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Every specification on this site traces to a document. This page collects those documents in one place so any figure can be checked at its origin rather than taken on our word.
196 sources catalogued
Manufacturer documentation
Product pages and technical documentation published by the brands themselves.
- officialGORE-TEX brand technology overview
- officialGORE-TEX ePE membrane
- officialGORE-TEX PRO product line
- officialPatagonia H2No Performance Standard
- officialThe North Face FUTURELIGHT
- officialThe North Face — DryVent technology (US)
- officialThe North Face — DryVent technology (UK)
- officialThe North Face — Men's Antora Jacket (DryVent 2L) product page
- officialPertex Shield fabric range
- officialColumbia OutDry Extreme
- officialColumbia Omni-Tech
- officialHelly Hansen HELLY TECH overview
- officialHelly Hansen Odin 9 Worlds 3.0 jacket
- officialFjällräven Eco-Shell
- officialJack Wolfskin — RAINRUSH 2L JKT M product page
- officialJack Wolfskin — TRAILTIME 2L JKT M product page
- officialGORE-TEX technology overview
- officialMountain Equipment fabric technology
- officialeVent fabrics technology
- officialSympatex membrane technology
- officialToray Dermizax
- officialGORE-TEX PACLITE PLUS product technology
- officialGORE-TEX outerwear care instructions
- officialArc'teryx limited warranty (US)
- officialArc'teryx ReBIRD product service
- officialArc'teryx Beta Jacket (men's, US)
- officialPatagonia H2No Performance Standard
- officialPatagonia Ironclad Guarantee
- officialPatagonia Torrentshell 3L (men's, US)
- officialRab PFAS policy
- officialRab Service Centre
- officialRab waterproof repairs
- officialRab our story
- officialThe North Face our story
- officialThe North Face US warranty
- officialThe North Face UK warranty
- officialThe North Face FUTURELIGHT technology
- officialOutdoor Research Foray/Aspire 3L
- officialOutdoor Research warranty
- officialOutdoor Research technology directory
- officialColumbia our story
- officialColumbia US outerwear warranty
- officialColumbia OutDry Extreme guide
- officialHelly Hansen origin story
- officialHelly Hansen US warranty
- officialHELLY TECH technology overview
- officialMammut about us
- officialMammut international warranty
- officialMammut Alto Light HS
- officialFjällräven Eco-Shell material page
- officialFjällräven x GORE-TEX announcement
- officialFjällräven North American warranty
- officialJack Wolfskin company page
- officialJack Wolfskin repair service
- officialJack Wolfskin TEXAPORE
- officialMountain Equipment guarantee
- officialDRILITE technology page
- officialWash & Repair services
- officialMontane history
- officialWhat is PETRICHOR Technology
- officialMontane Guaranteed for Life terms
- officialMarmot our story
- officialMarmot US warranty and repair
- officialMarmot rainwear
- officialBlack Diamond heritage
- officialBlack Diamond warranty and repairs (NA)
- officialBlack Diamond warranty (EU)
- officialHaglöfs warranty
- officialHaglöfs PFAS statement
- officialHaglöfs Alper Proof (PROOF requirements)
- officialNorrøna history
- officialNorrøna claim and repair help
- officialfalketind GORE-TEX jacket
- officialSalomon who we are
- officialSalomon warranty support
- officialSalomon repair service
- officialadidas history
- officialadidas TERREX
- officialadidas warranty (Belgium)
- officialCotopaxi Impact Report 2025
- officialCotopaxi warranty and repairs
- officialCielo Rain Jacket (Canada)
- officialREI history
- officialREI Co-op Rainier rain jacket
- officialREI Co-op XeroCloud 3L rain jacket
- officialForclaz MT500 women's waterproof jacket (IE)
- officialDecathlon UK warranty information
- officialDecathlon UK: clean and re-waterproof your rain jacket
- officialDecathlon UK: iron-on waterproof patch repair
- officialDecathlon company history
- officialBerghaus Hydroshell technology page
- officialBerghaus Women's Fast Hike waterproof jacket
- officialBerghaus Product Lifetime Guarantee
- officialBerghaus company history
- officialVAUDE Escape Light women's rain jacket
- officialVAUDE Simony V women's jacket
- officialVAUDE Monviso II 3-layer hardshell
- officialVAUDE warranty information
- officialVAUDE repair process
- officialVAUDE care and repair
- officialVAUDE history
- officialMillet Seneca 2.5L jacket
- officialMillet Kamet GORE-TEX jacket
- officialMillet product warranty
- officialMillet after-sales repairs
- officialMillet history
- officialMountain Hardwear Stretch Ozonic jacket
- officialMountain Hardwear warranty FAQ (US scope)
- officialMountain Hardwear warranty intake
- officialMountain Hardwear since 1993
- officialRevolutionRace shell jackets category
- officialRevolutionRace Arcade 3L Lightweight Jacket
- officialRevolutionRace general terms
- officialRevolutionRace: how to wash waterproof clothing
- officialRevolutionRace annual report 2023/24
- officialKlättermusen Cutan fabric page
- officialKlättermusen Allgrön 2.0 jacket
- officialKlättermusen warranty
- officialKlättermusen repairs
- officialKlättermusen about us
- officialRains waterproof guide
- officialRains warranty
- officialRains care guide
- officialRains company page
- officialStutterheim fabrics page
- officialStutterheim FAQ
- officialStutterheim product care
- officialStutterheim repairs policy
- officialStutterheim about us
- officialPatagonia Torrentshell 3L product page
- officialArc'teryx Beta Jacket Men's product page
- officialGORE-TEX ePE membrane overview
- officialRab Men's Downpour Eco Waterproof Jacket product page
- officialPatagonia — H2No Performance Standard
- officialRab — Men's Downpour Mountain Waterproof Jacket
- officialMontane — Women's Phase Nano Waterproof Jacket
- officialGORE-TEX — GORE-TEX technology — next generation products with ePE membrane
- officialArc'teryx — Beta Jacket Men's
- officialHelly Hansen — Men's Odin 9 Worlds 3.0 Shell Jacket (63140)
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — GORE-TEX support — DWR (durable water repellent) care
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — Why do GORE-TEX garments need seam tape?
