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Rain jackets & layers
Outdoor ResearchWaterproof, fully seam-taped hooded shell that weighs next to nothing and packs small in a daypack.
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Why it gets packed
1–4 weeks · Optional
Only if the trip goes north. Bilbao and San Sebastián get Atlantic rain in July; the south will not need it.
1–4 weeks · Required
The 4 p.m. thunderstorm in Florence soaks cotton in four minutes. The shell stuffs into the daypack until then.
1–4 weeks · Optional
When the rain is horizontal in Edinburgh, the umbrella loses. Wear the shell over the fleece.
1–4 weeks · Optional
A Brittany weekend or a Paris storm. Cotton stays wet through the next métro transfer.
1–3 months · Optional
Tsuyu in June and typhoon rain in September. Konbini umbrellas exist; a shell is better on a bike or a windy platform.
1–3 months · Required
Jangma soaks a hoodie in a block. The shell stuffs into the 20L until the sky opens.
1–3 months · Optional
East-coast rain and a Melbourne wind that laughs at an umbrella. Wear it over the fleece.
10–14 days · Required
One storm across three countries. A second jacket is how the carry-on fails the scale.
2–8 weeks · Required
The 4 p.m. thunderstorm in Florence soaks cotton in four minutes. The shell stuffs into the daypack until then.
2–8 weeks · Optional
When the rain is horizontal in Edinburgh, the umbrella loses. Wear the shell over the fleece.
2–8 weeks · Required
A Brittany weekend or a Paris storm. Cotton stays wet through the next métro transfer.
12–16 weeks · Optional
Tsuyu and autumn rain. Convenience-store umbrellas exist; a shell is better on a bike or a windy platform.
12–16 weeks · Required
Jangma soaks a hoodie in a block. The shell stuffs into the 20L until the sky opens.
12–16 weeks · Optional
East-coast rain and a Melbourne wind that laughs at an umbrella. Wear it over the fleece.
10–14 days · Required
One storm across two countries. A second jacket is how the carry-on fails the scale.
