Originally Posted by
electrik
The trouble with any waterproof-breathable is that they will all eventually give you wet-butt since you are squishing the water through the little pores
Never had this happen until the seam seal failed after five years or so.
Originally Posted by
electrik
and the pressure and squirming will wear out the DWR coating quick.
Definitely.
Personally I am looking at raceface aqua-not since the fit of the newer MEC pants didn't thrill me, and they've been discontinued anyway. The raceface fabric does away with the DWR coating, apparently, and I've been pretty happy with the jacket so far. None of this is in the OPs price range, though.