Quote Originally Posted by SMS View Post
Without wanting to dredge through all 29 pages here, and having already read the fra official document, can someone confirm whether I need taped seams on my waterproof trousers as well as my hooded jacket? (and yes, I do find this bleeding stupid for the long tour of bradwell if it's baking hot - and I can't afford lightweight taped waterproofs or fit my heavyweight ones in my running bag, so see this as a needless penalty on those who don't have 250ish to blow on pointless kit)
Yes.

And you can buy waterproof, taped seams trousers for about £15 or so on the internet: "mac in a sac" (?)