ALTER EGO STORM

It looks good William.

thank you! it looks very baggy in the pictures but this is because its a size large and i am 5,9 and 140 so i don't really fill it up lol the fit is quite good though

I would buy one of those……..

Looks good. I like the name too.

after this collage semester ends i am going to stockpile all of the items i am selling and will go into full swing January with all of Alter Ego's gear in stock. This is a bold statement but as far as i can see this is the lightest breathable rain jacket available. I could be wrong but that appears to be the case

William,
What about a XXL for us big boned guys?

M

I'm definitely interested.

i would have to find a pattern for xxl but for the extra cost of the pattern i don't see why not

I love it! It's just what I've been looking for. Will it be $50 for the combo or $50 each peice?

it will be 50$ish for the pair so you get a jacket and a pair of pants

Is this a commercially available pattern? I could definitely see this in M90 or SevenD fabric as a windshirt.

Love the design, weight and low cost, but be warned, Tyvek 1443R is NOT waterproof – only highly water resistant. It has a hydrostatic head of approximately 1200 mm when new (source: http://www2.dupont.com/Tyvek/en_US/products/product_properties.html#barrier). I can't find any info about the hydrostatic head of 3M Propore so I don't know how it compares to Driducks.

Andrew

Yes Andrew your right about it not being completely waterproof I have however been in downpours that lasted hours in mine and it didn't wet out

Would definitely be interested in reading some reviews once this gets into some peoples hands.

Funny how much arguing about waterproof numbers you see on here. Personally, I could care less what the HH is, I just wanna know if I'm gonna get wet in a heavy downpour. User reviews > numbers when I decide to buy something I can't try for myself.

I'm interested.

That's great price. As far as the waterproof thing goes, I'm with Nick. Technically SilNylon isn't waterproof either but it makes one heck of a tarp all the same. The only thing I wanna know is will it keep my down dry.

Back in a thread about silnylon waterproofing someone mentioned that the HH needs to be higher if the surface isn't sloping. What this would mean is that most likely place for a leak would be on the shoulder area. I wonder if it would be worth putting just a bit of silnylon on the top of the shoulders?

Have you thought of making a skirt for the bottom? Maybe it could double as a ground cloth or shelter addition. What about a poncho version?

+1 to the skirt idea (but I call it a "wrap"). ; )

I'm thinking that a bit of silnylon or something like it on the shoulders would be a good idea anyway to help keep the shoulders straps from slipping around.

Do the pants have some type of gusset to allow for a greater range of motion?

I would assume the the sil on the shoulders would make it more slippery maybe I'll do goretex paclight on the shoulders and hood. As for the pants they aren't gusseted but they are loose enough to allow movement

It looks excellent for a dry climate. Unless the seams are sealed, and the zip is water-resistant, it doesn't really matter if the fabric is waterproof.
I can't tell from the photos, but it would be more water-resistant if there were no seams on the shoulders.

You have a point there. Personally I don't think very many of the really lighte (6oz-10oz) raincoats are going to keep you as dry as someting slightly heavier assuming the weight goes into things like better fabric etc. The niche for coasts like this is short periods of rain where you have a chance to dry out later if you get a bit damp. In my experience really light raincoats either wet through or have more condensation issues.