[pct-l] DriDucks rain gear too fragile?

[Dan Africk]

I'm a little concerned about the durability also, since I'm sometimes a bit
rough on my gear. I figure for the desert sections at th beginning, the
light weight is a good compromise for less durability. By the time I get to
really wet areas, I'll have a good idea of how tough it is, and I can switch
to more traditional coated nylon rain gear if necessary. Or perhaps just
keep a spare in the bounce box.


On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 5:08 PM, Austin Williams <
austinwilliams123 at gmail.com> wrote:

> I feel obligated to share my experience with DriDucks from two summers ago:
>
> I ordered a pair (top and bottoms) for the obvious reasons (cost and
> weight).  The pants were so fragile that I literally tore a 1 inch hole in
> them *before I could get out of the house*!  Not even kidding.  I must have
> lightly run into a corner of one of our counter tops or something.  Or maybe
> they ripped when I was putting my bare foot into the legs.... I don't know.
>
> Then my wife grabbed a part of the jacket between two of her fingers and
> scratched at it with her fingernails while saying, "they can't possibly be
> *that* fragile...." ..... and then there was a hole in the jacket...
>
> It may have been a fluke... but I never tried them again.  I would feel
> more secure wearing a rainsuit made of race paper.
>
> Does anyone else have any experience with DriDucks?  Did I just get a bad
> batch?
>
> -Austin
>