Kokatat and W.L Gore and Associates have a long history of collaboration. The
timetable below illustrates this fact. Many fabric manufacturers claim that
their products are comparable or superior, but after years of manufacturing,
Kokatat continues to use GORE-TEX® technology because, over the long haul, there
is nothing better.
Years ago, W.L. Gore and Associates asked Kokatat to help develop a dry suit that wouldn’t leak, even when fully immersed in water. Out of that research came the GORE-TEX® 3.21 program, a highly abrasion and puncture resistant membrane and fabric package engineered to stay durably waterproof and breathable even under water.
Click on the logos to the left to see fabric details and related Kokatat products.
Years ago, W.L. Gore and Associates asked Kokatat to help develop a dry suit that wouldn’t leak, even when fully immersed in water. Out of that research came the GORE-TEX® 3.21 program, a highly abrasion and puncture resistant membrane and fabric package engineered to stay durably waterproof and breathable even under water.
Click on the logos to the left to see fabric details and related Kokatat products.
| TIMELINE | ||
| 1976 | |
Started using GORE-TEX® in The Bear Necessity bivy sac |
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| 1976-1981 | |
GORE-TEX® Thinsulate Parka, down sleeping bags, rain garments |
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| 1981 | |
First paddling jacket with GORE-TEX® fabric - Wildwater Jacket |
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| 1987 | |
First Touring piece with GORE-TEX® fabric |
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| 1988 | |
GORE-TEX® asks Kokatat to design a dry suit, developed and tested for 2 years |
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| 1990 | |
Shipped the first GORE-TEX® Front Entry dry suit to paddle sports dealers |
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| 1991 | |
GORE-TEX® Whirlpool dry top |
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| 1991 | |
GORE-TEX® Meridian dry suit |
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| 1991-1992 | |
Kokatat works with W.L. Gore and Associates to develop IMMERSION® Technology program |
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| 1992 | |
IMMERSION® Technology program with 100% water fill testing began |
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| 1993 | |
GORE-TEX® Lite fabric used in dry tops |
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| 1993 | |
Selective blending of different GORE-TEX® fabrics in garments |
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| 1994 | |
Introduced Women’s sizing to Kokatat’s GORE-TEX® garments |
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| 1994 | |
Introduced WINDSTOPPER® to paddle sports |
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| 1995 | |
GORE-TEX® Lite fabric used in dry suits |
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| 1998 | |
Evolution 3.21 used in dry suits and dry tops |
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| 2001 | |
Introduction of PACLITE® and XCR® in water sports apparel |
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| 2003 | |
Innovative use of GORE-TEX® fabrics in every Kokatat outerwear garment group |
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| 2004 | |
Only paddle sports manufacturer using GORE-TEX® technology |
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| 2005 | |
Integrated reinforcement panels on selected GORE-TEX® garments |
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| 2006 | |
Rogue dry top combines four different GORE-TEX® laminates in one garment |
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| 2007 | |
Continued integration of “performance mapping”, using multiple GORE-TEX® laminate technologies in a single garment (GORE-TEX® Expedition dry suit) |
GORE-TEX, GORE, GUARANTEED TO KEEP YOU DRY AND DESIGNS ARE TRADEMARKS OF W. L. GORE AND ASSOCIATES, INC.
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