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ChiefSilverback

28/08/08 15:43

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Ok, I must confess the new nano/particle treatment that Hi-Tec are about to start selling looks seriously impressive and possibly the holy grail of breathable, waterproof footwear, bit I'm a little confused.....

I read somewhere that the treatment originates from research into make NBC combat clothing to protect soliders from chemical/biological weapons and the fall out from a nuclear blast.

Question is if the treatment is impervious to nerve agents and radiation, how on earth is my sweat supposed to get through it?

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Tinny

28/08/08 17:26

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It looks interesting but how long will it last scraped by rocks, scree, scottish bogs, crossing streams, How long is the waterproof guarantee? Ive tried gore and event in boots event was absolute rubbish Gore lasted longer however Event works perfectly in my waterproof jacket I hope this new stuff actually works.

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ChiefSilverback

28/08/08 18:20

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It's supposed to attach itself to every molecule in the material so even if you scrape of the outermost layer the next layer down is just as waterproof!?!?

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Tinny

28/08/08 19:45

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It sounds too good to be true!

28/08/08 21:40

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so did goretex

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peter H

28/08/08 21:56

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If something sounds too good to be true, it usually is.

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ChiefSilverback

29/08/08 00:27

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Have you seen the YouTube clip linked on the mainpage of the site?

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Robert Harrison

29/08/08 00:46

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ChiefSilverback wrote (see)

Question is if the treatment is impervious to nerve agents and radiation, how on earth is my sweat supposed to get through it?

because water vapour molecules are small and gaseous, but nerve agents chemicals are big and usually liquid, and radioactive dust can be kept out like any other other dust.

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Faraway

30/08/08 14:21

What about the actual boots themselves? This treatment is applied to the V-Lite Altitude Ultra WP boots - anyone tried them yet? What "season" rating do the boots have? Would they be good on LDP's for example?

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