In reply to girlymonkey:
Windproof is a winner although, if it's really grim, I reach for the waterproof. Also, need one for mandatory race kit and OMM etc
So, my running jacket tier list:
1. Patagonia Houdini. It's not got a hood. It's a pull over top thing. It's got poppers instead of zips. It's bright orange. It's seemingly indestructible, super light and pretty breathable. Keeps very light showers off.
2. Mountain Equipment Aerofoil. It's a smock (there's a theme here...) Like above but with a hood and slightly heavier weight fabric. Zip goes nice and deep for venting. Used for really chilly winter days, mega rain days and . Also very orange. Hood is 4/10.(Originally purchased for cycle commuting but now used all over the place! Summer fell walking lunch stop essential.)
3. Montane via minimus. This is a smock one. It's my super light one and used either as mandatory gear or for proper rainy summery weather. Not too boil in the baggy. Sexy red. Hood is 2/10.
https://www.sportsshoes.com/product/mon1487/montane-via-minimus-stretch-ult...
4. Montane Atomic - crinkly and green like Kermit's... Errrr... Not a smock. It has a reassuring weight to it. Keeps me sort of dry but has a boil in the bag feel. Pockets good as they're also vents and fit sweets etc. This is THE OMM jacket. Forget that Kammleika nonsense. That's for posers. Except the OMM waterproof trousers. They're great. Hood is 5/10.
5. Crux Torq smock. Lightweight fullweight (does that even make sense???). Totally bomb proof. Event fabric fine. This is the jacket for BG legs in the rainiest wet rain, Dartmoor deepest winter and times when it's clear you might end up standing around being confused / cold / raging Impotently at the elements.
So, there you go. A classic UKC answer. Not what's best, just what I happen to own.
Post edited at 19:17