I bought the Frogg Toggs All Sport rain suit as my old and trusty Goretex windbreaker had worn out. A lot of reviews said FT's DRIPORE GEN 2 middle layer was better than Goretex in the breathability department which is very important to me as a hiker, backpacker in Florida (humidity!!). I got them this past week and used them for the first time yesterday (Sunday, Jan. 15) to paddle my kayak escorting a swimmer across Tampa Bay for the annual Frogman Swim. The air temp at launch was 47 deg. Water temp was warmer but not by much. I have a sit-on-top kayak so I wore the FT suit to keep my warmer under-layers dry. With a significant wind churning up the water and making the feels like temp around 41 deg. I felt warm and dry due in large part to the FT suit. Due to our course across the bay waves were hitting me broadside with water splashing into the cockpit. The FT suit shedded the water wonderfully so I stayed dry.It also kept the wind from chilling me even tho I had poly underlayers on. I also did not sweat much as I had in the past with my older and failing Goretex suit. The FT material is stiff but I don't care as long as it keeps me warm and dry. To me, this was a great text of FT's capabilities for waterproofness and breathability and it scores high marks! I'm very happy with it and hope the suit last the decades that my Goretex suit did.
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]