Gore-Tex was invented by Robert Gore in the late 60’s. My first ever gore tex garment was a North Face “Extreme Gear” shell which I was quite proud of. I wore it constantly with little regard for its care and feeding. I should have figured out that a membrane is only functional when it’s clean and by the time I got around to using it in wet weather the membrane was quite plugged with dirt and I got just as wet as had I worn a garbage bag. Lesson learned the hard way.
December 31, 2021 at 7:03 pm
Gore-Tex was invented by Robert Gore in the late 60’s. My first ever gore tex garment was a North Face “Extreme Gear” shell which I was quite proud of. I wore it constantly with little regard for its care and feeding. I should have figured out that a membrane is only functional when it’s clean and by the time I got around to using it in wet weather the membrane was quite plugged with dirt and I got just as wet as had I worn a garbage bag. Lesson learned the hard way.