{"id":3990,"date":"2022-11-17T14:59:38","date_gmt":"2022-11-17T14:59:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/tkt\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2025-12-05T08:21:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-05T08:21:10","slug":"why-dont-modern-waterproofs-last-as-long","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.citrus-lime.com\/tkt\/why-dont-modern-waterproofs-last-as-long\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Waterproofs Used to Last Longer?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Did Waterproofs Used to Last Longer?<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Wondering why your waterproof jacket doesn\u2019t seem to last as long as it used to? This blog uncovers the surprising reason modern waterproofs behave differently\u2014and why it\u2019s actually better for the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-oswald-font-family\" id=\"1-is-camping-with-kids-a-nightmare\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">In SHORT&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul style=\"padding-left: 1.1em; text-align: left; --ub-list-item-icon-top: 3px;; --ub-list-item-icon-size: 0.9em; --ub-list-item-background-image: url('data:image\/svg+xml;utf8,&lt;svg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 256 512&quot;&gt;&lt;path fill=&quot;%23000000&quot; d=&quot;M160 64c0-11.8-6.5-22.6-16.9-28.2s-23-5-32.9 1.6l-96 64C-.5 111.2-4.4 131 5.4 145.8s29.7 18.7 44.4 8.9L96 123.8V416H32c-17.7 0-32 14.3-32 32s14.3 32 32 32h96 96c17.7 0 32-14.3 32-32s-14.3-32-32-32H160V64z&quot;&gt;&lt;\/path&gt;&lt;\/svg&gt;'); --ub-list-item-fa-li-top: 3px; --ub-list-item-spacing: 0px; 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Repel help keep your jacket performing like new with minimal effort.<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:37px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Did Waterproofs Used to Last Longer? Early Gore-Tex jackets were pretty heavy and clammy, but absolutely bombproof and would bead water for years with little to no care. From the perspective of someone buying these jackets, that was fine; you could put up with the weight and bulk because they just worked. Unfortunately, these jackets used particularly horrible chemicals on the outside of the fabrics to achieve this &#8211; the sort of chemicals that leak into the soil over time and never (and we mean, never) disappear. 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This means that even small volumes of emissions, like those that escape from millions of individual air conditioners when the units are disposed of at the end of their useful lives, can have a major climate impact.\u201d<\/i> \u2014 Inside Climate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Eco-Friendly Waterproofing: Is Durability a Necessary Sacrifice?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Since learning this, manufacturers have reduced the quantity of these harmful chemicals on the outer of the jackets you and I wear, replacing them with more sustainable alternatives. The downside to this is that the more sustainable alternatives simply aren\u2019t as durable. This is something we just need to live with; it\u2019s non-optional. This doesn\u2019t mean your jacket will leak\u2014the actual waterproof bit has essentially stayed the same\u2014it just means water won\u2019t bead off the outer fabric for as long as it once would. We call this \u2018wetting out\u2019. We&#8217;re not saying these more sustainable alternatives won&#8217;t ever catch up to previous levels of durability, though\u2014we just need to be patient.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How do we solve this?&nbsp;Eco-Friendly Waterproofing Dilemma<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>It\u2019s pretty easy\u2014just wash &amp; reproof the jacket more often. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.trekitt.co.uk\/clothing\/washing-water-repellency-care\/grangers-clothing-wash-and-repel-300ml__39994?utm_source=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+Grangers+2in1+Wash%2BRepel+&amp;utm_medium=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+Grangers+2in1+Wash%2BRepel+&amp;utm_campaign=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+Grangers+2in1+Wash%2BRepel+&amp;utm_id=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+Grangers+2in1+Wash%2BRepel+\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grangers Clothing Wash &amp; Repel<\/a> washes and reproofs in one singular wash, so it\u2019s not any harder than washing a load of towels, really. We\u2019ve got a good instructional video about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ldy0RHehMPc&amp;utm_source=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+YouTube+how+to+wash+your+waterproof&amp;utm_medium=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+YouTube+how+to+wash+your+waterproof&amp;utm_campaign=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+YouTube+how+to+wash+your+waterproof&amp;utm_id=11.11.2022+%7C+Why+don%27t+modern+waterproofs+%7C+YouTube+how+to+wash+your+waterproof\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">how to wash your waterproof jacket here<\/a>. This gets rid of all the sweat, skin oils and other bacteria that is living on the jacket and adds the water repellent coating back to the outer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, in conclusion, no, your modern-day waterproof jacket won\u2019t bead water for as long as its great grandad, but it also won\u2019t pollute the very environment we purchase this kit to visit. 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