Picture it: you’ve been hiking in a steady rain for half an hour when you start to get the sneaking suspicion that, despite the weather shield promised by your pricey Arc’teryx rain jacket, your shoulders are soggy. A quick check confirms that, indeed, your base layer has two dark patches where you should be dry. What do you do?
A lot of people would decide it’s time for an upgrade, even though they may have spent upwards of $400 on a high-quality model like the Arc’teryx Beta LT (or as much as $600 on the Beta AR Stormhood). That old jacket might end up on eBay (or worse, the landfill), and you could form the opinion that Arc’teryx jackets aren’t very good, even though they’re considered some of the best waterproof jackets around.
