Finally found a pattern I like and i got this pullover made it's made of tyvec 1443 it is a size large and weighs 3.70 ounces. It has elastic cuffs a adjustable hood with a visor and a shockcord waist. In essence what this is is a lighter more durable version of driducks. the fit is also better as well as craftsmanship. they will be available early January of 2012 for around 50$ for jacket and pants sizes will be as follows sm/med, lrg, xl. info will be up on alter ego's website soon





sorry for the crappy pics guys i'll get better ones as soon as possible

It looks good William.

thank you! it looks very baggy in the pictures but this is because its a size large and i am 5,9 and 140 so i don't really fill it up lol the fit is quite good though

I would buy one of those........

Looks good. I like the name too.

after this collage semester ends i am going to stockpile all of the items i am selling and will go into full swing January with all of Alter Ego's gear in stock. This is a bold statement but as far as i can see this is the lightest breathable rain jacket available. I could be wrong but that appears to be the case

William,
What about a XXL for us big boned guys?

M

I'm definitely interested.

i would have to find a pattern for xxl but for the extra cost of the pattern i don't see why not

I love it! It's just what I've been looking for. Will it be $50 for the combo or $50 each peice?

it will be 50$ish for the pair so you get a jacket and a pair of pants

Is this a commercially available pattern? I could definitely see this in M90 or SevenD fabric as a windshirt.

Love the design, weight and low cost, but be warned, Tyvek 1443R is NOT waterproof - only highly water resistant. It has a hydrostatic head of approximately 1200 mm when new (source: http://www2.dupont.com/Tyvek/en_US/products/product_properties.html#barrier). I can't find any info about the hydrostatic head of 3M Propore so I don't know how it compares to Driducks.

Andrew

Yes Andrew your right about it not being completely waterproof I have however been in downpours that lasted hours in mine and it didn't wet out

Would definitely be interested in reading some reviews once this gets into some peoples hands.

Funny how much arguing about waterproof numbers you see on here. Personally, I could care less what the HH is, I just wanna know if I'm gonna get wet in a heavy downpour. User reviews > numbers when I decide to buy something I can't try for myself.

I'm interested.

That's great price. As far as the waterproof thing goes, I'm with Nick. Technically SilNylon isn't waterproof either but it makes one heck of a tarp all the same. The only thing I wanna know is will it keep my down dry.

Back in a thread about silnylon waterproofing someone mentioned that the HH needs to be higher if the surface isn't sloping. What this would mean is that most likely place for a leak would be on the shoulder area. I wonder if it would be worth putting just a bit of silnylon on the top of the shoulders?

Have you thought of making a skirt for the bottom? Maybe it could double as a ground cloth or shelter addition. What about a poncho version?

+1 to the skirt idea (but I call it a "wrap"). ; )