I've been on bikepacking trips with my Hilltrek Cotton Analogy jacket and nothing dried out, but I was comfy and dry (and kudos to Hilleberg tents as well -- set up and tear down without having to set up a fly keeps the inside dry!
Note, that's with cotton analogy, so same weight as double ventile, but with "capillary" action that mimics hair to actively draw both liquid and vapor moisture to the outer layer, even as the outer layer is saturated. Works amazingly well, and in my experience is superior to double ventile for the same weight. With abandon, Patrick On Thursday, August 11, 2016 at 12:58:40 PM UTC-6, Matthew Snyder wrote: > > I'm particularly interested in whether you can wear it on multiple rainy > days in a row, or whether it gets too clammy and needs to dry out between > uses. > > > Matthew Snyder > Seattle WA > > On Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at 11:44:27 AM UTC-7, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> I thought I’d share my clothing journey over the past few years, for any >> who are interested… >> >> Wool is awesome! Wool is expensive. Wool wears thin out as quickly as >> cotton. These things, combined with my quest for the best of all possible >> worlds moisture management system led me to: >> >> Wool's benefits are all about temperature regulation in a wide variety of >> conditions. However, after discovering the wonders and beauty of Ventile, I >> wondered if I wore cotton as my base and insulative layers as well as my >> outer layer, as conditions require, would I stay as dray and warm in all >> conditions? Short answer, yes. >> >> Lesson: the key to comfort is moisture management, no matter the >> conditions. Manage that and the material used for warmth is far less >> critical. >> >> — Base layer: (extreme cold) Wiggy’s fishnet long johns. >> — Insulate layer and/or base layer for down to -10˚F: various layers and >> weights of cotton >> — Outer layer: Ventile (Hilltrek) >> >> I have done everything in this basic system for two years (though I’ve >> yet to get the fishnet long johns, which are nylon rather than cotton). It >> is far easier on the budget, and I have no issues with moisture or oder >> management. >> >> (Note: I still have my Wooly Warm sweaters, love them, and will wear them >> until they wear out, then replace them with cotton sweatshirts. These >> mid-weight wool sweaters wear extremely well compared with others I’ve had >> and worn daily.) >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> www.OurHolyConception.org <http://www.ourholyconception.org> >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org <http://www.mindyourheadcoop.org> >> >> >> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
