Frag Out! Magazine
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GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort technology constitute a challenge for our test groups. The "tactical" LOWA Z-6S GTX® footwear, with a membrane classically placed to the boot (bootie style), has been assigned to the persons who have the greatest experience connected with a widely de- fined tactical operations, who spend the greatest amount of time at the shooting trainings. A dynamic of the such activities, effort, countless scenarios of the exercises con- stitute a perfect place and time to test this technology in the conditions that require an intensive activity where moisture wicking and breathability are of a crucial impor- tance for ensuring comfort. HAIX Nepal Pro GTX® footwear, that is the latest model in- troduced by the France's Armée de Terre as Chaussures de Combat Centre Europe (i.e. Combat Footwear [for] Central Europe), constitute "heavy weights" among a range of the desert boots with GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort technol- ogy. In this case, it is crucial to guarantee the best stabiliza- tion and security for feet in the situations of the long-term load in the harsh and demanding area what our testers, trekkers and enthusiasts of the mountain expeditions will test during the next few months. The totally uninsulated, unlined Meindl Equator Alpha GTX® patrol boots featuring GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort technology and a single wall upper construction are feath- erweights in our range of the tested gear. Light, with the highest lowest Ret value and minimum layer of insulation lining of its unlined construction , guarantee outstanding- ly high level of thermal comfort what combined with their waterproofness results in and quick drying out. This w What distinguishes Meindl Equator Alpha GTX® footwear from the remaining ones is a highly breathable three-layer upper laminate without a separate inner lining which ap- plication results in their real desert nature. The test team will check up if they deserve for their name and if GORE- TEX® Extended Comfort really allows for their comfortable wearing at the temperatures above 30°C. As it is noticeable the task is not easy, three cult brands of the tactical boots featuring GORE-TEX® Extended Comfort technology and tens (if not hundreds) of kilo- meters behind us. Will they meet our expectations and "demystify" a summer season for the footwear with GORE- TEX® membrane? We will see. En avant! FOOTWEAR