Re: [RC] CLASSIC COVER UPS GORTEX - Sisu West Ranch
"..MADE OF GORTEX .."
Gore-Tex is great stuff. I had the good
fortune to examine some when Bill Gore was first getting into the
market.
My only reservation is that it is sensitive to
oily dirt. Early backpacker gear allowed the Gore-Tex to rest on the skin,
if a shirt was not worn under it. The users found that after a few
rainstorms, the skin oils killed it. At the time washing didn't solve the
problem because usually soap/detergent residues did the same thing. The
solution was to rinse the raincoat a couple of times in denatured
ethanol.
ED
Ed & Wendy Hauser 2994 Mittower
Road Victor, MT 59875
