Search

Home > GEAR:30 > Blister Labs: Technical Apparel Ratings & Standards - Origins & Relevance
Podcast: GEAR:30
Episode:

Blister Labs: Technical Apparel Ratings & Standards - Origins & Relevance
Category: Sports & Recreation
Duration: 00:29:14
Publish Date: 2022-09-23 18:44:22
Description:

Those waterproof & breathability ratings on the tags of that rain jacket or those ski pants you’re about to buy: where did they come from? What’s the history? And how relevant are those standards? We discuss all of this and more with Dr. Lauren Cooper, who heads up our Blister Labs work on technical apparel.

TOPICS & TIMES:

  • Dr. Cooper’s background (3:37)
  • History of standards & ratings (7:23)
  • Current Standards (11:11)
  • What does the ISO standard tell us? (17:08)
  • What doesn’t the ISO standard tell us? (18:05)
  • Next Steps (22:36)

RELATED LINKS:

OUR OTHER PODCASTS:



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Total Play: 0

Some more Podcasts by BLISTER

300+ Episodes
Bikes & Big ..    
500+ Episodes
BLISTER Podc ..