Pakamac

Hi Beth l read your posting with interest. I remember too when I used to go to C.& A and buy several plastic macs at once. We also had a chain store called Van Allen who also sold gorgeous plastic macs in the 70s. but these days l get most of mine from pvc-u-like not cheap but fantastic to wear gorgeous soft sensual plastic. I tend to wear mine more indoors these days unless l get a chance to wear them out. its a pity that they do not become popular again so we could all enjoy them again. but since the Pakamac company finished they seem to die in popularity and are now frowned upon My wife will not wear them and she don`t let me wear them out. but l secretly still manage it. has where I live e have lots of canals an woodland areas which are quiet secluded. I do get some interesting looks from people and the very occasional comment.

Shona are you and Pamela still wearing your rainstar nylon macs.

Hi Beth thank you for the info I was hopeing you could persude her to wear a mac have a girlie chat together I bet you look gorgeous in yours Rob must think he is in heaven really is lucky will you ask him to pick six lottery numbers for me and email them ASP please .

Gareth although it's not really the weather for a raincoat if your wife does want to buy a plastic mac there are some lovely ones on ebay at the moment. I saw a mac that is similar to the transparent one I have. It is advertised as a ladies full length 100% PVC raincoat.

Shona are you still wearing your blue nylon macs get in touch please I need some info.

Hi Beth its great to hear your side of things Rob really is a very lucky man i have been to Bodnant garden its very good email me when you are both comeing and the four of us can have a coffee if you wish and keep writeing its great.

Thank you Gareth and thanks for all those reminders to my husband about how lucky he is! Perhaps your wife will get a mac if she knows how much you like them. Unfortunately I haven't seen many in the shops lately but you never know they may come back into fashion. I used to think that plastic macs were practical rather than attractive so she may feel the same. Now I am less concerned about how fashionable or unfashionable something is, especially when it's pouring down! To be honest the alternatives aren't any better as the cagoules you find in most outdoor shops are really expensive and far too short. Of course the other reason I bought my plastic mac was the rainy weather we had on our holiday but as I think you live in wales that shouldn't be a problem! If you think that seeing other ladies in rainwear might encourage your wife try visiting a few gardens in the summer, with our weather it is pretty much guaranteed! I want to visit Bodnant Garden sometime and as it always rains when we visit Wales you might even see us!

Beth that was very good hope you write more wish you could meet my wife she might want one then I live in hope.

Hope she does Rob it would be good to hear hes side of things not many ladies write anymore.

Hi, after a little encouragement I've read many of the comments but I'm not sure that I can add very much as you obviously already all like Pakamacs. If it helps I bought my plastic mac from Dunnes when we were on holiday in Ireland. Actually I should say plastic macs because someone has encouraged me to buy a few more since then! I remember buying it because it poured with rain all week and I wanted a raincoat that was really waterproof and long enough to keep me dry. If I think the weather's going to be wet I just fold it up and take it with me and to be honest I wouldn't be without it now. I am sure we bought Rob's mac from another department store but I can't remember exactly where, it has Go printed on the pocket if that helps. Although I would be the first to admit that plastic macs aren't very fashionable I don't like getting wet and I have actually had quite a few nice comments from other ladies. Some have even asked me where they can buy one. One thing we have both noticed is that people do seem friendlier and more inclined to talk to us when we have our rainwear on but I'm really not sure why? It's probably just sympathy for the weather and the fact we are out in it! The only slight issue I've found with plastic macs is that they do suffer a bit from wear and tear, particularly around the pockets and poppers, so buying a couple was a good move and it's quite easy to repair them. As with most things I think it's worth paying out for a good one. As the weather has been atrocious recently I am surprised that you don't see more in the shops. I do remember C&A and Primark used to sell plastic macs but I haven't seen them for a while and now C&A is closed. Perhaps the wet weather will encourage other shops to sell them. The other thing I recommend for the rain is a dome umbrella. I bought one recently and it's the best brolly I've ever had. hope this helps, Beth

I'll ask her.

Rob you are very lucky I think its just because macs are just not in fashion at this moment in time does your wife read this blog maybe she could comment on the subject of macs.

