My 2ps-worth:
Only Goretex and eVent really do a good job of breathing (up to a point) AND keeping you dry. All the other membrane jackets I have tried with proprietary "breathable" membranes or coatings don't breathe that well and leak eventually. So I would buy a jacket in Goretex or eVent. Mountain Equipment Ogre? One of the Rab jackets?
I find Paramo will get you wet if you are standing still in the rain, and Ventile has a nice feel to it but isn't really a wet weather fabric, never having been designed for it (apart from the sea).
I can't comment on the Keela Munro but I would check out the breathability data before parting with cash. Goretex Proshell is 27,000g C02/24hrs, eVent is I think 22,000, most proprietary membranes are in the 5-8,000 range and some as low as 1,000 (eg Ridgeline RL Tex). Breathability is something you only really find out for real when you have bought the jacket and hacked up a hill in it! I've wasted a lot of money on the wrong jacket this way.
For my money, best waterproofs :
Mountain Equipment Ogre Goretex. Light, packable, hill-walkign jacket
Swazi Narwhal Goretex (later ones are "Aegis"). Light packable, bushcrafty smock
Swazi Wapiti Goretex (" "). Superb full zip heavyweight waterproof
Harkila Pro Hunter (Goretex). Ultra tough hunting jacket
Only Goretex and eVent really do a good job of breathing (up to a point) AND keeping you dry. All the other membrane jackets I have tried with proprietary "breathable" membranes or coatings don't breathe that well and leak eventually. So I would buy a jacket in Goretex or eVent. Mountain Equipment Ogre? One of the Rab jackets?
I find Paramo will get you wet if you are standing still in the rain, and Ventile has a nice feel to it but isn't really a wet weather fabric, never having been designed for it (apart from the sea).
I can't comment on the Keela Munro but I would check out the breathability data before parting with cash. Goretex Proshell is 27,000g C02/24hrs, eVent is I think 22,000, most proprietary membranes are in the 5-8,000 range and some as low as 1,000 (eg Ridgeline RL Tex). Breathability is something you only really find out for real when you have bought the jacket and hacked up a hill in it! I've wasted a lot of money on the wrong jacket this way.
For my money, best waterproofs :
Mountain Equipment Ogre Goretex. Light, packable, hill-walkign jacket
Swazi Narwhal Goretex (later ones are "Aegis"). Light packable, bushcrafty smock
Swazi Wapiti Goretex (" "). Superb full zip heavyweight waterproof
Harkila Pro Hunter (Goretex). Ultra tough hunting jacket