Know Your Rating:Although there is no true standardization for waterproofing in regards to bags and garments, most brands are forthright about how impervious to water their products are. All you have to do is be willing to look into it. Either on the brand website or on the packaging itself...
Infinium Windstopper:As the only GORE-TEX material that’s not completely waterproof, Infinium Windstopper is certainly windproof, with billions of pores that are 900 times larger than water molecules, which lets sweat out while keeping you warm. It’s also DWR-coated for extra water repellance....
interpretation on things is that it may mislead the public or be seen as patronising. It also shows, presumably unintentionally, how little value is attached to paid library workers. The frequency such press releases result in angry responses and, in some cases, the need for apologies, is ...
OutDry also remains breathable without DWR coatings even if it is slightly less waterproof. 9. eVent While similar to GORE-TEX, eVent does not feature a polyurethane layer, making this fabric more breathable than GORE-TEX. eVent also offers slightly better waterproofing than GORE-TEX. How does...
fabric is relatively inexpensive, but versions of this fabric that have been designed to be waterproof or fire-resistant may be more costly. The most expensive type of Polartec fabric is NeoShell, which Polartec released recently as a competitor to GORE-TEX, OutDry, and similar waterproofing ...
Another piece of kit that will make things a lot more comfortable when it gets cold and wet, a pair of cycling gloves will provide insulation and waterproofing and will usually be breathable, so that your hands don't get sweaty. They'll usually include some padding in the palm as well, ...
The other approach is to wear a warmer, thinly insulated glove. You’ll sacrifice a little dexterity but have greater warmth. My top suggestion is theArc’teryx Alpha FLice climbing glove. They have 60g of Primaloft insulation and Gore-Tex lining for wind and waterproofing. Designed as...
the government would change and things would get better. Well, fourteen years later, the party in government has changed, but the Budget has changed nothing for public libraries and so I was, at this stage, only half right. The money set aside for local government is demonstrably insufficient...
The W.L. Gore corporation, however, is not fond of competition, and according to some sources, this inventor of GORE-TEX took aggressive action to limit the distribution of eVent. Combined with the undesirably temperamental attributes of this PU-free waterproofing material, competition with W.L...
Even if a product is made from tarp, it’s not going to keep all water out forever if its seams and zippers aren’t waterproof, too. Most of the time, waterproofing of seams is achieved via a coating or treatment (just like water-repellant fabrics). As such, the coating or treatment...