If you want to stay dry in the rain, you will need more than just good fabric, you will need a good garment--i.e. one that fits properly and does not allow wate

If you want to stay dry in the rain, you will need more than just good fabric, you will need a good garment--i.e. one that fits properly and does not allow water in through zippers, cuffs, or hood. The most common way for people to get wet in a rain jacket--aside from sweat--is rain hitting their face and then running down their chin and neck. If your face is getting wet from rain, your chest will get wet too. Breathable fabric can be waterproof; Gore-Tex is used in waders and dry suits, where it works fine under full immersion. Unlike most rain jackets, those garments have very good mechanical sealing. When they leak, it is almost always at a seam or a pin-hole (like from pushing through river-side thorns).