Inside or Outside?

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Today my son and I had a nice time on the Chattooga.

I felt well equipped (with Simms G3 waders and a Simms Guide Jacket) to withstand steady rain and temps in the lower 40's all day..well, at least 5-6 hours in the rain. I also wore my Fishpond Shooting Star Chest pack/backpack over the Simms raincoat...and this is where my question centers.

While I stayed dry, the Fishpond pack was soaked by days end and was heavy as heck. Also, the insides of the compartments were wet. I also felt that it was preventing my Simms Goretex jacket from draining the rain off me and it felt wet and somewhat uncomfortable directly beneath the shoulder straps and where the pack rested against my chest and back. When I got the pack off at days end, these areas were very wet looking, unklike the rest of the jacket where the rain beaded up and ran off.

So, should I have tried to put the pack (you can substitute vest here if you like-same concept actually) on under the rain coat? Do you dress this way?

How do you dress for a day in the steady rain?

BTW, fishing was very good....:-)