I have used both liquid and powder and had acceptable results with both. It does make the feather a little stiff, but arrow flight was still good. Its not as much an issue now, as I don't stay out in the rain these days.

I solved the problem, I never hunt in the rain I don't have to worry about loosening the blood trail.

Go to Home Depot to the paint department and get some Rust-Oleum Never Wet Outdoor Fabric water proofing spray. Follow the instructions, they give reference to temperatures and humidity levels, you need to spray them outdoors and let dry 24 hours. The feathers need to not be touching anything while drying so figure out how you're going to prop the arrows up for drying. You can thank me later;-)

Seems like I heard of that stuff somewhere David. Hope it doesn't  tighten the blood trail.

Want to try one of these Rustoleum Never Wet products, but not sure which one to try... Looked online and there are multiple options... old_goat2 says "Outdoor Fabric"and dhaverstick says 2-part type... Can anyone clarify?

Haven't used but the one version, it's easy to apply in one step and I've had arrows sitting in the grass at my archery club for over a month and through two heavy wet spring blizzards and still looked like it's companion mates in my quiver!

Thanks Dave... Think I'll try the Never Wet Outdoor Fabric water proofing spray first... Much obliged...

Dave - Found some Rust-Oleum Never Wet "Fabric"water proofing spray at Lowes, and on the lisle said "Outdoor Fabric", yet on the bottle only says "Fabric" is this the same stuff?