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Going for a waterproof outer layer that is easily put on and taken off i think is the way to go, after years of trying different types of textile jacket with removable liners etc, i have now settled on a leather jacket and i carry a waterproof to put on when required. If you are a larger size like me then the camping/outdoor kit may be too small to go over your regular kit, i use a Held Mistral jacket that comes in sizes up tp 7xl and has been 100% waterproof.
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Military issue waterproof suits. from surplusandadventure.com. around twenty quid for top and bottom. imho, i dont reli care nowadays if my pants get soaked, just my shoes. nothing worse than having wet feet.
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Thanks for all the replies people. I have now worked out that 20 quids of gear should be all I need and if it is not suitable I have not wasted a fortune. I am off to MIllets to look at the regatta and Peter Storm gear. I will let you know what I got hold of and if it was any good. Once again
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1 piece oversuits are pretty good I think I paid about £30 for my first one and the last one cost me about a tenner from ALDI. The good thing with these suits is that when zipped up you have no drafts for any cold air to get in.

For mucky stuff the Army goretex is great
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Hi again I know this is going to sound awfully picky but..... I paid a (fortune for me at least) a bright Revit jacket that could be seen from miles away by all those nasty motorcars in the hope they would give me a wide berth! I have now discovered that all of the waterproof gear I have looked at is very dark which sort of defeats the object of being highly visible, especially in the rain when visibility is not too good any way. Has any one seen any brightly coloured stuff that does not cost a second mortgage. I dont care if its candy pink with fluffy bunnies on it, well I do but you get the drift.
Thanks in advance and sorry for trying your patience.
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BTW I dont want to have to put a high vis jacket on top of the waterproofs its just another layer and one more item to carry around.
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I dont care if its candy pink with fluffy bunnies on it, well I do but you get the drift.
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Back to reality though..

I think you'r going to be looking at workwear/safetywear if you want high visibility rain wear..

This stuff is cheap and you can actually buy it in Birkenhead market...

For example: high visibility - rainwear

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dont want to have to put a high vis jacket on top of the waterproofs its just another layer and one more item to carry around.
Don't know whether this will work for you, but I wear a cheap backpacker's rain jacket under my expensive, highly visible, leaky Aerostich jacket. The disadvantage is that when I'm cruising along and it starts to rain I have to take off the Aerostich to put on the rain parka--one extra step, during which I might get soaked. But the combination does work well.

I wear an extra large size of cheap rain pants outside my Aerostich pants, since in this case adding them underneath would be too much of a major project enroute (taking boots on and off, having stuff fall out of my pockets while fiddling with pants, etc.).

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Gore-tex.

Have to agree with this one.
Been through so many waterproof set ups over the years, all in ones, all sorts of makes of riding stuff that is "waterproof" and now use a goretex top and bottoms.
Got then off evilbay, Navy issue so they're blue (Cammo is a bit dodgy in some countrys I've always thought) with reflective strips on the shoulders. A hood folds away into the collar so it's usefull off the bike too.
Folds up a fairly small as well.
Less than £30 for the lot.
Good luck with it anyway.
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