- officialPertex — Pertex Shield Air fabric technology
- officialThe North Face — Waterproof and breathable technologies
- officialHelly Hansen — Helly Tech support and technology overview
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — GORE-TEX PYRAD breathability technical sell sheet (Gore-Tex Professional)
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — GORE-TEX PACLITE PLUS product technology
- officialPertex — Pertex Shield fabric technology
- officialRab — Rab Lab — How do waterproofs work?
- officialMountain Equipment — Looking after your PFAS-free waterproof shell
- officialPatagonia — PFCs, PFAS and our materials
- officialThe North Face — FUTURELIGHT technology
- officialSympatex Technologies — Sympatex membrane factsheet
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — Introducing our new expanded polyethylene (ePE) membrane
- officialGeneral Electric (eVent Fabrics) — GE's waterproof, breathable eVent fabrics membranes awarded OEKO-TEX certification
- officialColumbia Sportswear — Omni-Tech technology overview
- officialBemis Worldwide — Bemis 3-layer seam tape selector guide
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — GORE-TEX brand — When is a garment waterproof?
- officialW. L. Gore & Associates — GORE-TEX brand — Frequently Asked Questions
- officialGore: wash your GORE-TEX jacket regularly
- officialPatagonia: how to wash your waterproof jacket (AU)
- officialPatagonia: how to wash a waterproof jacket (US)
- officialArc'teryx ReBIRD washing guide
- officialRab: how to wash waterproof jackets and pants
- officialArc'teryx ReBIRD DWR guide
- officialRab: how to reproof waterproof jackets and pants
- officialNikwax TX.Direct Wash-In
- officialNikwax TX.Direct Spray-On
- officialGrangers Clothing Repel
- officialGrangers Performance Repel Plus
- officialGORE-TEX repairs
- officialGORE-TEX UK repair service
- officialPatagonia: how do I know if my item can be repaired
- officialArc'teryx apparel repair guide
- officialRab: how to repair waterproof jackets and pants
- officialRab waterproof repairs service
- officialArc'teryx: how to care for hiking gear
- officialStutterheim: care for your raincoat
Standards and test methods
The published methods behind the figures manufacturers quote.
- standardISO — ISO 811:2018 catalogue entry and scope
- standardISO — ISO 811:2018 — Textiles: determination of resistance to water penetration, hydrostatic pressure test
- standardISO — ISO 24232:2024 catalogue entry (ISO/TC 94/SC 13, published October 2024)
- standardISO — ISO 24232:2024 — Protective clothing: protection against rain (publisher preview, clauses 1–4.6 readable)
- standardAATCC — TM127 Test Method for Water Resistance: Hydrostatic Pressure (publisher's scope summary)
- standardASTM International — ASTM D751 Standard Test Methods for Coated Fabrics (publisher's scope and section list)
- standardJapanese Standards Association — JIS L 1092:2009 — Testing methods for water resistance of textiles (English edition, preview)
- standardISO — ISO 11092:2014 — Textiles: physiological effects, measurement of thermal and water-vapour resistance under steady-state conditions (sweating guarded-hotplate test)
- standardASTM International — ASTM E96/E96M-24a — Standard test methods for gravimetric determination of water vapor transmission rate of materials
- standardISO — ISO 15496:2018 — Textiles: measurement of water vapour permeability of textiles for the purpose of quality control
- standardISO — ISO 9237:1995 — Textiles: determination of the permeability of fabrics to air
- standardASTM International — ASTM D737-18(2023) — Standard test method for air permeability of textile fabrics
- standardOECD — Reconciling terminology of the universe of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (Series on Risk Management No. 61, 2021)
- standardUS Environmental Protection Agency — Technical fact sheet — PFOS and PFOA
Third-party references
Independent technical references consulted where manufacturer documentation is silent.
- third-partyPolartec NeoShell technical sheet (dealer-hosted copy)
- third-partyÚNMS SR (Slovak Office of Standards, reproducing the CEN cover page of EN ISO 24232:2025) — STN EN ISO 24232 — Protective clothing: protection against rain (EN ISO 24232:2025 supersedes EN 343:2019)
- third-partyPolartec — Polartec NeoShell technical sheet
- third-partyJapanese Standards Association — JIS L 1099:2021 — Testing methods for water vapour permeability of textiles (full-text mirror)
- third-partyUL Solutions (summarising Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462) — PFHxA and related substances: Commission Regulation (EU) 2024/2462
A note on completeness
This list grows with the database. Where a page carries a specification without a source, treat that as a defect and tell us — it will either gain a source or lose the figure.