Kokatat Women's Stoke Dry Top (Hydrus 3.0)

Weekend warriors will enjoy the waterproof, breathable Women's Hydrus 3.0 Stoke Dry Top for their paddling adventures.

The Hydrus 3.0 Stoke is an excellent all-around dry top. Designed for weekend warriors to everyday paddlers, the Stoke provides outstanding performance and features Kokatat's proprietary waterproof and breathable Hydrus 3.0 fabric. Hydrus 3.0 consists of a tough Nylon outer layer with a DWR finish to keep water out while a polyurethane micro-porous middle layer and a soft polyester inner layer work in tandem to manage interior moisture. The Stoke has a dual adjustable neoprene outer skirt, a self-draining zippered chest pocket with a convenient key lanyard, factory sealed seams, latex wrist and neck gaskets, and is backed by Kokatat's limited lifetime warranty.

TECHNICAL SPECS

• Hydrus 3.0 (3 layer) fabric
• Latex gasket with neoprene punch through collar and cuffs
• Dual adjustable outer skirt incorporates "hook & loop" compatible neoprene
• Tropos Light inner skirt
• Self-draining, zippered chest pocket with key lanyard

PRODUCT CARE

Pro-Tip: A dry top is a kayak-centric garment by design. The effectiveness of a dry top very much depends on your choice of a sprayskirt, as a low-quality sprayskirt can implode under pressure or let water into the boat around the dry top. When buying a super high-quality dry top, consider upgrading your skirt (if it's old or basic) to match the same quality and performance.

Hydrus: We get a lot of questions from people interested in the comparison between Hydrus and GORE-TEX waterproofing, and whether we think its worth it. Hydrus is less expensive because Kokatat developed the material in-house, rather than paying a premium for another manufacturer's patented & proven material. Kokatat is the quality leader in drytops and drysuits and would not put their name on a product they don't stand behind the performance of. Is it as good as GORE-TEX? In our opinion, its probably close enough for those who really don't want to cough up the extra few hundred dollars for GORE-TEX. Hydrus performs above the level of most non-GORE-TEX competing options out there, and is still backed by Kokatat's Lifetime Warranty like their GORE-TEX garments are.