Originally Posted by ghettocruiser
Picked up one of those in mainland china for cheap cheap cheap last year.
I am 70% sure it's fake.
In a steady rain breathability has no purpose even if it existed. The humidity is 100%, so there is no humidity gradient to move saturated air out of your jacket. If you open the zips, you are just exchanging the saturated air in the jacket with saturated air from outside the jacket.
I somehow find myself agreeing with both the proponents and naysayers of goretex on this thread. And I do have at least one other jacket that is real goretex.
Ghetto, if it works for you, great
Here is a picture of me hiking the West Coast trail. It was a full on rain while hiking on the sandy beach. This is an aerobic workout in it's self, the sand really taps your forward momentum with a heavy pack attached. I was wearing the TNF 3 layer and was fully comfortable and dry. I remember feeling giddy as a kid with puddle jumpers
