coat. I wanted all around wp coat for mtnbiking and everyday wear, downpour mushroom hunting,camping...I wore this thing in the shower for 15min when I got it, bone dry. wore it for a yr,packed up in a little ball for the golf bag. awesome coat, someone jacked it at bar poker. They updated the coat this yr, moved the pockets(seamed) for better bkpacking, 239$ right now, 20% sale Oct 5 through I dont know(cpl wks). Highly recomend this jacket.(w a sweater it was my winter coat, bike commuter)
Stopped at columbia outlet in Bend last wk, they had their new version of goretx in a pretty good raincoat for 129$, you could see the step down in construction, but it wasnt that fancy plastic...
SHOES. Went to Sports Authority beginning last summer, Alpine design keen lookalikes 35$. lots of waterproof golf for a yr n a half. discontinued, gotta drop a hundo to get the real deal(REI sale oct 5-?) 20 % off coupon.
Hope this saves a few ppl an hr here and there.