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Pertex® vs Gore-Tex® Technology: Which One Is Better?

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Pertex vs Gore-Tex Technology: Which One Is Better?

In these past few weeks, we have taken an interest in waterproof fabric technologies and because of that, we have looked at several of the top-quality options that are available today.

Gore-Tex®, being the staple of waterproof and breathable fabric technologies, has been the reference point in our comparisons of different fabrics and how they perform.

We have also seen different fabric technologies that are great alternatives to Gore-Tex, some of them being also a lot more affordable and today it’s time to look at one of those alternatives: Pertex®.

As per usual, we will first get started with the newcomer, in this case Pertex®, and then move on to Gore-Tex® and see how the two compare, while ultimately deciding which one is better.

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The North Face vs Columbia: Which Brand is Better?

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The North Face vs Columbia: Which Brand is Better?

Columbia vs. The North Face is today’s topic for our brand comparison. This is the second article in this new segment, in which we will take a look at two American sportswear brands, while focusing on their jackets mostly, of course.

We have done so in the past, too, by comparing the Columbia Bugaboo Interchange and The North Face Carto Triclimate jackets.

These are two of the most frequently featured brands in our selections, reviews, and comparisons because of their great jackets and outdoor gear. There are many reasons why we are so fond of both and reading further into this comparison, you will see for yourself.

Those of you who are familiar with either, or both of them, might be wondering as to why we are comparing these two particular brands, since they differ so much in price and that it might not be a fair judgment on either brand.

However, they are both American brands with a focus on sportswear and with considerable involvement in nature preservation and technological innovation for performance fabrics. So not too different after all.

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DryVent™ vs Gore-Tex® Technology: Which One is Better?

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DryVent vs Gore-Tex Technology: Which One is Better?

Welcome back to a comparison review! In this one, as you saw in the title, we will not be looking at two jackets versus each other, but instead, we will be focusing on fabric technologies.

Gore-Tex® and DryVent™ are two of the most popular fabrics used in modern outdoor apparel, especially jackets. They come with many specifics and features that have given them their well-deserved reputation, as we will see in this review.

The reason why we chose to do a comparison between two fabrics rather than jackets that might have either of these as part of their material, is because both of them come up quite often in our reviews and especially in our selections.

Because of that, we thought it would be best to have a separate piece for them both, so you will not only have a better understanding of what they are best for but also know how they compare to each other.

Besides, they are also the two most used fabrics in The North Face‘s jackets, a brand that we have reviewed extensively before.

Once again, we will be following the usual structure of looking at each separately and then comparing their different aspects and features to see how they fare. With that being said, let’s get started right away with Gore-Tex.

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