Originally Posted by
erig007
I agree with you regarding the advantages of wool (I wear wool from head to toes). I just don't see the point wetting my wool when i can stay dry using my air permeable jacket instead. I use my air permeable jacket only when it's raining so smell isn't so bad.
Maybe the air permeable jacket wouldn't make me sweat in 40F weather like every other rain jacket I've tried. If I were to go on a long tour where it was raining pretty hard most of the day, most every day, and was camping with a small tent, I'd definitely consider one. I just don't see the point of going on long tours where it'll be raining pretty hard, most of the day, most every day.