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Originally Posted by Frank Warner
For Europe I'd advise that the riding gear is waterproof - no oversuit, innersuit etc .. but self contained waterproof. The reason being that the weatehr changes so frequencty (or can do) that continually putting on and taking off seperate waterproof gear will get you down. A riding jacket and pants that are already water proof just makes things so much easier.
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That's a fair assumption, but it's also 35°C+ in summer in the south of France (and often hotter in southern Spain) - most waterproof riding gear isn't vented enough for that sort of weather... hence the suggestion of a lightweight oversuit that you can pack away. I travelled throughout Europe in June, July, August this year, and only got caught in the rain twice (north Spain and northern France) - the rest of the time I needed suntan lotion on my wrists!
An oversuit also doubles the protection of 'waterproof' riding gear, which eventually leaks or at least gets soaked itself?
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