Bobby, the simplest answer is I have found the best rainwear I've ever used. Why? Because it breathes while being water proof. With the deluges we had recently (4"/hour), with double digit inch rainfall in a day, some water did soak through, but was never much and dried very quickly during times of less rain. Still, it took an hour for it to soak through. In a deluge like that, you are getting wet unless you're indoors, and even then you may! Sardonic grin. My feeling while biking out in it was that I was warm and never soaked, even while exerting significantly the mountains.
My jacket and breeches are "cotton analogy," which means they have a synthetic "fur" liner that actively pushes water and vapor (either sweat or soaked through moisture) out through the cotton outer layer. Both Gortex and waxed canvas are great options if you aren't exerting yourself. Otherwise, you'll get at least as wet from sweat as you would have from the rain. Because the jacket is so breathable, I wear it often as a thermal layer and to stop the wind when I wouldn't consider wearing a Goretex or waxed layer. In rain above 70˚F I wouldn't recommend wearing any rain layer if moving -- they're all too hot. But in the Colorado mountains, when it rains, temps almost always drop into the 50's or colder, prime hypothermia zone (wet and 25˚-60˚F). This s the perfect jacket for exertion in those conditions (and colder too). With abandon, Patrick On Monday, September 30, 2013 12:38:38 PM UTC-6, Montclair BobbyB wrote: > > Patrick: Great photos (BTW)... I have a question about your blue > jacket... You had mentioned in a previous post that this is made of ventile > cotton... After field-testing this in the wild, what is your opinion of the > overall performance and feel of ventile (versus other waterproof materials > like Gore-Tex or waxed cotton)?? Thanks!!! BB > > On Saturday, September 28, 2013 10:04:56 PM UTC-4, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> This past trip my experiment with carrying my food on the front Mark's >> rack worked out wonderfully. I put the food (relatively small amount per >> day, as it's one meal a day of butter, beef jerky, and dried potatoes) into >> the bear-bag and wrap that in a 3'x3' tarp which then doubles as a ground >> cloth to sit on. Here's a pic of the wrap on the rack: >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/32311885@N07/9980939546/ >> >> I would love to have the food be wrapped in waxed cotton canvas, which >> can then double as a ground cloth. Anyone know a good source for waxed >> canvas cloth or tarps? >> >> 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.
