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Capes?

Posted: April 8th, 2015, 4:08 pm
by blackmacjay
Quick question if I may.

Who wears rain capes these days?

Don't get me wrong but I do like them but buying one for my wife as a gift maybe isn't the right thing to do.

Help please folks.

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 8th, 2015, 6:19 pm
by Onslow
Cyclists - many of the adverts for rain capes seem to use cycling as the excuse to have one - so maybe you need to buy her a bike as well !
What about a poncho as a cross between a rain cape & a mac ?

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 8th, 2015, 9:15 pm
by blackmacjay
Don't like ponchos but it's an idea.

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 9th, 2015, 6:34 am
by cirevinyl
Not enough people wear rain cape and it is a shame. I often wear a rain cape for walking under the rain

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 9th, 2015, 7:12 am
by spitfire617

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 16th, 2015, 10:29 pm
by chucky3fm
Take a visit to the Netherlands..

I'll think this will be ur paradise :lol:
Much rainy days and typical dutch style: Rainponcho's.. :o

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 17th, 2015, 2:11 pm
by blackmacjay
Not sure about the term, "Rainponchos", and perhaps there is a miscommunication here.

I was thinking more along the lines of "true capes" as opposed to ponchos.

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 21st, 2015, 4:15 pm
by Jenni
I often wear my black rubberised cotton cape when walking in the rain as it is so convenient to slip over another coat and gives full protection. I bought it at Weathervain many years ago and it is still in excellent condition.
I agree with cirevinyl that we don't see enough of them out and about these days.

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 21st, 2015, 4:46 pm
by blackmacjay
Thanks to Jenni and to all the others who replied.

I decided to buy a cape for my wife. It's described as waterproof and windproof and it's a Glastonbury Cape from Rainmac and it's in red.

More results when she opens the package on Mothers Day on May 10.

Re: Capes?

Posted: April 22nd, 2015, 6:36 am
by Jenni
This looks a lovely inexpensive cape and I'm sure that your wife will be pleased with her Mothers Day present.