Hi, so this’ll be my 'once in a blue moon' post,
I got a Fuera smock for Xmas and used it last week in the Peak District, walking and a little bit of bushcraft (Using my new GB – Small forest axe – Its wicked! – I have a bald patch on my leg it’s so sharp! Oh and it cuts trees down kinda good too) any-who... The first thing I did when I got mine was to use ‘Nikwax – TX direct’ to add a DWR, It was tipping down on the first morning and it held up perfectly to the driving rain on ‘the lords seat’ (nr Mam Tor). But, as this is not ‘water proof’, the next day once my pack had soaked through it pressed some (damp) water though the smock where my shoulder straps are! As a wind shirt it is fantastic, and if there is no pressure on the surface if works perfectly as a water proof, (I have used it since on a afternoon walk with no pack with about half an hour full-on rain and I was “bone dry” underneath. I like the front pocket but it’s in an odd place, I think this is to avoid clashing with your pack belt?
Hope this helps, Joe.
PS – I’m still going to use it the same as its fine for the most part, it’s a trade off between weight, pack size, cost, and effectiveness, if I could afford it I’d go eVent.
PPS – Thanks to all for an awesome information and reference source :You_Rock_ – I check in most days! I just wish I could contribute more.