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Their wordsIn the field, which is the only test that I care about, GORE-TEX and other WP/B fabrics fail, especially with long-term use and in prolonged wet conditions.
Their wordsI'm very confident, certain actually, that the performance of the new Active fabric will not match its marketing.
Our reading
The technology for a fabric that is both truly waterproof and truly breathable does not yet exist.
Their wordsHell, they want us to believe that it'll be as breathable as a base layer. Sorry, the technology does not exist yet.
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