>>Nice thing about the waterfowl coat is you can slip a Tilley in the game pocket and have just about the most perfect rain hat ever devised that will tolerate squashed flat carry.<<

Now, there's a thought. It just so happens that I have a Tilley T3 that I almost never wear anymore because I upgraded (sort of) to a synthetic Lightweight LTM3 Airflo, which IS a lot better (much lighther, cooler)... except in the rain (it's got mesh in the crown- it was GREAT in Bermuda, Key West and Hawaii... might not be for Seattle). If this carry works out, I'd probably like it better than a hood anyway. Thanks again.