In many industries, a certain brand name more or less becomes synonymous with a type of product. Think of Kleenex, Band-Aid, Coke, or in the world of technical ski outerwear, Gore-Tex. Since 1976, the ...

This fall and winter, you’re going to be seeing a lot of new hardshell jackets and pants touting their use of the new Gore-Tex C-Knit waterproof-breathable membrane. What is it, how does it work and ...

Since the 1950s, Delaware-based high-tech engineering company W. L. Gore & Associates, most famous for Gore-Tex outdoor apparel, has been a non-hierarchical workplace where few employees have titles ...

It’s not often that the name of a product becomes synonymous with its entire category, but when it happens, it’s often for a good reason. That much is true with GORE-TEX®, a proprietary and ...

Dry feet are happy feet, and no fabric keeps water away from your toes better than GORE-TEX. Not only is the material being used in outerwear of all sorts, but it's also become a mainstay in cool-guy ...

Gore-Tex is just one of Gore's high-tech materials. Gore is probably best known for Gore-Tex, the breathable waterproof material used to make outerwear. That same material, technically known as ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, SPY.com may receive an affiliate commission. You’ve likely heard of it (and even more so in the past couple ...

Step inside the Portland factory where craftsmen painstakingly shape every piece of leather into a classic—but cutting-edge—American work boot. Nestled in the back of Danner’s Portland, Oregon factory ...

Designed to suit the needs of big-mountain athletes like Vivian Bruchez and Sean Pettit, Mountain Hardwear’s brand-new ...