grangers performance waterproofer review

after one full year of continuous wear, the dwr pretty much wore off of my "stretch element" shell and the surface was absorbing water. i'd be dry on the inside, but you could tell that the outer layer wasnt shedding water as it should. probably to be expected due to buying it in china.

i tried out the grangers performance waterproofer wash-in. the first time i washed it in 2 cap fulls for one h2no 3-layer shell. after the wash, i put it directly into the dryer @ tumble dry, low heat since the shell says to only dry it on low heat. i pulled it out and only SOME of the water repellency was restored. some spots beaded and repelled as it should, but some spots still absorbed water.

i washed it again today with 2 cap fulls of grangers and set the dryer to MEDIUM heat as the bottle suggests for 40 mins, despite the shell's care instructions. this time it completely restored the water repellency. in one of several forums i browsed about the topic, it looks like the right amount of heat was the key. apparently the heat helps to spread out the grangers solution evenly over the shell. now, lets see how long it lasts once i start wearing it again... which wont be for another month or so. stay tuned.