Why your rain jacket wets out after 1 hour in heavy rain

Why your rain jacket wets out after 1 hour in heavy rain

Why Your Rain Jacket Wets Out After 1 Hour in Heavy Rain — And What Actually Fixes It Everyone blames the membrane. Buy a better Gore-Tex jacket, they say, and you’ll stay dry. They’re missing the point entirely. The vast majority of rain jacket failures I’ve seen in the field — on the flanks of … Read more

Field hacks to restore water repellency without a dryer

Field hacks to restore water repellency without a dryer

Field Hacks to Restore Water Repellency Without a Dryer I used to tell every expedition client to pack a spare dryer sheet and hit a laundromat when their DWR coating failed mid-trip. I don’t recommend that anymore. After watching a client in the Cascades go hypothermic on day three of a five-day route — wet … Read more