Gore-Tex Shoes, A Must Have for the Winter Months

Are you planning on going outdoors for the winter? Irrespective for what reason, the must have for the winter season are Gore-Tex shoes. Shoes which stay dry when you are missioning around the streets of downtown Brooklyn or Downtown Philadelphia. Although Gore-Tex technology has been around since 1969, its prominence faded in the last 20 years or so. Only hiking and mountain climbing shoes typically had the Gore-Tex logo, however in the last 2-3 years, all shoe manufacturers are making Gore-Tex products now. Great choice for the outdoor enthusiast, along with those who want to stay warm while ensuring that you remain dry and COVID19 free. If you don't know what Gore-Tex is, Gore-Tex is a waterproof, breathable fabric membrane and registered trademark of W. L. Gore and Associates. Invented in 1969, Gore-Tex can repel liquid water while allowing water vapor to pass through and is designed to be a lightweight, waterproof fabric for all-weather use. It is composed of stretched polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE), which is more commonly known by the generic trademarkTeflon. The material is formally known as the generic termexpanded PTFE (ePTFE).

Recently, the technology has been approved for the Mens Canadian NHL hockey team for their new Jerseys and some other hockey equipment, as in the past, some of their equipment wasn't waterproof. The mens and women's US Olympic hockey team is also incorporating Gore-Tex membrane fabric in their hockey equipment following Canada's lead in ensuring that the equipment is waterproof during the long hockey games, etc.

You should consider purchasing a good water-proof shoe. Rumors have it that Dupont and 3M are currently designing a comparable product to Gore-Tex, since the trademark patent for this fabric is ever so increasing popular in a number of shoes. I wonder if North Face will begin to purchase the Gore-Tex liner for their Sierra series jackets.