Originally Posted by
bnw2005
I would suggest looking at the Columbia products. I bought the perfect nylon jacket at a Columbia outlet that is lighter than light and is very water proof. It packs into itself and has a hood. I do not remember what I paid at the outlet store but think it was not more than $25. I now take this jacket on every trip and always put it in the day pack when walking about.
I think OP has made a decision.
BTW I'm a big Columbia fan and hadn't thought it possible to get a jacket of their for so little even in an outlet store so you did score a deal. ^
Being a Canadian and coming from a cooler climate when I head to S.E.
Asia in a few weeks I'll already have a Lands' End fall jacket like
this one with me that I quish down into a packing cube to save space so will have it along in case of adverse weather.