[Hugo]

I am looking for a cheap but good waterproof jacket for this years lambing as my one from last year was rubbish as it was not waterproof, ripped easily and was generally useless. I was wondering if anyone had any good advice on what waterproof lambing jacket they would recommend. It needs to be strong, 100% wind and waterproof as well as flexible.

Any advice would be much appreciated?

Thank you for your help.

Hugo

[fsmnutter]

I find dickies flexothane the best. Waterproof is good, and flexible, so tends to stretch when catching it on gates, sheep, anything else lying around at lambing rather than just tearing.

[mowhaugh]

I also prefer flexothane, but like anything it will rip if you catch it on something spiky.

[Louise Gaunt]

I have a flexothane jacket too, it is so,waterproof that in heavy rain it needs to be worn with matching trousers or the rain just runs off the jacket and your trousers end up really wet! But, it is light weight, comfortable and wind and waterproof.

[shep53]

Only FLEXOTHANE for me    3pairs of trousers and 3 jackets

[Marches Farmer]

Me too, and when they eventually get ripped or the zip goes I keep them for jobs like creosoting.

[SallyintNorth]

Flexothane leggings used to come with a repair kit; a patch of the rubberised material and some glue (like cycle repair kit glue) 

[Hugo]

Thank you very much looks like dickies and flexothane is the answer.