> moisture attacks you from two directions: external rain pushing through your outer layers and internal sweat building up inside your clothing
has there been a brand that tried to sew dessicants inside the jacket? ive got these bags of moisture absorbing beads that i microwave to "revive" their powers; imagining a thin layer of these inside a thin shell would work for a while
No mention of wool? I swear by good old wool to keep me warm under my high-tech $400 rain jacket.
This past spring I had some flooding in my basement, some blankets got soaked so I hung them up to dry. One of the blankets was an old Hudson's Bay wool blanket, and after 5 minutes 99% of the moisture drained out into a puddle under the blanket. That's the awesomeness of wool, no synthetic fibre can do that.
Wool is indispensable, in my opinion. But you still want some sort of shell to maximize water shedding.
What I've settled on after years of experimentation (not saying it's the best, but the best for me so far) is wool clothing with a light, breathable water-resistant shirt and overpants, covered with a water-impervious poncho. I don't care about the breathability of the poncho. I gave up on pack covers long ago and switch to pack liners (in my case, I just use a large contractor's garbage bag for that. It's heavier, but the ruggedness is worth the weight for me.)
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[ 0.23 ms ] story [ 2.9 ms ] threadhas there been a brand that tried to sew dessicants inside the jacket? ive got these bags of moisture absorbing beads that i microwave to "revive" their powers; imagining a thin layer of these inside a thin shell would work for a while
This past spring I had some flooding in my basement, some blankets got soaked so I hung them up to dry. One of the blankets was an old Hudson's Bay wool blanket, and after 5 minutes 99% of the moisture drained out into a puddle under the blanket. That's the awesomeness of wool, no synthetic fibre can do that.
What I've settled on after years of experimentation (not saying it's the best, but the best for me so far) is wool clothing with a light, breathable water-resistant shirt and overpants, covered with a water-impervious poncho. I don't care about the breathability of the poncho. I gave up on pack covers long ago and switch to pack liners (in my case, I just use a large contractor's garbage bag for that. It's heavier, but the ruggedness is worth the weight for me.)