[pct-l] Durability of Rainwear

[Thomas Jamrog]

I once had a Patagonia Super Pluma rain jacket that was not that worn,  
but eventually discovered that in the rain my lower arms got wet, but  
not my torso.  Inspection of the lining revealed fine cracks in the  
coating.  Patagonia has a lifetime warrantee, so I took it to the  
store to have them take a look at it.  They immediately determined  
that the lining was delaminating and let me pick out a new one. Since  
then I carry both a rain jacket and a light 4 oz. windshirt, reasoning  
that using the rain jacket over and over, as warming and a wind jacket  
could cause it to prematurely wear and be less effective as a raincoat  
when I needed it.  That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Uncle Tom

Blogging about the Great Outdoors
on http://tjamrog.wordpress.com ( hotlink)

On Jan 12, 2009, at 8:17 PM, Rod Miller wrote:

> I have a Marmot Precip rain jacket that is about
> three years old.
>
> There was a lot of rain during my last hike in SW
> Australia. I noticed that the sleeves no longer
> shedded water, but became soaked. While they dried
> out quickly when it wasn't raining, I became concerned
> that the body of the jacket would eventually stop
> shedding H2O too.
>
> My questions are: does rainwear fabric (perhaps just
> the Precip) "wear out" even though it is structurally
> intact (no rips and tears, etc.), and is the soaking a
> sign that the jacket needs to be replaced?
>
> Thanks
>
> Rod
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