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Good evening folks! I am looking for a decent waterpoof jacket but getting kinda stumped at the options.

While I would mainly use it for just taking walks, I do want something a little better that I could possibly use on hikes and such as well (might as well get a better one right away in case I ever decide to do something like that).

Now, I've found Jack Wolfskin have some nice looking ones (in particular the Elsberg 2,5l), but opinions on the brand seem to differ a lot.

So I wanted to ask if anyone can recommend a good brand I can get in Europe that fits my budget and delivers decent quality. Thanks everyone in advance!

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[โ€“] evasive_chimpanzee@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I think the problem is that the brands that make waxed clothing are often more on the luxury side of things (like fjallraven). There's nothing about waxed fabric that should make it inherently expensive. You could do it yourself, the only downside is that you wouldn't know for sure what the fabric looks like waxed until you do it.

There's nothing stopping you from buying a 10โ‚ฌ bar of wax from fjallraven and a 50โ‚ฌ canvas jacket. There's even more lightweight fabrics that can be waxed, you'd just want to do some homework on how well the particular fabric works with wax.

Just do a bit of the inside of a cuff or the underside of a hem.

Back in the day I used to spray my coat with automotive silicone. Doesn't look great but your not getting wet.

[โ€“] mourningcrows@feddit.de 2 points 8 months ago

Oh I didn't think it was that easy to do. Thank you for all the info, I'm going to research that a bit more!