• Frostbeard@lemmy.world
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    Don’t get anything made of GoreTex as that is produced by American comoany W. L. Gore & Associates. Fjellräven has decent cotton products that lasts. Personally I prefer Norwegian brand Bergans. You also have Härkila (finish) and Klättermusen (Swedish) last one primally focuses on light weight climbing gear

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      Don’t get GoreTex because it’s using PFAS chemicals which are harmful to the nature we’re out there to enjoy.

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      Don’t get goretex for the simple reason that the patent has expired anyway so any company can make the exact same product under another name anyway.

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        Now that is interesting to know!

        I was just reading a review of jackets where the praise the goretex brand. Though I guess there’s new technology from gotetex

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          They have a pretty substantial marketing budget to make people believe that their product is better but once the patent expires then that’s all you have to rely on, brand recognition.