gravis86 t1_ivpdm72 wrote on November 9, 2022 at 5:15 PM

Reply to comment by SP919212973 in I'm having a hard time sifting through all the brands and types of winter jackets to pick one that'll last. by kingofallnorway

Just popping in to add that I’ve tried so many of the “JuSt As GoOd As GoREtEx” brands and can confirm that no, they are not just as good as Gore-Tex.

Granted I live in the PNW and used to ride a motorcycle year-round so my stuff got a bit more wet (and stayed wet longer) than most other people’s, but it really opened my eyes up to how good the Gore-Tex stuff is. Nothing comes close.

cherlin t1_ivrpel0 wrote on November 10, 2022 at 2:49 AM

Patagonia's H2NO is pretty close, but outside of that gore-tex doesn't have an equal imo.