[cdt-l] Rain gear

[michael sandoval]

   I have got to ask:  Why no love for the Frogg Toggs?  After experiencing 
so many overpriced overrated multi-layer "rain" jackets, discovering Frogg 
Toggs was a nearly religious experience.
   micahael


>From: danandgailsc at aol.com
>Reply-To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>To: cdt-l at backcountry.net
>Subject: [cdt-l] Rain gear
>Date: Thu, 17 May 2007 22:50:20 -0400
>
>Would the Mountain Hardwear Epic rain jacket fall in the same category?
>
>Dan
>=============================
>
>Someone wrote: "The Sierra Design Peak Bagger is almost identical to the 
>Precip and I ended up sending mine home for EXACTLY the same reason during 
>my AT thru.  The so-called breatheable laminates do a great job of shedding 
>light intermittent rain      ...but get caught in a non-stop multi-day rain 
>situation and they totally soak out.  The outer layer, generally a ripstop 
>nylon doesn't absorb water per-se but during constant downpours the water 
>seems to somehow get trapped in the fiber.  The garments end up getting wet 
>and staying wet and once wet, they weigh a lot more than when dry. . . ."
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