Laminated vs unlaminated jacket & pants
 

Hi All

Planning a 6-9 month tour of S America

Do I buy a regular textile suit with liners (eg Rev’it Sand 3) and use it with my Goretex Klim oversuit

OR

Do I bust the bank & go for a fully laminated (but very expensive) Goretex suit (eg Klim Carlsbad or Rev’it Dominator)

I know I could get by with the former & save $$$, but given that I will wear this thing everyday for months on end, is it worth paying up?

Your thoughts, please...

I think you might find that the Rev'It Sand 3 is perfectly fine, but a thought.

Don't take the extra gear (Gore-Tex oversuit) get good some waterproof jacket boots & pants to start with and be done with it.

I find the exact opposite of this is true with gloves. I just got back from Bolivia and was wearing the most expensive pair of gloves that I have ever purchased; Dianese Universe Gore-Tex gloves. The stupid glove liner tore loose and I had to cut the damn liner out to get it back on my hand. Where jacket / pant rain covers are very bulky glove liners are so small they will fit in any extra space you can find, and they give you a few more options.

Now just to show my hypocrisy... I own a Klim Badlands jacket I bought second hand; it is a very nice jacket. I had planned on taking it to SA for my trip, but when I was packing I saw my Alpinestars leather jacket in the closet and took it instead. That thing is a part of me, it has now ridden with me on three continents. I didn't get caught in a long stretch of rain, and I wasn't on the road for as long as you plan.