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Originally Posted by rockafella
Just a follow up on how the Allwin Stealth Dintex is holding up. So today, we had our first real downpour and I had a chance to test it in a real world situation.
Spent 30 minutes outside hood up- the jackets' external layer was soaked thoroughly - iPhone in front chest pocket, iPod in right upper arm pocket, long sleeve CF thermal shirt worn underneath.
I did not feel any leakage, however upon removeing the jacket I noticed that there were a couple of spots at the seams where the water had penetrated through to the inner lining of the shell (please note that the real TAD stealth soft-shell is not a water proof shell) The largest wet spots were at the seamline running down the arm right above the cuff on both arms, at the small I'D pocket on the left arm and at the bottom of the main front zipper. There were also very minor leaks at one of the elbow seams, a very small leak on the inside of the front right chest pocket.
The brim on the hood worked great printing any raindrops from entering the hood opening or the front collar/neck guard.
When I got back inside I hung the jacket on the back of my chair and after 45 mins (at room temperature) all but the right shoulder and underneath the hood, at the upper back of the jacket (hood down) was still wet.
The front zip, which was a bit stiff and took a bit fiddling around with is now functioning perfectly. The 'sharp' metal edges on the top of the front zip, and the right arm venting zip have now been completely resolved by flattening the edge with some needle-nose pliers. I have been wearing this jacket every single day since I got it and I am still very satisfied with it's performance.
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I have both the real TAD v3 shark skin soft shell and the Allwin replica, they are quite different , real TAD does have waterproof function and it work a lot better than the allwin product regarding on this point, also much more comfortable. You need to lay your hand on the real thing before you give a conclusion.