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Wet and cold

Rain falling, and the air is also the problem.

This is the page this site exists for. The stack does not close here, and the reason is simple enough to state in one sentence: a rain shell is not a warm layer, and this catalog does not carry a warm layer to put under it. Everything below is an account of what these listings do and do not say. It is not a plan, and there are no figures in it, because none of these 55 listings gives any.

The rungs, in order

1. The shirt layer

   Closed by Button-Down Shirts

   The base, unchanged.

   The shirt layer · Button-Down Shirts

2. The knit layer

   Closed by Cardigans

   A knit over the shirt. The catalog closes this rung.

   The knit layer · Cardigans

3. The sweatshirt layer

   Closed by Women's Hoodies

   A second knitted layer with a hood. The catalog closes this rung too, and this is as far as its thickness goes.

   The sweatshirt layer · Women's Hoodies

4. insulation

   Nothing here closes it

   Nothing here fills it. Not one of the 55 listings on this site describes down, synthetic fill or a base layer, and not one states a temperature range. This rung stays open no matter what is selected.

5. The weather shell

   Closed by Raincoats

   The outermost slot, closed by nine listings, none of which claims warmth. One of them prints the word unlined about itself.

   The weather shell · Raincoats

What the listings actually say

The rain listings talk about water and say nothing about warmth, which is accurate rather than evasive. One of them describes itself as unlined in its own words. Three describe a lining, which is a second layer of fabric and not fill. The knit and sweatshirt listings talk about thickness and say nothing about water. Put together, those two halves cover two different jobs and leave the rung between them empty, and no combination of them closes it.

What to check instead

• Whether the shell listing states that it is lined or unlined, since four of the nine state either
• Whether the layer under the shell can be opened, because a pullover under a shell cannot be adjusted
• Whether anything in the listing is a warmth statement at all, which for these nine is never

The words this condition runs into

• Waterproof and water-resistant
• Breathable and quick dry

Sources

• AATCC — Standard Test Methods and ProceduresThe published list of AATCC test methods, including the ultraviolet transmission method and the hydrostatic pressure method by name.
• Federal Trade Commission — Policy Statement Regarding Advertising SubstantiationThe FTC statement that an objective product claim has to have support behind it.
• Federal Trade Commission — Advertising FAQ’s: A Guide for Small BusinessPlain-language FTC guidance on what an advertising claim has to be able to back up.