Moisture Seepage

[Elkfever]

What do you all do to keep moisture from seeping from the cuff of your jacket and glove up your sleeve?
Those running the FL/Kuiu/Sitka hard shells, are you guys experiencing this problem? Would the exterior fabric of a hard shell potentially solve this?

On my second set of Cabelas MT0500 rain jacket (its more of a soft shell, Gore Tex fabric than a hard shell) in the last 10+ years and I've been generally happy. The brushed fabric, I'm thinking, soaks up moisture and instead of beading up and running off, it just soaks in around openings (cuffs/hood) and eventually seeps inside the jacket. I've tried different methods of tucking/cinching my gloves/jacket cuff tabs to alleviate the problem but today's soaker in SW WA, had me wet and miserable within a 1/2 hr from leaving the truck. Nikwax Soft Shell Proof arrived in the mail today, so I'll give that a try.

 

[todd kelly]

My last two rain jackets (kuiu yukon and way over priced sitka) both have rubber cuffs with a Velcro closure. Tighten them up and I have had zero issues with water going up my arm while glassing or soaking up like a wick.... best feature of both jackets.

 

[trevore]

Get yourself some DWR to spray on your jacket. I use some stuff called Revivex spray on and tumble dry It will keep the water beaded up on your jacket so it doesn't wick around

 

[Lindley]

My last two rain jackets (kuiu yukon and way over priced sitka) both have rubber cuffs with a Velcro closure. Tighten them up and I have had zero issues with water going up my arm while glassing or soaking up like a wick.... best feature of both jackets.

Exactly. Rubber cuffs stopped that cold wet trickle we have all experienced in the past. (using the agreeable overpriced Sitka Stormfront)