{"id":40485,"date":"2018-10-10T06:00:50","date_gmt":"2018-10-10T04:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-01.bergfreunde.de\/blog\/paramo-introduction-and-review\/"},"modified":"2022-03-15T14:59:07","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T12:59:07","slug":"paramo-introduction-and-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.alpinetrek.co.uk\/blog\/paramo-introduction-and-review\/","title":{"rendered":"P\u00e1ramo – An introduction and product review"},"content":{"rendered":"

Everything is covered by low-hanging clouds, it\u2019s raining cats and dogs and I\u2019m really starting to wonder what I am doing here. Oh, right. I’m hiking. Why in the pouring rain, you ask? Well, I\u2019ve got some clothes that I\u2019m dying to try out… They\u2019re from P\u00e1ramo<\/strong>, a British brand that is still relatively unknown in Germany and first appeared in our shop not too long ago. The most interesting thing about this brand is the material they use. It was developed in collaboration with Nikwax and is called “Nikwax Analogy\u201d.<\/p>\n

But, more on that later. In the following, we\u2019re not only going to give you some background info on P\u00e1ramo, but also provide a nice little review of the clothing we had the pleasure of trying out.<\/p>\n

Before we begin, we\u2019d just like to say that our opinions of these products are in no way embellished and are based solely on our personal experiences with the products. Of course, we\u2019ve passed on our review to P\u00e1ramo as well.<\/p>\n

Who or what is P\u00e1ramo?<\/h2>\n
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Well, it\u2019s safe to say the fabric keeps water out.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

P\u00e1ramo is a British outdoor brand<\/strong> that has been developing, designing and manufacturing clothing for a wide range of outdoor activities, demands and climates since 1992. The company is known for its new, innovative approach to manufacturing clothing that has been driven by ethical and ecological practices<\/strong> since the very beginning – long before the market had even begun to play with the idea of combining functionality and sustainability.<\/p>\n

In fact, P\u00e1ramo has even managed to do without PFCs<\/strong> all this time and produces under fair conditions.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1ramo also has a partnership with the non-profit Miquelina Foundation in Colombia<\/strong>, a foundation for the order “Las Religiosas Adoratrices”. Here, both young and older women who have been freed from the clutches of forced prostitution are trained to work as seamstresses in order to build a free, independent and structured life for themselves.<\/p>\n

Today, P\u00e1ramo has over 80% of their clothing manufactured at the Miquelina Foundation<\/strong>, and all the products in the Directional Analogy series are manufactured there. Of course, all of their other products, which are manufactured in East Asia, are made under fair conditions as well.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1ramo is part of the same group of companies as Nikwax<\/strong>, which is known for washing and textile care products. Together with Nikwax, they developed Analogy technology, which makes the brand quite unique.<\/p>\n

How does Nikwax Analogy technology work?<\/h2>\n

Nikwax Analogy technology is supposed to offer a more effective removal of water<\/strong> than conventional membranes, thanks to something they call ‘directionality’<\/strong>. This is due to the fact that whilst membranes can move small water vapour molecules very quickly to the outside, they often reach their limits when it comes to liquid water and condensation. This results in an accumulation of water and ice forming on the inside of hard shells.<\/p>\n

P\u00e1ramo\u2019s Analogy technology is supposed to prevent exactly that by moving larger amounts of water to the outside at quite a rapid rate<\/strong>. You can see this amazing technology at work in this video:
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