Hi there, im in agreement with the guy above,when i am touring i rely on an outer layer to keep my main jacket and trousers dry as trying to stash a large dripping wet jacket and trousers in a tent is not good. My outer layer consists of a bright orange waterproof breathable cycling jacket and waterproof over trousers. I also spray them with fabsil waterproofing spray to afford a little more protection from the rain, when i get to my destination, i give them a quick shake and they fold away to the size of a bag of sugar. On my feet i wear a pair of Goretex combat/pro boots which i have treated with nickwax, they have never let a drop of water through, just wish they came a little higher up the leg for protection. Gloves, not quite there yet, i use a pair of heavily nickwaxed hein Gericke Touring classics that keep the rain out for a while but eventualy let the rain through. I toured Scotland last year for a few days and got heavily rained on for hours on end and my leather trousers, feet, most of my upper Body and head remained dry, a bit of water got in around the neck as i didnt have my zip up far enough and some water soaked in to the sleeve ends from my gloves, i know youve had quite a few answers already but i was well impressed with how my cheap waterproof gear held up so i thought i would put my two pence in as well, just need to find some better gloves or a waterproof overglove now. Forgot to mention, my helmet is a Caberg trip and kept my head dry but unfortunately is very prone to misting and the 1st notch on the visor is too large to leave open in the rain to demist for my liking...

Hi

after several trips in Europe I have the following

Mesh armoured jacket and either Draggin Jeans or Hardass Jeans (both Kevelar).

My waterproofs are: Berghaus pacaway Jacket (originally bought for skiing) expensive 10 years ago about £130... but still doing the job very very well and zip up berghaus trousers £20.

Ive tried the lot.. 1 piece .. etc but this is the best... and you can still wear it when out of your biking gear around town or the campsite

Cheers
Geordie

The budget supermarkets Lidl and Aldi have biker gear amongst their Special Offers from time to time. The Lidl one piece raingear is the best 10 euros you can spend. They sometimes have overgloves and other stuff as well. Or try an outdoor shop like Decathlon for waterproofs.

tip posted by my local kit shop:

How to put on your motorcycle rainsuit in the rain
:stormy::rain::stormy::rain:

Ever been caught out hopping around by the side of the motorway in gale force winds and horizontal rain? Here is a tip for you - Stuff a thin plastic bag (available from all good supermarkets) into the inner pocket of your water proofs. Then when you’re caught out and already wet simply remove the plastic bag put it over your boot to allow the rain suit to go on quickly -

:D
NO HOPPING!!

Anyone tried the Rev'it titan rainsuit?

I used to be a motorcycle courier in Bergen, Norway, we get over 2200mm rain per year. The tricks were then to use muffs, waterproof goretex or similar gloves, goretex or similar jacket and trouser, always have the gloves on the inside of the jacket, then a one-piece rain suit on top of it all (or jacket/trousers combo) but 100% waterproof material, i.e. non-breathable stuff, and then for the feet... wellies!
No other thing would work but wellies, we used cheap ones and they also had a wool/fur like lining, and used footbed shaped cut several layers of newspaper in the bottom as soles. I kept dry this way, but not without the muffs. Wihtout muffs, water would eventually sneak its way in around the cuffs, and get sucked in all the way up to armpits :) With the muffs, this never happend. Muffs were soaked, but kept the gloves dry enough...

Would sweat like a pig sometimes though... but the amount of sweat never quite got near the levels of wet through rain :funmeteryes:

Another thought..
Are you camping?
Most biking jackets have the waterproof bit as a layer under the protective outer shell. This means the outer part will absorb a fair amount of water.
Not something you want dripping in your tent after a days wet ride.

I wear textiles for everyday but if it looks like torrential rain I put a cheap oversuit on that I got from Aldi or Lidl
(£10-£15 i think). Completely dry after an 8hr wet ride.
Can shake the worst of the water off it afterwards then shove it in a bag.

It can get warm and I wouldn't want to walk around to much in it as you'd likely to get just as wet through sweating.

Outer layer Waterproofs
 

Another vote for outer layer waterproofs. So much quicker and easier.

Condoms, cellphone, wallet, papers that need to be kept dry, in an emergancy, ceep your condoms close!

vote
 

Two piece over suit - Joe Rocket, Daytona boots. 10,000 miles through the USA and bone dry. And you can put on the jacket of a two piece to either keep you warm while riding or walking around sight seeing in the rain.

Anyone tried rev'it Pacific H2O ??

This one rocks: 太空簑衣(Motorcycle Rainwear) - YouTube

Jacket = BMG Discovery http://www.webbikeworld.com/r4/briti...covery-jacket/
Overtrousers = FirstGear HT2 .I imagine the BMG overpants are equally as good ,I just haven't had the need to replace the FirstGear trousers yet .

They are warm and waterproof .Both jacket and trousers have the waterproofing on the outershell so they dry quickly .Trousers have full length zippers ,so they are easy to get on and off .

I was just going to post about that, makes you look like a nob, but maybe you stay dry?

Here is the full article

The Space Raincoat Keeps You Dry, Makes You Look Fat

Cheers
TS

Waxed cotton for me. Easy to repair, easy to re proof. Lasts for decades if it is not terribly abused.