Testing OutDry Extreme | Columbia Sportswear

We’ve turned rain jackets inside out with OutDry™ Extreme. With waterproof membrane on the outside and ultra-breathable wicking material on the inside, it makes even the wettest weather feel like a picnic. OutDry Extreme technology was in development and testing for over a year and a half. We regularly work with guides and professional outdoors people from around the world (on every continent including Antarctica) to test our gear before it’s ready to be released. These unpaid “beta testers,” spend most their lives in the outdoors and don’t hesitate to give us their unfiltered feedback. They have zero tolerance for stuff that doesn’t work. In total, OutDry Extreme has been tested by 147 people around the globe; from our own rainy corner of the U.S., to Ireland, New Zealand and Germany. It’s been through the paces in nearly every soggy, wet, humid and chilly environment we could find.