I've been wearing ventile on and off since 1984. I was seduced away for a while by the claims of goretex. I went back after getting a soaking from condensation too often. Ventile is an all round better choice IMHO. I would second all of the positive comments given above but also add that unlike artificial fibres ventile also behaves well when hit by sparks from a fire. Very usefull for bushcraft or survival use.