Rain Jackets
Waterproof: I've only been rained on once with it, but it seemed to
do the job. I read a detailed review where the reviewer said he shaped
part of the jacket like a cup, filled it with water, and left it sit
for 24 hours with no leaking (he claimed that Gore-Tex is not as
waterproof). I tried a similar experiment. I turned the stuff sack
inside out (made of the same material as the jacket), filled it with
water, and hung it by the drawstring. A few hours later, there were a
few drops forming on the surface in a few spots. When I emptied it and
turned it right-side-out, the areas that had leaked seemed to have water
sticking to them, unlike the rest of the surface where the water rolled
right off. Perhaps the leaky areas had small abrasions from being
carried around in my pack. Anyway, I wouldn't consider the tiny amount
of leakage significant considering that water pressure was applied for
hours.
