I rode for four hours in rain last Friday. It was poxy.
I was wearing a wicking base layer, a shitty polyester work shirt, my Dainese D-Stormer jacket (waterproof liner in, thermal liner out), and my Oxford Rain Seal waterproof over-jacket.
When I de-robed, I was bone dry inside - no damp spots anywhere from rain leaking in. Nor was I damp from any sweating.
There was condensation on the inside of the Oxford jacket.
This tells me that:
I still want a well-vented laminated shell jacket.
I was wearing a wicking base layer, a shitty polyester work shirt, my Dainese D-Stormer jacket (waterproof liner in, thermal liner out), and my Oxford Rain Seal waterproof over-jacket.
When I de-robed, I was bone dry inside - no damp spots anywhere from rain leaking in. Nor was I damp from any sweating.
There was condensation on the inside of the Oxford jacket.
This tells me that:
- My (Lidl) wicking base layer does actually wick.
- The proprietary D-Dry waterproof membrane does actually breathe & wick.
- The outer shell of my D-Stormer jacket does actually breathe & wick.
- The heat/sweat vapour had clearly only been halted in its path by the non-breathable Oxford over-jacket.
I still want a well-vented laminated shell jacket.