industry buzz about eVent

eVent fabric is receiving astounding reviews and awards from industry press around the world, including Outside and Backpacker in the USA as well as Outdoor Magazine in Germany.

Check out the eVent fabrics media blog for the latest media clips:

"...without doubt eVent is the most breathable membrane"
- Outdoor magazine, Germany


"eVent fabric is the most breathable waterproof material we've ever worn."
- Backpacker magazine, USA


"The three-layer eVent fabric was the most breathable on test."
- Country Walking magazine, UK


Editor's choice 2008
Backpacker magazine gives two eVent jackets the 2008 Editor's Choice Award: Westcomb's Specter LT Hoody and Rab's Latok Alpine.
Backpacker magazine pdf PDF (0.25 MB)

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OutdoorsMagic.com, a uk-based gear review website, compared several breathable fabrics and called eVent fabrics "genuinely vapour permeable".

Outdoor Magazine
Germany's Outdoor Magazine tested the Rab Bergen and Vaude Alpinist Stretch jackets.
Outdoor Magazine pdf PDF (3.6 MB)

UK Climb
UK's Climb magazine hails eVent fabrics along with Rab and Montane.
Climb Magazine pdf PDF (1.5 MB)

AAI award
The American Alpine Institue gives eVent waterproof fabrics the prestigious 2007 Guides Choice Award

kayland apex
The Kayland Apex Rock boot, made with eVent fabrics, also receives the AAI 2007 Guides Choice Award.

pit zips
"It is the first waterproof shell we've tried that's so breathable it doesn't need pit zips."

M11
Best in Gear (BIG) award - Kayland M11
Rock & Ice, USA pdf PDF (516 kb)

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AAI Award 2007