Bathroom Exahaust: Vent Verticle or horizontal

[vdotmatrix]

I am replacing the old 20 year old noise box in the bathroom with a panasonic FV-11VHL2 . I have the option now to put in a broan RVK1a kit straight up through the roof or laterally to the soffit.

I keep thinking that if I vent straight up I'll have water condensing and dripping back down into the fan assembly-kaboom!!! but If I vent sideways to the soffit and vent out to the side i'll minimize issues with water and my new fan.

WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK

[HayZee518]

go to the west young man! yeah do the soffit route. you'll get lot of problems if you go through the roof.

[vdotmatrix]

Yeah
that's what I envisioned, although I was all hot to cut a hole in the roof and slide that thing in there as seen through this youtube video...., and thumb my nose at a roofing company that wanted $400 to cut a hole and slide the vent between a few shingles, 4 roofing tacks.

Thanks Man!

Vincent