Find out where to shop to avoid PFA/PFC-free waterproof clothing. Plus, its entire clothing range is environmentally conscious because it’s free from PFA/PFC – a synthetic chemical traditionally used in waterproofs that can take up to 1,000 years to decompose. Its ethics are admirable, too: it produces 80% of its gear in a Colombian factory, which trains and employs vulnerable women.
Typically, the more waterproof a garment is, the less breathable it will be, but Páramo gets the balance right with the full five stars in both categories.
Members paid more than £200, on average, for a jacket from tabletopping Páramo – yet they didn’t seem to mind, rating it four stars out of five for value.
