Soft shell vs. WB shell

“A good ole gear thread!

Anyway, I was wondering about using a softshell instead of a WB shell. Now, a softshell isn't probably going to be able to beat my 10oz. patagucci wb shell. Maybe not even my classic Marmot windshirt, especially when I treat it with nixwax.

Now, what exactly are the advantages of a softshell? Breathable, water resistant? Is that it?”

“What's WB?”

“Sorry. Waterproof/breathable e.g. Goretex, etc.”

“Johnnywalker needs shoftshell trousers because he sweats too much for G-Tex. G-Tex, however, will protect you much better from rain and really harsh wind. JW wear a TNF G-Tex top, BTW.”

“ah, W/B...”

“JW wear a TNF G-Tex top, BTW.

translation please”

“I assume Johnnywalker wears a North Face Goretex top, by the way. :)

So, it that the appeal? High areobic activity and it provides some water/wind resistance? Seems like my marmot windshirt does that pretty well...”

“I wore my marmot windshirt in 20 degree weather with a lightweight wool baselayer underneath it...and I got steamy in it....

After that experience, I'm thinking I really like my old OLD worn out (not nearly warm as it used to be) fleece jacket...and if its really friggen cold and or the wind is howling, I find that the driclime jacket fits underneath the fleece quite nicely to block the wind.”

“I've not seen the attraction of the softshell jackets - other than they look "outdoorsy" on the pretty people walking around the malls.”

“Yeah, I mean, that's sorta it, eh Roam? It looks "less outdoorsy"?”

“base layer with my North Face wind jacket..np..”

“i like soft shells better cause you can eat the whole crab...you don't get all messy and cut your hands up like you do when cracking open a hard-shell crab”

“earth to thrifty.......”

“Sheeyat, I just about five pounds of Dungeness the other night and it rocked the partay!!!!!”

“sorry, i guess i forgot to type that in sarcastic font”

“Dude, I was just making convo, albeit, poorly....”

“dude, my comment was to chappy”

“Dude!”

“hey rosey, you just about five pounds? what? LOL.”

“Ha! Apparently, smoked...”