I ve decided that when hiking hard in cold or warm weather there is no such thing as breathable when i work hard and sweat that moisture is staying right on my skin unless the jacket material is literally capable of sucking it away.
Lightheart gear rain jacket review.
A 30d ripstop nylon.
The lightheart gear rain jacket msrp 99 is a lightweight ripstop nylon waterproof rain jacket made the old fashioned way without any so called breathable fabric.
Rain gear designed by a hiker for hikers.
During the covid 19 crisis lightheart gear is busy sewing isolation gowns and mask for local hospitals ems units.
Royal blue jackets are made from a lightweight 30d ripstop nylon silicone coated on outside pu coated on inside 3000mm.
Coated on the outside with silicone and on the inside with polyurethane this maintenance free rain jacket won t wet out like much more expensive waterproof breathable jackets that are coated with durable water repellant dwr.
The lightheart rain jacket review reflects my journey back to silnylon.
3 20 2020 we have temporarily disabled the option for custom rain gear.