Discovery News sent two correspondents to the Gore laboratories to see how Gore-Tex fabrics are tested with some very advanced weather-simulation machines. The weather chambers at Gore can practically simulate any real-world weather condition from extreme heat to extreme cold.

The purpose of the visit was to better understand how Gore keeps people comfortable in extreme weather, that way the two Discovery News correspondents will be prepared to handle Alaska’s climate when they head there next week to film.

Their labs remind me a lot of the Good Housekeeping testing center at the Hearst Tower in New York City.