What rain gear do you carry or have in your BOB?

Another vote for Marmot Precip. It's good quality, reasonably light, basic rain gear. The pit zips are an invaluable feature. Jacket runs about $100, but you can frequently find a sale. Marmot is pretty widely available at outdoor stores, and even some sporting goods places.

For compact, general use, a sil-poncho might be better. Being able to deploy it as a shelter tarp gives you twice the function for half the space and weight.
 
I live in Oregon so I'm usually wearing my rain gear.:o It's an REI half hard shell half soft shell jacket. Forget the name. So, what's in my Go bag is just a couple of garbage bags.
 
The problem with ponchos is that they suck when the wind starts to blow.

I usually carry gortex pants and jacket for when I know/expect it's going to be wet out, but I want to move away from that because I've become disenchanted with synthetics. Haven't hit on a winning combination yet. Might go back to my duster. Fortunately, it's usually dry where I live, so this isn't a huge issue for me.

For emergency rain gear, I like those rain suits they sell at the hardware store. Won't last long, but they'll get you through an unexpected storm if one creeps up on you.
 
I have a Columbia Omni-Tech Storm Dry shell that I got for summer hiking. I can also zip in a fleece liner for cooler weather hiking. I finally got to wear it on a rainy hike this summer. It did OK, but after a few hours, it was soaked and no longer gave great protection. After I got home I sprayed it with with Camp-Mor's waterproof spray to give it a bit more protection from the water. I have not noticed if the Camp-Mor spray affected its breathability or not. The shell packs down small enough that I can cram it into the larger pocket of my Camel-Bak Ambush.

I am not a fan of ponchos. They have their good points (mainly that you can use it as a shelter if you need to), but I think a rain suit is better for stormy weather. The poncho is hot, it get whipped around by the wind and it does not cover you completely. Plus, I can get my rain suit packed into a smaller space than I can my USGI poncho. If I know that it is going to rain, I'll choose a rain suit over a poncho.
 
Midnight Scout reminds us (again) that "waterproof/breathable" garments don't work if a film of water forms on the outside. The push of body heat can't overcome the film strength of water. Breathing stops (AKA "wetting out"). So most such garments have Durable Water Repellant sprayed on the outside to help keep the water running off rapidly. DWR needs to be renewed from time-to-time, depending on how much the garment has been exposed to rain or washing.

Different manufactuers have tried different solutions to condensation caused when cold rain reduces the temp of the waterproof fabric to Dew Point - like a very thin layer of fleece to absorb the water until it can, hopefully, pass out through the pores in the fabric.

But work hard enough, and you get wet inside. No perfect answers yet (except according to the marketeers).

I have had some success with a water repellant "soft shell under a poncho. The softshell keeps the condensation off me and the poncho keeps off water the soft shell would, eventually, let through. It does flap around in the wind. The poncho is one of the light nylon types -- far lighter than the USGI model I used years ago.
 
Tom, you're right. The Marmot Phoenix jacket and Precip pants together are about 23 oz. I gave the weight of the jacket only.
 
I use a GI ripstop nylon poncho. In fact I used it the other day. I was headed out to our rural camp property driving down a dirt road in a tropical downpour and my windshield wiper broke (arm came loose). I had my BOB in the front with me. Nothing the Leatherman couldn't fix. Mac
 
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