Mtn Hardwear Plasmic – Dry.Q EVAP

http://www.feedthehabit.com/outdoors/mountain-hardwear-plasmic-rain-jacket-review/

the problem with all this "breathability" mumbo jumbo … no one really knows … since no manufacturer wants real standardized testing of their jacket breathability in the real world, youre left with outlandish marketing claims and technobable

BPL did a brave attempt to measure "breathability" a while back … and the results were not encouraging for some $$$$$ fancy jackets with the latest hocus pocus

with the right SKILLS you can make most rain jackets work … without em even the fanciest most expensive coolest sounding ones will flop

;)

Backpacker posts a favorable review of everything, because the companies pay them to. I use my subscription for pretty pictures.

Dry.Q Elite is 3L eVent.

Dry.Q Evap is 2.5L eVent DVL.

The rest are MHW's own house-brand of PU. Dry.Q Core and Stretch are certainly PU, and I have no idea what Dry.Q Active is. I wish mfrs didn't muddy the water so much about WPB technologies with their stupid proprietary brandings.

I took a brief look at a Plasmic in stores and I came away reasonably impressed. This is a jacket that takes design cues from the more expensive technical shells and uses eVent DVL, making it a pretty standout jacket amongst the competition in its price range. I dig its minimalism with its lack of superfluous flaps!