[pct-l] Rain jacket

[ben.shackelford at nomadventures.com]

    I just wore my Patagonia Torrentshell Jacket along with the pants  
on a short (5 hour hike) from the town of Idyllwild to just short of  
Taquitz Peak in a rainstorm from 6500' to 8100'elevation (9 miles  
round trip) . I did not remove the jacket or pants for the entire hike  
from rain into snow and back again, post hole after post hole. I  
managed to feel fairly dry even while sweating quite a bit. I wore the  
jacket with a Patagonia Hooded Down Sweater and couple layers of thin  
Icebreaker wool (150 and 260 weight) under it. I found my sweat had  
evaporated after descending an hour or so even without use of my pit  
zips. Although it is not the lightest thing on the market at 13.1 oz,  
I found the breathability and durability of the new Patagonia H2NO  
fabric quite impressive.


Quoting JoAnn <jomike at cot.net>:

> Before I give them a credit card number, does anyone have experience  
> with Patagonia Torrente shell rain jacket?
>
> are we there yet
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