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What Is Hydrostatic Head? | Rab Lab

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What is hydrostatic head?

You might have seen waterproof jackets classified as 10K, 20K or even 30K – but what does this actually mean?

Fabric clamped into a silver machine that measures the waterproofness of fabric.

What is hydrostatic head?

Find out more about hydrostatic head, water pressure, and how we measure waterproofness of our fabrics.

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