Hi, I've been out in some pretty horrendous Dartmoor conditions over the past couple of months, and noticed that my ME Lhotse was wetting out and 'leaking' across my chest. I washed and reproofed it with Nikwax, and even followed the instructions and put it in the tumble dryer....which felt very wrong indeed!
Since then I've been out a couple of times, including in Storm Ciarra on Sunday. The DWR didn't really seem to be working and, again, after only a couple of hours of (not strenuous) walking I was damp when I unzipped in the van.
I am wearing an old RAB Vapouriser underneath. Is it possible that the Pertex outer on this softshell is causing condensation that the Goretex can't shift?
I'm going to try standing in the shower with the Lhotse on to see if it is leaking, but I can't see why as it's only a couple of years old.
Any thoughts on mixing Pertex under Goretex?
Cheers.