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I use a cycling specific Paramo Vista (analogy lite) for winter commuting. It's a bit warm but you can open the zip at the front and keep the flap poppers done up , and the chest pockets work as a vent of sorts. They also do the Quito, again, bike specific. Better ventilated with pit zips. The hood on the vista rolls away to form a snug collar.Paramo stuff is absolutely worth the money - however a cycle jacket with a hood is a bit daft
If it didn't have the hood I'd buy one, although it might be a bit on the warm side.
For hillwalking, I've got their anorak and leggings and both are superb, absolutely the best kit I've ever bought, and knocks goretex and the like into the proverbial cocked hat.
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I think Goretex is water repellant rather than proof or resistant.
tent fabric uses something called mm hydrostatic head; the higher the better.
why don't they use that standard?
Yes: the Garmin Edge GPS computers, for example, have an IPX7 waterproof rating.
I use a cycling specific Paramo Vista (analogy lite) for winter commuting. It's a bit warm but you can open the zip at the front and keep the flap poppers done up , and the chest pockets work as a vent of sorts. They also do the Quito, again, bike specific. Better ventilated with pit zips. The hood on the vista rolls away to form a snug collar.
On the MTB I wear a mountain vent base layer, parameta version with bicep vents, and a Fuera wind proof over the top. Treated with wash- in DWR it beads really well, and th parameta base layer acts as the pump liner. Oh, and I have an old original velez smock. And Santa brought me a Halcon. Fanboy? moi?
Paramo kit doesn't stop working like Goretex, there isnt a membrane to degrade, or taped seams to come apart. The fabric itself is porous, sort of, but the way it's made and treated makes it completely impervious to rain. It's incredibly breathable. Buy a Paramo jacket and you'll have a jacket for a lifetime. It has a lifetime guarantee. Even if you tear the outer layer, you can sew it up and it still works, as long as you follow the care instructions.
There isn't a rating for clothing just the material. Ortlieb use the IP spec as they feel it is the closest to what they needIP scale is a water repellent rating for electrical equipment such as GPS units not clothing!
I saw a sheep farmer on the Forest of Bowland, he was wearing a proper waterproof gilet. A black bin bag with holes for his arms and head. Waterproof but not breathable.