Perhaps your wife just doesn’t like this type of rainwear Gareth. I guess she is not alone because it seems Pakamacs are not as popular as they used to be. I can’t think lifestyles have change that much and our weather certainly hasn’t so it is a bit surprising, particularly given the popularity of wellies! That said I am sure if they were more readily available and sensibly priced we would see more. If it helps to persuade your wife here are a few reasons why we like ours. They are really practical and keep us dry whatever the weather. The fact that they can be folded up and are completely waterproof makes them ideal for our unpredictable weather; we've had lots more rain again today! The second is probably just nostalgia on our part for summer holidays and C&A rainwear. Finally, based on the comments my wife gets from other ladies when we are out in the rain lots of people clearly think that a plastic mac not only keeps the rain off but look good too. Hope this helps.

Rob I wish my wife could meet yours maybe she could convert her to wear plastic macs.

Like many ladies Gareth she just doesn’t like getting wet. She always takes a brolly if rain is forecast and wears her plastic mac and wellies if the weather‘s really wet. I think she is just well prepared and I‘m just really lucky. Other ladies seem to like her rainwear and as I always encourage her to wear it she certainly knows I do! Although our macs aren’t actually Pakamacs they are just the same and great if you like being outside in the great British weather like we do.

Rob does your wife know what a pac a mac does for men like us.

Another nice day spent visiting gardens in between torrential downpours and a thunderstorm. Sheltering under my wife's umbrella in our Pakamacs and wellies, one lady said ‘you look well prepared”. Well with our summers you have to be!

Anna how are you and your son still wearing your pac a macs

Remember old Alan Coren short in Punch (1980) - "...am about to be eaten alive.
At such times, head fills with random thoughts; rather expected whole life to flash past, cf. drowning, but no luck. Pity, really; was looking forward to remembering name of people who used to live upstairs when we had flat in Well Walk, ought to return his Pakamac, been fourteen years, he must be soaked."

As a chance visitor to this site I was happy to find that so many people share an affection for Pakamacs. Over the past few days I have seen again why the Pakamac was inspired in Britain. With the prospect of a holiday weekend ahead we took a few days for that traditional pastime of the forty-somethings; visiting gardens. After a sunny weekend it was all change yesterday and by mid-morning the sky was grey and rain wasn’t far away. Reassuringly it took us just a few minutes to pull on our plastic macs and transform our summer wear ready for the rain. By the afternoon it was pouring down but apart from slightly wet pumps we spent the rest of the day doing what we always do, enjoying ourselves whatever the weather. I noticed there were quite a few people in Pakamacs of one sort or another and, as often happens, one lady stopped to compare rainwear with my wife. So perhaps they are on the way back. They are definitely made for our gentle but changeable climate.

Hi Ken I know the shop you mean but I can not rember the name of the hotel the shop was closed when I was there they looked like they had a shop full of macs.

In Tronto Canada one of the shops inside one of the large hotels near the CN tower sold plastic macs does anybody know anything about it.

Hi again Roger. Not being a tv addict I guess I missed lots of these clips. But have since seen quiet a few of them. MrMcrain does a slendid selection of vid clips of ladies in plastic and pvc macs. I enjoy watching them over and over again. That goes for any plastic clad females. There are a few sites here in the web that offer the same but most are paysites which is a shame, but there are a few isolated ones where girls can still be seen wearing Pakamacs or near equivalents. I still think pvc-u-like are as near as you will get to the real thing.

Hi Alan the Hi Dee Hi was wet in the ballroom I think Alfe wife in till death do us part wore a plastic mac once.

Roger when l read your comment if l remember rightly and l usually do where macs are concerned Mildred did wear a shiny black pvc mac in one episide but l can not honestly remember which one. L think you will find that at around that time quiet a few of the ladies in the sitcoms wore a plastic mac at some point as they were popular then.Another was HiDeHi episode called something like rain off day in the Ballroom. several of the stars in that wore plastic macs in that. worth a look.

does any body remember if there was a episode of George and Mildred were Mildred wore a mac?

sadly women do not seem to like wearing plastic macs the old story you can take a horse to water but you can not make it drink.

Thanks Rob get in touch maybe if my wife sees your wife wearing a plastic she will want one I live in hope.

We may well do Gareth. We visited Betws y coed when we were courting and I’m sure that at the time the shop by the station sold Pakamacs. We also camped at Beddgelert several years later and had one of the wettest holidays I can remember. As if to illustrate my point about just what a friendly combination camping and rainwear is, I remember the lady in the campsite shop made a lovely comment about us not bringing good weather but being well prepared when she saw us in our plastic macs. We certainly needed them!

Rob I live in Wales I hope you both vist Wales soon .