Good luck, Larry. In my experience, if it requires ventilation zips it's not breathable enough and if it requires a coating or laminate, it will wear off and you have a wind jacket at best. In terms of cost, I fully expect this jacket to last 30 years or more and still work as well then as it does now (it does not use coatings, only the inherent properties of the fabrics. Double ventile jackets are still around and working after 40+ years), so at roughly $400, that's $13.34 per year.
With abandon, Patrick On Wednesday, July 17, 2013 9:45:09 PM UTC-6, LF wrote: > > Patrick, > I had great results with a Burley Rainrider, < > http://www.dirtragmag.com/reviews/burley-rain-rider-jacket> waterproof > with a good ventilation system. They were pretty popular. The waterproofing > stopped working as well as it use to, so I hung it up, in favor of a > Patagonia Torrent shell. I would much prefer the Rainrider, if only the > waterproofing worked. I'm going to try treating it with NeverWet > superhydrophobic < http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7is6r6zXFDc> and hope > for the best. I'm optomistic. > > Best, > Larry > > On Monday, July 15, 2013 5:14:29 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> 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.
