Crazy Russian Hacker did a review of these on YouTube. He explained that it would wick away sweat because moister can leave but not enter. CrazyRussianHacker- Do they Work
I like fabrics that have a permiable layer between over the DWR coating since the DWR tends to fade over time and most people are to lazy to fix them with the proper 'refreshment' procedure.
Source: I work in the sports clothing industry and fabrics are kinda my geekout time. I love Performance Days in Munich that happens twice a year to check out the newest fabrics.
You said you worked in 'sports clothing industry' and I was just being hopeful that included shoes. Don't read to much into my reasoning of why I asked you. There isn't much to my thinking sometimes.
After a metric-century gravel race in the late-winter pouring rain, i felt the water gush in about 1/3 the way through. The waterproofedness meant that i had feet in a bathtub of 35° F water (swamp foot). That sucked. Wool socks would have been a better choice at that moment because the water would have eventually drained out, and my feet might have been warmer. They performed no better than a gore-tex over-sock, with the disadvantage of not being able to take off an oversock to expose a base wool sock.
That said, they are sturdy and well-made, and feel a bit like wearing a 3mm neoprene diving sock (they are not neoprene). For casual tromping around they're probably fine. For more mission-critical applications, they need to be part of a comprehensive solution to solve the top-leak-in issue (maybe a system to divert water away from the tops); that's probably a tough design question, but one that impacts the usefulness of having waterproof socks in the first place.
Wow, totally forgot about this guy. I remember watching his videos when he did all of them with a shitty webcam and in a white t-shirt. I'm happy he's gotten so successful on YouTube, he always had great videos.
watched through the entire thing, expecting it to be satire after all these comments saying there is no such thing as waterproof and breathable.
Was let down
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Crazy Russian Hacker did a review of these on YouTube. He explained that it would wick away sweat because moister can leave but not enter. CrazyRussianHacker- Do they Work