Hoi, Er staat een test op outdoorsmagic, over het verschil tussen:
Gore's New Paclite,
Lowe Alpine's pre-production eVENT and
Paramo's latest directional fabric
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article.asp?UAN=1879
Als je geen zin hebt om het te lezen, hieronder de conclusie:
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Overall Conclusion
This was a pretty tough test and if you move relatively slowly or run on the cool side, we reckon all three of these fabrics will do the job for steady walking. That wasn't what we were testing for though and the results backed up what we expected from using both eVENT and New Paclite for mountain biking and running.
The bottom line seems to be that eVENT is slightly more comfortable and less clammy than New Paclite when working hard and pumping out the calories, but the Gore fabric has a slight edge once the hard work stops and it's time to dry out. We're not entirely sure why, but we suspect it's down to the buffering effect of the Paclite's liner layer.
They're very, very close in performance though and most people would be happy with either. Of course though, Paclite is a lightweight fabric while this version of eVENT is aimed squarely at Gore's XCR. Given that we know New Paclite is more breathable than three-ply XCR, we reckon eVENT is too, which means that Gore has a fight on its hands.
Finally, Paramo lived up to its claims to minimise condensation - there was none - but its warmth made the tester sweat more than the other fabrics and it took longer than either to dry the damp base layer on the descent. Of course there's more to Paramo than just breathability, but on the basis of this test, we were disappointed and surprised at its performance.
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grtz
Henk
The Recumbent Architecture Pivo
Gore's New Paclite,
Lowe Alpine's pre-production eVENT and
Paramo's latest directional fabric
http://www.outdoorsmagic.com/news/article.asp?UAN=1879
Als je geen zin hebt om het te lezen, hieronder de conclusie:
==================
Overall Conclusion
This was a pretty tough test and if you move relatively slowly or run on the cool side, we reckon all three of these fabrics will do the job for steady walking. That wasn't what we were testing for though and the results backed up what we expected from using both eVENT and New Paclite for mountain biking and running.
The bottom line seems to be that eVENT is slightly more comfortable and less clammy than New Paclite when working hard and pumping out the calories, but the Gore fabric has a slight edge once the hard work stops and it's time to dry out. We're not entirely sure why, but we suspect it's down to the buffering effect of the Paclite's liner layer.
They're very, very close in performance though and most people would be happy with either. Of course though, Paclite is a lightweight fabric while this version of eVENT is aimed squarely at Gore's XCR. Given that we know New Paclite is more breathable than three-ply XCR, we reckon eVENT is too, which means that Gore has a fight on its hands.
Finally, Paramo lived up to its claims to minimise condensation - there was none - but its warmth made the tester sweat more than the other fabrics and it took longer than either to dry the damp base layer on the descent. Of course there's more to Paramo than just breathability, but on the basis of this test, we were disappointed and surprised at its performance.
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grtz
Henk
The Recumbent Architecture Pivo
