Yes I know it’s not really the right weather to be asking this!

I had a really Light montane jacket that I can’t remember the name of that rolled up into a ball about 3″ across which seems to have got lost somewhere. I’ve looked on the montane site and can’t find whatever it was I had so I guess they’ve stopped making it?

So, anyone got any recommendations for something similar?

Price as cheap as possible as it’s only an emergency jacket to chuck in my pack.

Thanks.

Montane Air or Aero

https://www.ultralightoutdoorgear.co.uk/mens-clothing-c1/mens-waterproof-shell-c51/shell-jackets-c203/hyper-hydroshell-jacket-p5083

Castelli Velo £45 at Merlin?

Cheap?

I have a running jacket fully taped and packs tiny from decathlon. It doesn’t even look shit.

Ha hood too

I’ve got one of these from decathlon, packs up in to a jersey pocket easy enough.

http://www.berghaus.com/hyper-extrem-mens-waterproof-jacket/421818.html

If lightweight and packable are the main criteria the above is very good (the smock version is even lighter ~80g, and I beleieve is the lightest seam sealed waterproof available). Won’t be very robust, but I use one as an emergency waterproof, and it lives in my saddle pack (road or mtb) 99% of the time.

Note: Not cheap, but I am happy to pay for the smallest/lightest out there, that still works.

Silly Cheap Pakajak

Bought one of these for summer use, used it twice for commuting and it’s very good.

Thanks all, I’ve bought myself the berghaus hyper jacket linked to twice above.

One I have is a Montane Minimus Mountain Jacket.

Down to £100 in the sale and Gore Tex http://www.specializedconceptstore.co.uk/product/9401/2014-evolution-gore-tex-rain-jacket/

One thing that I’ve found (to my cost and comfort) is that the lightweight waterproofs are fine in showers where there’s little or no wind but if there’s a gale blowing then the material is so light that it pushes against your lower layers and you get a sort of contact dampness plus with the wind now pressing directly against you, you can get cold quite quickly.

I’ve a heavier duty jacket (Endura MT500) that handles this situation.

Agreed on the heavier jacket front but plenty of days between April and October that look like this