Thanks for the detailed clarification. As to the DWR, my experience says that the best GoreTex jacket is one without a nylon outer layer, and therefore no need for DWR. The GoreTex Shakedry jackets finally delivered on the promise GoreTex had made for 50 years. And they did it by just giving you a jacket made out of a sheet of GoreTex and nothing else. No nylon outer layer, no need to mess with DWR. As it turns out, none of that was necessary to make a workable jacket, save one thing: Shakedry jackets are not very durable. IOW, you don’t want to wear a pack with it, the pack straps will rub through the material. But if you’re not carrying a pack, and just going on a bike ride or a run, this is by far the best jacket I’ve ever owned, and I’ll cry real tears when it dies. Hopefully there will be workable alternatives by then.