Waterproofs, which one's?

[gfd66]

I am needing to buy some rain gear, I like the idea of being able to zip off the sleeves mid-length. Don't really want to spend a ton. Also not sure what size. Do I go 1 size larger since I'll be putting them on over what I'm wearing? What do you guys use or recommend?

[rustyredcab]

Spend as much as you can and buy the best stuff you can. When I finally bought good stuff (because a trip to Scotland made great rain gear a must), I could stop buying stuff. I shopped eBay and everywhere and bought good rain gear that I will use tomorrow.

Proquip

Sun Mountain

Zero Restriction

[jmanbooyaa]

i bought some rain gear last weekend. I went to Golfsmith to buy some Footjoy gear but while I was there I tried some of Golfsmith's Brand Snake Eyes. I spoke a bit with the salesperson and was told they are made in the same factories as Footjoy and that it was actually a quality rain gear. I ended up buying the pants and pull over jacket and a pair of rain gloves for under $100. I haven't used them yet, I will try to give an update.

[gogolfing]

Sun Ice is of very high quality. I have had a GorTex jacket by them for almost three years and it is totally waterproof and breathes amazingly well.

[Double Bogey]

I bought a FJ jacket from a PGA Tour Superstore that was on the discount rack a couple of years back for a steal.  It is totally waterproof and breathes great.  I do not have pants yet, but will be keeping an eye on this thread for sure.

[Nine Iron]

Ive been doing some reading on rain gear as well and the Nike Storm-Dri is well regarded.

The jacket/pants set is about 130.00

[lumpuckeroo]

I'm a big Zero Restriction fan, all of my rain and wind gear is from ZR.  I have not paid retail for any of it, The Golf Warehouse also has something ZR on sale.  Also, eBay has a lot of the ZR products for a considerable savingins.  I basically bought all of my rain wear the same size as I normally wear, so an XXL top and XL bottom.  While I can't speak for all of the other manufactors of rain gear the ZR clothing seems to be made with the intent of it being worn over other clothing so I would suggest not buying a size larger, just buy the size you normally wear.

[gfd66]

Thanks for all the input. I checked out the stuff from Golfsmith/Snake Eyes. seemed a bit flimsy for the price. I'm sure it would probably work out well but it's just my opinion based on the feel of it. I think I'm going to check out the Nike and the ZR equipment. Sun Mountain has too many bad reviews and FJ is just too damn pricey. Again, thanks for all the input, I really appreciate it.

[gfd66]

Has anybody ever heard of The Weather Company products? Price is right up my alley, but I don't want to buy them and find out later that they're junk.