gulfcoast, your friend must have had the same problem. i like my jacket but would like it even better if it did not leak. we solved the problem by wearing our slicker rain suits over the jacket, sounds kind of crazy but when the rain quits and turns cold the same day at least we a wearing dry ...

Catnt, thanks for the reference to the ark web site, those guys no what i mean. Gulfcoast,glad your not having problems with your but mine is a a browing wader jacket and my brother has a columbia, both leaked the first year. did not completely penetrate but where we had heavy contact points like ...

just wandering if anyone else was fooled by the the adds claiming gortex is water proof. i sat in the marsh more than once in venice, la where it can rain all day sometimes and within 30 minutes i am soaking wet. tried some of the waterprofing spray etc. but it still did not help much. never heard ...