I’ve spent quite a bit of time over the last year doing a deep dive into Columbia’s OutDry technology and testing products made with the brand’s proprietary membrane-based material, which takes a relatively radical approach to making gear both breathable and waterproof.
Typically, equipment made with Gore-Tex (and other comparable microporous technologies) sees the magic membrane placed on the inside or middle of the garment, but with OutDry (or ODX), it goes on the outside.
