Is my new rain gear suitable around town? What do you wear in the rain?

[ThatTallGirl]

I recently moved out to the country in the hills of northern England. It is quite rainy here even by uk standards, so I purchased a long raincoat and tall wellies to keep me fully dry specially for those tipping it down dog walks.

Would this outfit be suitable for a rainy day in town as well, or do I need to invest in another set of waterproofs? What do you wear in the rain?

just leaving this here

I agree with the PP who said that the coat is fine for either but I rarely see wellies in a town setting (then again I live in a city).

I'd also add that I'm not sure wellies are all that great for walking long distances regularly in terms of comfort / warmth / posture and back pain.

You need some proper waterproof boots OP

OMG that comment was meant in jest, as in humour 🙄 Seems I have inadvertently triggered several people! As if I would really go to a shop in lambing coveralls.

To be said in jest it would need to be funny. Looks more like backtracking.

Oh fgs! Some people just take everything so seriously. Not wasting any more energy on a discussion about bloody raincoats.

Which is fine. A dog walking coat, a work coat and a going out coat? Absolutely.

A”town” coat and a “country” coat just sounds daft.

Why does it sound daft? I wear one coat when I'm in the countryside because it serves a specific purpose, I wear my other one in town because again, it serves a purpose. Same with my work one. I'll refer to the former as my dog walking coat and the latter as my work coat, but the premise is the same.

The worst thing I think in really wet weather is jeans. They get soaked unless your coat reaches your boots, take ages to dry so you’re walking round shops with soggy, cold fabric on your legs. I’d never thought that the mock leather ones might be waterproof, worth considering.
I’m a hill farmer & to be honest would always put on something more presentable if I had to drive into town or even the supermarket instead of the work gear for tending things here. Though my old good wool coats do get relegated to workwear, having degenerated from best to less best to gardening to general workwear, on cold dry days, which don’t happen very often. 😁
My Daily wellies aren’t “County” they’re bog standard black ones bought from the shop attached to the local feed mill, perfectly serviceable. Who knew there were fashions in wellies 😂

I’d never thought that the mock leather ones might be waterproof, worth considering.

@Darklane, yes, they're pretty waterproof. I had worried with all the 'skinnies are sooo dated now' that they wouldn't be available (got used to dry legs) but they are and in new cuts other than skinny. The coating does wear off some of them but it takes a year or so. They're pretty cheap. I reserve them just for wet weather now as I did get a bit sick of wearing them a year or so ago but they're a useful addition to the wardrobe.

That’s really useful to know, thank you.

My Daily wellies aren’t “County” they’re bog standard black ones bought from the shop attached to the local feed mill, perfectly serviceable. Who knew there were fashions in wellies 😂

@Darklane, I think it's influencers that are responsible for this. The horsey / moved to the country ones. Well, it's their job I suppose. They get sent all this luxury branded country wear and wear the full set of it to do their influencing. Don't have to be influenced though. I just think 'So they're telling us wellies are cool now! 😁'. Except mine are either in the black hole under the stairs or the garage somewhere. I keep meaning to find them but usually plump for my walking boots should the need arise.

Who’d ever have thought “ influencer” could be a career 😂

@Darklane, I know but they reap in more revenue for the companies they influence for than advertorial/adverts in glossy magazines/tv. I think it's because the type of media people consume has changed.