I believe that there is a problem with the material used in the HE rain coats dating back to 18 months ago. Its a known problem and if you take your jacket back it should be replaced. Apparently if you hold the jacket up to the sun and look through a single layer of material, the ones with the issue will have very small but visible holes through the fabric. Bad batch of fabric is the issue. My brother is in the process of having his replaced by the factory. My 3-4 year old HE rain coat has been fine. Just re-treated it last weekend.
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