HG Pants, is it me or are they "pants" ?

I don't expect something to be 100% water tight, but I expect better when
I have spent so much on a pair of HG pants.

On the way down on Wednesday, the best description would be that during
the rain my arse felt "moist", and although things seemed dry when we got
to Tim and Anne's I would still say I felt "claggy".

Then, after the rain hit near Calais I had the same "moist" feeling again.

On inspection at Calais (dropping hands in pants, it does not feel like
they were damp. However when we got home, man hours later, Jean did say
that my long johns felt damp.

To me it felt like there was some "wicking" of moisture going on.

Although I bought these in December, it is their 1st real proper rain
test, my jacket s fine and the top half is dry

So, before I take them back to HG, what are other peoples opinions ?

Is it normal ?
Am I expecting too much ?

Will they just tell me to treat them with waterproofing ?

..

 

My top half was covered in a fleece and a HG textile jacket. It stayed
watertight, but seemed to lose its insulating properties after being
drenched for 3+ hours at 80+

If they're Gore-Tex, they shoudn't need proofing. The waterproof
membrane is sandwiched within the material. If they're not Gore-Te, a)
Why not and b) if they're nylon they should have taped seams to make
them watertight

I was wearing a pair of cheap ski salopettes over my leathers, which
seemed to do the trick with no dampness. They did feel a bit moist in
the crutch (fnar) where the tank had been funneling most of the rain
though.

My new boots were watertight (better than the shagged out Prexsports I
replaced them with)

Not bad overall, but I should have stopped and put on the extra
jumper ..

Paul.

 

I have the HG cruise trousers, also not cheap. In heavy rain I
experience the same dampness. I put it down to the Goretex not being
able to 'breath' when its effectively completely underwater. So, rather
than water getting in, it's vapour not being able to get out.

Just a theory.

 

I have cruise ones from HG & have never had this happen to me?

Maybe it's sweat?

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Nige,

Land Rover 90
Yamaha R1
Range Rover Vogue

 

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Probably sweat or condensation. My HGs didn't leak but that pooling
sensation on the ride home was unpleasant.

 

It sounds to me like they've not got a breathable liner so it's your sweat
that doesn't eveaporate making it feel like you've got a damp arse. I had
the same thing with some pants I got from J&S, so I took 'em back.

They seem to work OK if you've got a "wicking" undersuit on though.

 

Same theory as mine Simon.

 

It happens that YTC#1 formulated :

Moisture from the inside (sweat) possibly.

 

imo, yes.
imo, yes.

It's worse on the Wing, as I effectively sit in a shallow bowl of a
seat. The seat will fill up with water, unlike the seat on a
motorcycle.

My arse *felt* damp, but no dampness was evident on me shreddies.

Mirrors my theory. Plagiarist!

 

I had 3 layers on under neath, so insulation was OK.

They have the big FOAD words, GORE-TEX.

As happens with moots waterproofs IMO, it is always funnelled from the
tank.

 

On Mon, 03 May 2010 10:11:51 +0000, YTC#1 wrote:

All

Ta.

The breath/sweating theory sounds about right. I had taken my inner
lining out and maybe that would have prevented the dampness.

 

Sometimes, motorcycling can get exciting and you may 'glow' a little.
I think the rain outside makes this feel cold.

It happened to me when I first got mine and I hardy notice it now.
Main thing is; I haven't got wet in them yet.

I think so but I haven't tried any of them really expensive waterproofs.

They might give you new ones and eBay the ones you have?

 

probably - I've found a wicking layer, even in summer, adds to comfort. I
wear a pair of EDZ leggings although merino wool is supposedly better