Puffy-over or under shell?

I used to do some alpine climbing BITD and the standard practice was you'd throw your puffy/insulation layer on over your shell once you got to the belay. This system would use your body heat to dry out your shell and additional layers while you were stationary. When it was time to climb again, you'd simply remove the insulation layer and get moving.
Dry the shell? Are we all talking about a hard shell layer or are some of you talking about soft shells (something I rarely use hunting)?
 
Dry the shell? Are we all talking about a hard shell layer or are some of you talking about soft shells (something I rarely use hunting)?

Whatever type of shell you were wearing depending on conditions. A lot of times it was a hard shell of some type if we were climbing ice. Its the same idea as a guys getting into their sleeping bags with wet gear on to dry it out.
 
Whatever type of shell you were wearing depending on conditions. A lot of times it was a hard shell of some type if we were climbing ice. Its the same idea as a guys getting into their sleeping bags with wet gear on to dry it out.
Except the hard shell doesn't adsorb moisture other than fabric wet out, I'd rather keep my insulation layer dry than trying to drive surface moisture off a hard shell.

If a soft shell sure, makes more sense.
 
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