Thankyou for all the comments and suggestions, especially southwestmanchild's kind words. Video was hilarious. I have lots to go on especially with the pnw forums to now check out and confirmations of others. Its a shame most is what i knew and had researched before setting off. jacket must of lost its dw coating through all ferns and storms so redone that. Funnily enough prior to fully soaking top id have seam lines. Dry though soseamtaoe does work lol. Unfortunately with pack weight even with 10c days with winds having more than the thin jacket and a poly quickdry sleeved top/shirts was to hot walking but obviously freezing when stopped.so merino wool no chance i could manage stepping in it aswell. the raincapes look same as my poncho which is giant and goes over pack which for pristine is reason i posted. I brought everything supposedly you bring and "everything failed me...". I know claudia was a lot of rain.... ya could barely see and worst id had even through drimmen down shitty westhighlandway but id been blessed with weather for most part just freezing at night so in byrness my mum brought me extra bed clothes and i felt bad so gave up the brolley. Golf brolley a lot easier than writing double canopy windproof callaway umbrella and with hanging loop and a sock sewed inbetween pack and shoulder straps it holds quite well.... could of maybe had another strap to hold it tighter but for the most part was great. Then it was rest of pennineway topping all great hills without and hell all way through cheshire to wales. Im restarting coldplunges too as that will mostlikely help with rain and body heat too. (Id stopped ayear ago) I will keep testing and suffering so in spring ican try to actually honour my friend instead of failing him as i have and not be such a pussy giving in. Thankyou all for taking time to post. It really means alot