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Re: precip jacket / treatment
Reply #20 - Sep 3rd, 2015 at 4:56pm
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After purchasing this stuff online, later discovered they stock it at the local Walmart (camping section) where it was not only it cheaper, the spray can was extra sized.
I like this stuff. Not bulletproof but water and dirt don't stick to packs and equipment nearly as easily.
I've no doubt rain gear is helped by this but: the only heavy rain we saw this year was during strenuous portage and there was no way to know how rainproof it was with all that perspiration.
  
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Re: precip jacket / treatment
Reply #21 - Sep 3rd, 2015 at 6:26pm
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trouble with using waterproofing on DWR is that you can plug up the pores that allow the jacket to breathe, so you just get a lot of condensation inside and get wet anyway

I'd check the Marmot website and see what they recommend - I'll bet there's an answer in the FAQs, but if not, send them an e-mail and ask what they recommend for thier product - might be a safer way to go.

I've never treated any of my rain jackets, just eventually replace with new ones
  
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Re: precip jacket / treatment
Reply #22 - Sep 3rd, 2015 at 8:21pm
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That was some good advice M_M_  Cool

I don't have Marmot gear, but I'm sure the recommendations for DWR care goes across the board.

They have an informative video about cleaning DWR garments and I learned something
about the proper detergent to use.

I didn’t see anything about products like the silicone waterproofing ruining the breathability of DWR, but IF liquid detergent is bad for them, I have to think that silicone would destroy the breathability which would basically make your DWR garment just like a coated nylon one.

Click on the video, it’s pretty funny.

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Re: precip jacket / treatment
Reply #23 - Sep 3rd, 2015 at 10:27pm
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that IS good advice  - call the mfgr.
last year tried nik wax tech wash
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and dryer
this year the atsko silicone water guard (the can does state that it allows leather and fabric to breathe but yeah that doesn't necessarily mean goretex/dwr)
i noticed on some forum a couple people called marmot and said the garment was no longer waterproof. marmot had them send it in and replaced it with new. one guy said he couldn't see any damage even though marmot said the coat was "de-laminated".
  
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