RST adventure suit - opinions please

[Nick Baxter]

Does anyone have any experiences or opinion othe RST adventure 2 jacket and trousers. I'm on the market for some new gear and the RST gear seems reasonably priced?

 

[GS TRV]

I have the suit and found it fine. I took the head staggers and bought a Rukka Armas suit which gets used the majority of the time.

It is good value and reasonably waterproof. Just when I put in on after the Rukka it feels like I'm wearing an outfit made of tissue paper

Horses for courses

 

[JKW]

I have the jacket which I wear in the summer over summer leather trousers because it's got superb ventilation. I don't use it all in the winter because I prefer water to stay outside my kit rather than soaking through the first layer before it hits the waterproof layer - I can put up with this for a warm shower in summer but who wants to carry around several tons of sodden cloth in the cold?

Also, the way the jacket and trousers zip together means that your jacket's waterproof layer gets rucked up above waist level and there will be a gap left between the jacket's waterproof liner and the trouser = cold and wet midriff.

It's not bad kit for the money, and you're not going out in all weathers it should be fine; if you are, however, I'd keep looking!