Sausage Secrets Unveiled
What are we talking about?
Posted: 3 July 2001
by Jon
WL Gore are going to be releasing their new Windstopper Next 2
Skin technology in Europe early next year.
Outdoor companies including Mountain Equipment and the North Face
are due to debut the windproof base-layer fabric in the UK following
extensive development work in both Europe and the Unted
States.
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Gore operatives spilled the beans
after
offers of beer and sausages
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Over traditional Bavarian sausages and beer, Gore operatives let
slip a few vital details about the new fabric. Apparently some 15,000
test hours and between 50 and 100 prototype garments have gone into
the new fabric. It is claimed to allow as much exercise heat loss as
a conventional base layer, while being windproof and being
significantly more breathable than a base layer / wind shell
combination.
The upshot, they say is that the new fabric will keep you 'up to
50 per-cent warmer in windy conditions' and provide superior moisture
management. They also took the opportunity to savage the highly
wind-resistant '95-per-cent windproof fabrics from rivals saying that
though the result may be comfortable, you will still lose significant
body heat as a result compared to a truly windproof garment.
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