I am looking at this rain jacket for bikepacking and wondering why it doesn’t have a hood.
What do you do if gets cold? Wear a waterproof balaclava that covers the neck?
[https://www.gorewear.com/us/en-us/gore-tex-paclite-jacket-mens-100651](https://www.gorewear.com/us/en-us/gore-tex-paclite-jacket-mens-100651)
by zenslakr
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You can see it has kind of a funny-shaped neck. There’s probably a drawcord that pulls it tight so rain doesn’t get inside. I usually wear a helmet and cycling cap, can’t say I’ve been able to use a hood or missed it.
Hoods tend to billow up and fill with air if you’re going fast, so they’re not as common in clothing derived from road racing clothing, like that.
I don’t care much for hoods myself, although I do have a helmet cover I occasionally use when it’s really cold or wet out.
I could see a hood being more useful if I were doing something like bikepacking where you’re just stuck out there in bad weather.
It depends on the riding really. My road rides don’t have a lot of upright riding or sitting at camp, so the hood isn’t as important
https://www.gorewear.com/en-uk
I don’t care what any manufacturer says, but if you have average to above average rate of sweating, you’re going to get wet inside the jacket from the condensation. So the amount of moisture that could come into the jacket from the neck is negligible compared to the amount of moisture that will build up inside the jacket. When the weather is cold, I’ll wear two things to keep me dry besides the jacket, a merino wool cap and neck buff. The neck buff will keep the rain from making its way into the jacket and stays warm even when it is wet. The same goes for the cap. On a warmer day, I’ll wear my Gore cycling cap to keep my head dry.