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Water-resistant vs. Waterproof Raincoat
Dear Friends,
As you might have guessed, water-resistant means a lower level of protection. The fabric of this kind can withstand a light drizzle but a long period in the elements will certainly leave you soaked. The water-resistant jacket will probably have coating of DWR (durable water repellent) which is not permanent and may need to be re-applied. If you don’t have to deal with a lot of rain, this might be your perfect raincoat.
Waterproof material, on the other hand, is made using special technology (such as Gore-tex or similar) and tested in laboratory using the hydrostatic head test which determines how tall a column of water (measured in mm) a fabric can hold before water starts to leek through it. Anything above 3,000 mm is considered waterproof and the number can go up to even 20,000 mm. “Ducktail Raincoats” fabric is tested to withhold 10,000 mm and thus is completely waterproof.
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