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6/20/2025, 2:46:52 AM
>>2822195
>Is synthetic rain gear a meme?
fuck no.
get a silpoly rain jacket or a dcf rain jacket if you want the big boy shit that's literally impermeable under normal conditions.
they don't breathe so you have to rely on mechanical venting. i recommend the timmermade megazip, or ripping off his design and making your own if you live somewhere you can't get one.
systems like the packa are also a solid choice, i see boomers with them a lot around here.
silpoly is way more waterproof than waxed cotton but way less of a health risk and environmental blight than membrane style goretex type jackets. if you fuck the jacket up and throw it away its about as bad for the planet as a couple tee shirts from temu. if you throw a gore tex one away its going to be here until the heat death of the universe and its poisonous.
>Every single time I buy a "water-proof" "breathable" jacket it turns out it's neither.
those kind are. don't fall for that meme. here i live in one of the rainiest parts of the world and i'm going to let you in on a few secrets:
- breathable membrane type jackets only work in specific humidity ranges. if the weather isn't like california then fuck you they don't work.
- breathable membranes only breathe WHEN THEY ARE DRY. when its wet they don't do shit. when its not raining just take your damn jacket off.
- breathable membranes wet out under serious downpours. they're only for mild bitch weather and day hikers.
- they require constant treatment with pfas forever chemicals that will fuck your hormones up cause balding etc from skin contact, and there's no way to get it out of your body.
- they're fucking horrible for the environment.
>>2823088
>>2823339
the last place i would ever look for rain jackets or sleeping gear is from a milsurp place, except maybe some of the bivys. those are some of the main things soldiers complain about being shit along with the boots. and they are shit.
>Is synthetic rain gear a meme?
fuck no.
get a silpoly rain jacket or a dcf rain jacket if you want the big boy shit that's literally impermeable under normal conditions.
they don't breathe so you have to rely on mechanical venting. i recommend the timmermade megazip, or ripping off his design and making your own if you live somewhere you can't get one.
systems like the packa are also a solid choice, i see boomers with them a lot around here.
silpoly is way more waterproof than waxed cotton but way less of a health risk and environmental blight than membrane style goretex type jackets. if you fuck the jacket up and throw it away its about as bad for the planet as a couple tee shirts from temu. if you throw a gore tex one away its going to be here until the heat death of the universe and its poisonous.
>Every single time I buy a "water-proof" "breathable" jacket it turns out it's neither.
those kind are. don't fall for that meme. here i live in one of the rainiest parts of the world and i'm going to let you in on a few secrets:
- breathable membrane type jackets only work in specific humidity ranges. if the weather isn't like california then fuck you they don't work.
- breathable membranes only breathe WHEN THEY ARE DRY. when its wet they don't do shit. when its not raining just take your damn jacket off.
- breathable membranes wet out under serious downpours. they're only for mild bitch weather and day hikers.
- they require constant treatment with pfas forever chemicals that will fuck your hormones up cause balding etc from skin contact, and there's no way to get it out of your body.
- they're fucking horrible for the environment.
>>2823088
>>2823339
the last place i would ever look for rain jackets or sleeping gear is from a milsurp place, except maybe some of the bivys. those are some of the main things soldiers complain about being shit along with the boots. and they are shit.
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