25th January 2009, 02:54 PM
from a mountaineering perspective ventile is still favoured in artic/antartic/high altitude conditions above modern technical fabrics as it is very dry there (but freezing cold), don't know how well would stand up to mud and wet, especially the mud being ground in to the knees. Probably be very good though as very dense weave.
One item I use for digging in the drizzle is a Rab Vapour-rise smock, its got a micro-fleece liner that keeps you warm, and a windproof pertex outer that is water repellant, but wicks the water out. You may get a bit damp, but it dries very quickly and you stay warm:
http://www.rab.uk.com/clothing/vapour-ri...mock---93/
Its fairly tough given sensible use. Better than goretex. You can get similar trousers which are good for fieldwalking/standing around watching machines, but the knees do go through.
Baby puke is easy to clean off pertex, as are possets.
One item I use for digging in the drizzle is a Rab Vapour-rise smock, its got a micro-fleece liner that keeps you warm, and a windproof pertex outer that is water repellant, but wicks the water out. You may get a bit damp, but it dries very quickly and you stay warm:
http://www.rab.uk.com/clothing/vapour-ri...mock---93/
Its fairly tough given sensible use. Better than goretex. You can get similar trousers which are good for fieldwalking/standing around watching machines, but the knees do go through.
Baby puke is easy to clean off pertex, as are possets.