BoilerBowHunter
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So I don’t own any super high end rain gear, and I’m trying to understand just how breathable the good stuff really is. I’m likely going to invest in some for an upcoming trip. Here’s my experience - this last winter I shoveled the drive wearing my current rain jacket over a down jacket as an experiment. The rain jacket isn’t cheap but also not high end. It’s a North Face rain jacket with pit zips that was probably in the $80 range. Within 20-30 minutes of hard shoveling the inside of the rain coat was completely full of moisture.
My question - is this type of thing completely unavoidable or does good rain gear actually breathe well enough to where that build up does not occur? If so, what type of specs would I look for to know it’ll avoid this type of moisture build up?
My question - is this type of thing completely unavoidable or does good rain gear actually breathe well enough to where that build up does not occur? If so, what type of specs would I look for to know it’ll avoid this type of moisture build up?