Ion-mask has been around for a while now. We first saw it on Hi-Tec's walking range a few years back, Timberland has it too and now Teva has followed up its ion-mask-treated, flat-pedal mountain bike shoes with a new model, the Fuse-Ion - geddit

The liquid-repellent treatment ion-mask,which is used by outdoors footwear specialist Hi-Tec has landed its seventh industry awardat the 2009 Company Clothing Awards.Ion-mask was originally developed by the Ministry of Defence to protectsoldiers

British outdoor accessory specialist, Trekmates has landed one of the coveted  OutDoor INDUSTRY AWARD 2012 gongs for a new glove, which uses the ion-mask liquid repellent nano-coating technology, which we've previously encountered on footwear from

-Lite range and philosophyand the innovative but slightly misunderstood ion mask waterproofingtechnology. Ion mask is an interesting one. It's a treatment which isapplied to the entire boot and coats every fibre with water repellancy.That means you keep

Hi Tec V-Lite AltitudeUltra WPi - First Look   Price:£80 SRP Weight: 1140grammes (pair 43) Features:Lightweight nubuck leather walking boots with ion-mask waterprooftechnology, fully

The big news from footwear specialists Hi-Tec is aninnovative nanot-echnology waterproofing technology called IonMask which will be appearing in their range from this autumn, orpretty much now in fact.Based on military technology, the treatment

necessary.There's a Shoc-Pad in the heel to add cushioning, while the uppers feature flexible armour in key wear areas. Finally Teva is using the all-over Ion-Mask water repellent treatement, we think for the first time, to improve wet conditions performance

Hi-Tec's Ion Mask waterproofingtechnology. sort of...So far Richard has rather suggestibly answered around 700 kitqueries and you can find all his past answers together witha search mechanism at the AskRichard Gear section of the site.Browse through

this year.The original Teva Links is a low-cut shoe designed to be compatible with flat pedal, treated with the ion.mask water repellent nano-technology and using Teva's semi-sticky Spider Rubber sole to give good grip on pedals equipped with pins.Our take

-Tec is simply making far better kit these days.The Sierra Lite I WP, for example, comes complete with a custom Vibram sole unit and has an ion-mask water repellent treatment, which means the whole boots is highly water resistant. Lace hooks a decent quality