Gore On Tour

Gore is touring the UK for the next five weeks with the Experiential Rig Roadshow, an interactive exhibition, which is designed to let you try out Gore-Tex technologies at firsthand.


There are three weather simulators on the mobile stand. The Climate Cube gives your feet a range of activities and extreme weather situations to choose from. You can select motorcycling, commuting or hiking and your Gore-Tex clad feet with be successively frozen, heated and exposed to driving rain.

The Glove Tester is designed to demonstrate Gore's new 2 in 1 glove technology  which uses a double chamber construction to optimise grip without compromising insulation - your ski pole-holding had is alternately sprinkled with water then blown with both hot and cold air.

Finally the Tri Tester allows the participant to feel the waterproof, windproof and breathable qualities of GORE-TEX® fabric., it says here.

Along with the interactive torture chambers, there are examples of products from top brands like Arc’Teryx, Berghaus, Clarks, Craghoppers, Dubarry, Ecco, Mountain Equipment, Musto, Rukka, Salomon, The North Face, Terra Nova and Trekmates.

Remaining dates on the Gore tour are

27 October to 1 November - The Trafford Centre, Manchester.
5 November - 8 November - Silverburn, Scotland.
10 November – 15 November -  Meadow Hall, Sheffield.
17 November – 22 November - Westfield, London.

More about Gore fabrics at www.gore-tex.co.uk where you can find a link to the Experiential Rig microsite.