Showers Pass Protech jacket

[Jenerator]

... One of my teammates just got this jacket and I am absolutely COVETING it. It is whisper thin, but waterproof!!

Anyone have it? What do you think? ...

http://showerspass.com/cart/product_...217342a7447200

Just based on the descriptions here, I decided to bite the bullet and order one. Mine came in the mail a few days before I left to ride the Police Unity Tour from NJ to DC.

My first impression confirmed the whisper thin description, but our weather was too dry to test the waterproofness. I packed it and my cheap Performance jacket.

The weather forecast for the ride was one simple word: WET
When I arrived in NJ, I had some short errands to run. I didn't want to have to start the actual ride with wet gear, so I used the Performance jacket. I ended up taking it off, preferring to just get wet from the rain, instead of feeling smothered by the non-breathable fabric.

For the first official day of the ride, it was raining, windy and cool. I wore the Showers Pass jacket and stayed dry and comfortable between waist and neck. It is nicely waterproof and breathable so I didn't have that feeling of riding in a steam room.

The next two days of the ride also had a chance of rain, so I took the jacket, but did not use it, except as a windbreaker during the cooler early morning hours. As others have described, it is small enough to easily stuff into a jersey pocket.

The last day of the ride would have been the ultimate test of the jacket, but the Maryland State troopers cancelled the ride. Gale force winds, heavy rains & flooding along the route.

Bottom line: Best gear purchase this year.

[maillotpois]

Thanks for the responses (and the gear test Jenerator). Definitely getting one. But it's NO rush.... it's about 100 degrees and sunny here right now.