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Originally Posted by N1ckR
I've had Hein Gericke's Tourag jacket and trousers for 3 winters now. First winter they were 100% water proof, 2nd winter a good coat of Nikwax and they stayed water proof, but this year I've Nik waxed twice and they start to leak after a few weeks (I do 30 miles daily). Can't complain as I have covered a lot of miles on them.
Cheers Nick.
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HG are having their sale right now according to their blurb.
Before you buy some more kit you might want to check with HG about the full procedures for gortex maintenance, assuming that the Toureg stuff that you have is using gortex (they have that sheltex material as well, but it does not seem to be as waterproof) - if the local shop staff don't know what they are talking about it is worth checking with the head office - in summary, gortex leaks when the pores are dirty, but it is re-newed by the correct washing procedures.
If this doesn't float your boat, then I also use the non-waterproof version of the toureg jacket with a "Held" (another german manuf) brand of waterproof over jacket which works just fine. The Held jacket is fully waterproof and windproof with a high collar, belt around the waist to stop it blowing around in the wind etc, just like Bolla describes - just a few quid on ebay (where else!!?).
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Dave
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