Lightweight, Breathable
GORE-TEX® Shelter Fabric
n Enables lightweight single-wall shelter designs
n Durably waterproof, windproof & breathable GORE-TEX® fabric
n Improved concealment characteristics (blackout, nIR and I 2 )
n Easier transport with lightweight, fast-pack material
n Flame resistant (CPAI-84)
n Berry Compliant
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Designed by:
Tactical Shelters
Tactical Shelters made with GORE-TEX® Shelter Fabric are engineered
In an effort to equip today’s warfighter
for highly mobile combat operations. Gore’s single-wall fabric technology
offers durable waterproof protection, high breathability, flame-retardant
with more capable, lightweight and
properties, and concealment characteristics with significant weight
packable gear, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc.
reduction compared to traditional double-wall structures.
has combined numerous technologies
Ideal for small (< 20 man) and arctic (10-15 man) shelters, GORE-TEX®
GORE
Incumbent
Shelter Fabric offers optimal protection in harsh environments with a
to enable high performance fabric that is
durable construction that withstands more than 30 set-ups and strikes.
ideally suited for lightweight, single-wall
tactical shelters. This fabric combines
Lightweight Construction
Traditionally, soft wall shelters for military applications have been
high-strength textiles (polyester, nylon)
designed using a double-wall construction. Gore has demonstrated
with Gore’s vast experience in durably
the ability to combine key performance functions into a single barrier
waterproof, windproof, and breathable
wall, eliminating the need for an inner wall. As a result, weight can be
ePTFE based membrane technology.
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tactical shelters. The lightweight construction combined with low
water pick-up and FASTPACK technology helps improve mobility and
Advanced engineering capabilities
operational effectiveness.
allow Gore to further enhance fabric
technologies with ingredients that
retard flames and organic solvents,
while offering improved signature
concealment characteristics.
WINDPROOF
Protects from the chilling
effects of wind and weather
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reduced by as much as 30% using GORE-TEX® Shelter Fabric in small
Figure 1: In moonless light, GORE-TEX(R) Shelter Fabric offers superior concealment of a 100-Watt incandescent light source at
100 meters using Night Vision Goggles. For comparison, the “Incumbent” fabric was 70d PU coated nylon with blackout features.
High Breathability & Air Permeability
Minimize Condensation
Improved Signature Concealment
Durable in Harsh Environments
The ability for a shelter to manage the moisture generated by its users is
GORE-TEX Shelter Fabric provides outstanding signature protection,
GORE-TEX® Shelter Fabric was developed for harsh operational
critical. Condensation from breathing and wet gear is managed through
often exceeding typical Military requirements for visual opacity
conditions, including:
material selection and shelter design. GORE-TEX Shelter Fabric is highly
(blackout) and near-infrared (nIR) reflection characteristics. As
moisture vapor permeable, while enabling Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide
illustrated in Figure 1, field trials have also shown that Gore’s fabric
exchange, resulting in a fabric that will transport a high amount of
delivers superior protection against Image Intensifying (I 2) detectors
moisture in a wide range of environmental conditions.
used in night vision goggles. This technology is among the most
n
The graph below compares the condensation resistance of GORE-TEX®
Shelter Fabric to the current 70d PU coated nylon material used in the
USMC 2-Man Combat Tent.
common and rapidly growing threats to our warfighters in today’s
n Wind
®
Waterproof
Durably prevents
water penetration
and water pick-up
®
n Temperatures
n Heavy
Users often cook and heat shelters with stoves that involve volatile
fuels, resulting in a need for self-extinguishing fabric. GORE-TEX
®
Shelter Fabric employs GORE® PYRADTM Flame Retardant, a
CPAI-84 with the ability to leverage non-FR textiles such as nylon
ePTFE
Membrane
MAXIMUM BREATHABILITY
Supports moisture vapor
transmission to minimize
condensation build-up
BUILT IN PROTECTION
- Durable Flame Retardant
- High Opacity
- Near-Infrared (nIR) Concealment
Liner
and polyester. The key benefits of GORE® PYRADTM Flame
Water Weight (g) / 49 in²
Lightweight
Textile
5
5.10
4
Retardant include:
n Excellent
flame resistance due to self-extinguishing properties
n Enhanced
heat and thermal protection combined with the
benefits of non-FR textiles
3
n Long-lasting
2
n Berry
1.83
1
integrity with increased thermal stability
compliance - materials and laminates are sourced
and manufactured in the U.S.
0
GORE
70d PU Coated Nylon
Snow loads greater than 4 pounds per square foot
speeds in excess of 55 mph
TYPICAL Performance Characteristics
revolutionary FR laminate technology that enables compliance to
6
rainfall greater than 2 inches/hour
combat operations.
Flame Retardant
Water Accumulation Over 60 Min Condensation Cycle (22.5 g/hr)
Environmental Chamber set at 5º C, 50% RH
ranging from -40F to 125F
Gore-TEX®
Test
Units Shelter FABRIC
Weight
O SY
5.5
2
ASTM E 96, Method B
g/m /24h750
MDM Dry, ISO 15496
g/m 2/24h5,500
Initial Break Strength
Warp lbs
130
Fill lbs
120
Break Strength after Weather
Warp - After 34 hrs @ 170kJ
lbs
100
Fill - After 34 hrs @ 170kJ lbs
100
Tear Strength (Elmandorf)
Warp lbf
6
Fill
lbf3
Gurley (Air Permeability)
sec<100
CPAI-84 (Flame Resistance)
Compliant
AA TCC 30 (Antifungal)
No Growth
Compliant
Note: Commercialization of GORE-TEX® Shelter Fabric is expected in 2012.
About Gore
For more than 30 years, W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. has developed
high-performance fabrics that withstand the harsh environments military,
law enforcement, fire and rescue professionals encounter on their missions.
Gore combines research in the fundamental science of fluoropolymers with
a thorough understanding of the challenges these professionals face to
engineer durable protective fabrics. After extensive laboratory testing and
field trials, Gore stands behind these fabrics, ensuring that each product
does what we say it will do.
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