yooper, have you tried any of the waterproofers available for feathers? I have never tried them, but I have heard good things about them. Personally, I use feathers for my recurve and vanes for my compound. I have to move to a fall away rest though because of clearence problems that I was having. I shoot four vanes helical on my setup. In my area, I hunt in a lot of rain and the feathers are just not practical for me. I use my recurve on the nicer days.