Has anyone tried wax cotton? https://www.fjallraven.com/us/en-us/about/our-materials/g100...
I have some items from Fjallraven which is made from a cotton/pollyester blend and I find it to be amazingly breathable and water resistant (when waxed).
The thing is, I own so much waterproof gear but I hardly do a great amount of anything in the actual rain, even if hiking or camping, I usually avoid wet weather, I suspect a log of people do?
I spend a lot of time in the snow but the was cotton works fine for snow.