I have both. For durability, they both behave the same and wear slightly faster than your high end brands. However, if you’re careful (which I typically am with my light gear) they can last several trips. I make sure I don’t snag them.

I prefer the 02 over the DriDucks because I sweat more in DriDucks. 02 figured out how to make their weave much more breathable. From another perspective, the DriDucks is a better wind jacket than the 02.

I think they make a nice pillow when they’re bunched up and a towel is placed over it.

I love how waterproof they are but for the last couple of years I haven’t been taking them as much since I’ve adored my umbrella. It’s faster to whip out and offers better large hail protection (which happened to me for 4 hours in the Tetons two weekends ago).

I much prefer the O2 gear to the DriDucks for several reasons. I find that the O2 gear is so breathable that I am able to wear it without worrying about sweating even if I am moving fairly quickly. I also prefer the feel of the O2 items against my skin: they feel more like regular clothing, and less like the plastic feel of the DriDucks. I am gentle with my O2 gear (and other gear as well), but do not try to baby it. I've sat on rocks with the pants, and not seen negative impacts from doing this occasionally. Another significant difference I note is that the DriDucks seem to split at the seams fairly easily, something I do not see with the O2. Part of the splitting issue may be that they stick to the skin more, so they may not move with you as well.Jim