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无意中看到的，一个ArcTeryx加拿大员工答网友的提问：
简单的说应为GoreTex防水透气性很均衡，而且耐用性好，A是不用Performance Shell材料的，因为没有什么突出的优点。
另外就是A和G公司的关系很好，好到一起爬山……
还有些A公司的工厂图：
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mkwilliams/sets/72157622070413952/show/
Doog
on Jun 15th, 2009
@ 6:22 PM:
Michael
It was really cool to meet you here at Arc’teryx a few weeks ago! Michael got to know one of our Managers here through a friend-of-a-friend, and we ended up inviting him out to see what we are all about.
As an Arc’employee, I thought I’d chime in and answer a couple of questions that have come up here.
GORE-TEX: why do we use it?
We’ve done a huge amount of testing, and yes, it does breath! I’ll admit it doesn’t breath as much as some other fabrics, but then those fabrics wouldn’t be waterproof. That’s why we were a big part of bringing in the Softshell revolution 10 years ago, (we helped develop Power Shield with Polartec). As for GORE-TEX—it and a banner bluebird day don’t really mix. However, if the weather is Scottish, GORE-TEX does what it says – it keeps you dry, is windproof, and it does breath enough to keep the transport of moisture happening, so you stay comfortable.
Also, keep in mind that different GORE-TEX systems breath at different levels. GORE-TEX Pro Shell is the best, but also the costliest (isn’t that always the way?), and GORE-TEX Performance Shell is down the scale in cost and not as good in overall performance (BTW – we don’t use Performance Shell. Not that it isn’t good – just not good enough for us! Yes, we are gear snobs…).
How does GORE-TEX compare to other windproof, breathable, waterproof fabrics?
GORE-TEX Pro Shell is at the top of the heap in initial performance (it works really well right out of the box), as do two other fabric systems. But after 200 hard days of use with 20 washings in between, GORE-TEX Pro Shell is the only one that still performs very closely to it’s first day performance. None of the other fabric systems have this level of durability. And that’s the reason we keep using it: it’s durability is far above the competition. By a long shot.
That sort of answers the next question: no law suits are going down between us and Gore. Fact is, it is about as healthy a professional relationship as exists. Our VP of R&D just got back from Alaska, trying to climb some new alpine routes, with our GORE-TEX sales rep. And this was their second time. So we are pretty close. We do share a load of our R&D with Gore, which goes a long way in helping them develop new fabrics and systems.
We have explored and tested a number of different waterproof systems, and continue testing them. When we find one that performs and lasts as long as we think it should, we’ll use it. And yes, we’ll let Gore know, too…
Michael – thanks for coming to see what we are all about. It’s a fun company to work with, and as you saw we’re a little nuts about making really good shit.
I hope this doesn’t come across as too commercial – I am biased, but all this stuff is true…
无论从图还是Doog的另一个回复，都可以看出加产A其实是Made by Chinese in Canada :D
Doog
on Jul 16th, 2009
@ 10:20 AM:
Just a quick comment to Tien on Arc’teryx’s predominantly Asian employee base: Welcome to Vancouver, melting pot of the Pacific. In Vancouver, English is now NOT the first language of more than 50% of the population. Chinese, Indians, Iranians, Koreans, Philipino, Vietnamese… and somewhere in there are a few white guys! |
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