The gear I choose carefully is the gear I use all the time. I expect it to keep me adequately warm in all foreseen circumstances. Waterproofness, as I've said earlier, is just not a major consideration, therefore I don't spend much time or money on it. In fact, the only reason I have a waterproof in my bumbag is because some races demand it.

That's the logic.

I've been in this game for almost 30 years now and have been out on the hills in ALL conditions including THE most severe. In all that time, I've very occasionally found my gear inadequate but never have I said to myself "I wish I'd bought a £150 Gore-tex jacket because I'd be SO much drier..."