gznokes
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I have a 2 or 3 year old Arcteryx Beta AR goretex hardshell jacket. I was out in the rain with it recently and for the first 15 minutes the rain was beading up and shedding off of it nicely. As the storm continued the rain quit beading and started to soak into the exterior fabric. This did not mean that the rain soaked through to the skin--just that the nylon exterior started to saturate.
This brought up a few questions:
1. How long should the DWR (durable water repellant) baked/applied to the shell's exterior be expected to shed water?
2. How often should it be reapplied?
3. What brand DWR do you like to use for reapplication?
4. If the exterior shell is getting saturated does that negate Gore-tex ability to pass through vapor? (I assume it does)
5. In your experience, does Gore-tex still produce a "clammy" environment inside the jacket when it is raining? (it seems to do so especially when I'm working hard, and it is raining)
6. Have you found that when you sit on wet ground, or even on a wet ski lift bench in gore-tex pants that you will end up with wet pants inside? If so how do you handle this? (I have read that one of the dirty secrets on Gore-tex is that it will pass water through with the equivalent of 25 lbs of pressure.)
7. Are there other things about a garment's construction or use that you have found to be helpful in staying dry?
This brought up a few questions:
1. How long should the DWR (durable water repellant) baked/applied to the shell's exterior be expected to shed water?
2. How often should it be reapplied?
3. What brand DWR do you like to use for reapplication?
4. If the exterior shell is getting saturated does that negate Gore-tex ability to pass through vapor? (I assume it does)
5. In your experience, does Gore-tex still produce a "clammy" environment inside the jacket when it is raining? (it seems to do so especially when I'm working hard, and it is raining)
6. Have you found that when you sit on wet ground, or even on a wet ski lift bench in gore-tex pants that you will end up with wet pants inside? If so how do you handle this? (I have read that one of the dirty secrets on Gore-tex is that it will pass water through with the equivalent of 25 lbs of pressure.)
7. Are there other things about a garment's construction or use that you have found to be helpful in staying dry?