I apologize if the title is at all misleading, but I'm trying to figure out what is the logic of using a WPB shell, which relies on an intact DWR to really work, versus a softshell with a DWR finish.
If I wear my eVent gear, I'm going to be relatively dry and feeling good so long as the DWR is in perfect shape. If it's not in perfect shape, I'm going to get wet. It might be from sweat rather than rain, but what difference does that make?
If I wear a softshell, I'll stay dry in most any conditions so long as the DWR is in perfect shape. If it's not, I'm going to get wet.
Can someone tell me what the practical difference really is? I understand that hardshells could tolerate more water pressure (ie harder rains) that they won't let through, but they will still wet-out at the same point where a softshell DWR would have failed anyway. Right?
