To buy a dry robe as a winter coat?!

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I live in the south west. From October to March, our weather is 99% driving rain and howling wind. I’ve tried over the years to find a decent winter coat that keeps me warm and dry. I’ve found a few that work somewhat, including a lovely M&S rain jacket, but it’s a bit thin.

im considering just biting the bullet and buying a big waterproof changing coat from regatta and being cosy.

But does it look a bit wanky?! Is it okay?!

this is the one I have my eye on

https://www.regatta.com/adults-waterproof-changing-robe-dark-cherry/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=%7Bcampaignname%7D_16108952393&utm_content=%7Badgroupname%7D_&utm_term=&utm_brand=regatta&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=16097452002&gbraid=0AAAAADQdSE8zgQrK5ij4KWiKVriu-WZ3p&gclid=CjwKCAjwwrPVBhA1EiwAv_YO-URMzXzdUfe_4pedDIy1IwFhHmTq04jbmI2WidUesYp3VTPhi4AJvBoCfVEQAvD_BwE

YABU - accept the soggy legs and wear something more dignified

YANBU - stay warm and dry

Fallen for, as in love something?

I'm in the south west and stacks of people here do this (often on their way back from a sea swim, rather them than me in January). I wear mine if it's both cold and wet but stick with a nice wool number for dry cold.

Also from the south west and have succumbed to the dry robe

Yes they're ugly but I don't care. I am warm and dry and cosy.

As has been mentioned, they are the croc of the coat world. I wouldn’t wear one but can kind of understand why people do.

I bought an Animal one in the sale. It's like wearing a duvet, the elements can't touch me, and feeling free like I'm at a festival that appeals to me the most. It's what gets me out of the house first thing when it's cold for sunrises. They look less out of place in rural areas but I would get funny looks in a city 😄

Ooh I really like that. Looks like a lovely coat.

I don't care if I look wanky and bulky. My knees are dry and it's just one layer to take off.
They're basically a fleece lined tarpaulin.

Jesus.A drought up you? Dry Robe is doing more in the drying stakes than I imagined. Don’t combine with menopause. It will be like the Sahara up there.

I’ve got the black outdoor Oodie coat. It’s enormous and ugly and I love it so much.

Yes it looks wanky. But if you are that cold and wet, who cares.

Landsend squall fits the bill. I usually buy in the sales but I don't think that I've ever paid more than £200

Reincoat Pro by Reinwear is the best 100% waterproof coat I have found and very very warm. Any of their range of Raincoats are brilliant though and lots of styles

This!

Is it finances stopping you from getting another winter coat?

I've just looked, you can get a full length squall waterproof coat reduced to £75 at Landsend

I’ve got this for open water swimming. It’s not waterproof.

I have a regatta one. Different colour. I love it. Roomy pockets with zips for my keys, phone and dog poo bags 🤣 Keeps me dry when its raining. Feels like it will be warm when it gets colder

I spend a lot of time in that kind of weather. Over the years I have settled on a big parka as my favourite option. Warm enough that you only need a t-shirt under it, long enough that the legs don't get too wet. Massive furry hood.

You want a Didriksons parka and layers as I doubt it is regularly cold enough in the SW to wear a properly warm coat.

Won't cost £300, probably about half that. Properly waterproof and designed for the Swedish winter which is colder and wetter than the UK.

I think the only wankers are people calling them "wanky" 😂

I find it quite pathetic but very amusing people jumping on the bandwagon to abuse them and their owners. You don't have to wear them, you certainly don't have to buy them and of course you can hate them. People hate any kind of clothing, why not.

But dry robes have their use, they're sold in any possible print and colour, nothing can beat them for waterproof and warm, they're MASSIVE which can make very unpractical or very practical depending on how you feel in them.
They're fantastic value for money.

I always wonder if the followers who have fallen for the "let's laugh at dry robes" were not just played by the manufacturers to give them more publicity, because everyone KNOWS about the thing, and they're everywhere. Marketing genius.

I've got one of the Regatta ones. It's ace, particularly given the amount of the colder months I spend standing on the touchline of rugby pitches all round the county. I could not give less of a shit what I look like wearing the thing if I tried.

I have one from go outdoors for the journey to and from the gym and parkrun in the winter. I didn’t want one of my proper coats smelling all sweaty.

I had to buy the biggest child’s size though, as the smallest adult size one dragged on the floor. My DC have the regatta kids ones, and the arms were a bit short for me.

Oh my god, this!! I’d never seen/heard of them until I saw people slagging them off on mumsnet 😁 genius!

It is generally considered to be a bit wanky but quite frankly I live in Somerset and the weather was so atrocious last year with driving rain and floods the whole winter everywhere I'm also considering it.
I think under the circumstances we can get away with it . It's all farmers here anyway and none of them are the fashion police 😁

I'm in the SW with 6 months of sideways rain and mizzle. I've got a regatta one, wear it as a winter coat, I was sick of having wet legs.

I agree with PP that the hood is shit. It's not deep enough so it doesn't protect your face, and zipped up it's like looking through a letterbox the hole is so small!

I'd say get one, but maybe not that one, and definitely try it on before you buy it!