The post finally arrived from Scotland with my new Hilltrek Cotton Analogy rainwear (single layer Ventile with a fur analogy liner that actively pushes liquid and vapor (not just vapor) out from the jacket. Was the wait (felt nearly as long as waiting for my Hunqapillar) worth it?
In short, wow. Just did 3 days bikepacking on Pikes Peak with rain about half the time, and some of that was solid deluge. I stayed dry, no matter what I was doing (we stopped short of snorkeling the marshes though). No wet from inside sweat while climbing steep hills, no wet from the rain. Amazing, incredible stuff. Yes, this is a a lot of praise for three days of rain, but I know how well ventile wears so longevity should not be an issue, and the fur liner is the possible wear point. They've only been around for 15 years, so none knows how long they will last. Grin. I got the Cansip breeches and Liathach smock. http://www.hilltrek.co.uk/acatalog/Liathach-Cotton-Analogy-Extreme-Smock-.html. The Liathach (as you can see from photos below), fonts amazing well, allows complete freedom of movement, unzips at the sides for complete range of motion on the bike while still having greater coverage font and rear. The "fur" analogy never felt wet on the inside. The only moisture I felt was the moments it took my sweat to move from my skin to my wool long sleeve shirt, maybe five minutes paused at the top of a hill, no more sweat, and that's with it raining significantly the whole time. Said wool shirt, dry within minutes at the car. Never felt the need to take it off due to cold/wet wool feeling. Amazing stuff. Well worth considering carrying. I would highly recommend the cotton analogy over double ventile -- the active pushing of moisture out of the garment is stunning and effective. All previous rainwear I've had would be lucky to be half this good. Amazing. I'm looking forward to abusing them even more on the Colorado Trail Pictures are in the camping album, if you missed seeing that. Here's the link again: http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/sets/72157634656798828/ With abandon, Patrick www.MindYourHeadCoop.org www.OurHolyConception.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 rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
