Cheap rain jacket outlasted my $200 shell by two years in Seattle

I bought a cheap store brand rain jacket for $35 back in 2021 just to keep in my truck for emergencies. My fancy Gore-Tex shell started delaminating after one wet winter, but that cheap thing is still going strong. It's not breathable at all, so I sweat like crazy if I move fast, but for standing on a roof in the drizzle it does the job. The zipper finally started catching last month, and honestly I'm impressed it lasted three full seasons. I figured you had to spend big to get weatherproof gear that holds up, but this thing proved me wrong. Has anyone else had a budget item quietly outperform their premium version? What was it?

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