Charlie Pendejo said:My Marmot Precip jacket (2003 vintage) has lost much of its water
resistance, and now 30 - 40 minutes into a run it wets out, if that's the
right phrase: water starts to soak through it.
You could move north where it's still snowing 😉 (actually, we're in the
mixed rain and snow time)
Quoted message said:
There's some way to refresh a garment's waterproofness, right? Like washing
with some product made by Nikwax? What's the preferred product, and how
well does this work?
http://www.marmot.com/service/faq.php#8
(Marmot may have some arrangements with the brand they recommend, but
don't know - like they pay Marmot for the recommendation. cynical in my
old age)
Quoted message said:
Followup: my wife's Precip is in worse shape than mine, with some of the
lining having visibly peeled away. Maybe the DWR restorer will make it
right, but if it doesn't, what are a few of the currently favored rain/wind
shells with at least some breathability (which I already know is
insufficient for running, if you keep it fully zipped; but it'll also be
used for hiking etc)?
FWIW, when this question came up on another forum recently, Marmot
Precip was still the overwhelming favorite. But the people who posted
have all had theirs for multiple years. Precip has changed substantially
over the years and there is a Precip Plus (?). I've heard the newer ones
are more breathable and not as noisy.
http://tinyurl.com/m8msc
In any rain gear where you expect to be in heavy rain for hours, I think
the only way to get "breathability" is to have vents, like pit zips. At
least everything I own and have tested that claims "breathable" just isn't.
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