For players who love outdoor sports, stormy clothes are essential. Especially for those who are just beginning to contact the outdoor community, customized stormy clothes often become their own outdoor products. However, when we choose and buy the clothes, we often encounter the idea of two layers of cloth, three layers of cloth or even two or five layers of cloth, which makes many friends confused. Today, we will explain the layers of customized assault suits.
The first thing to do is to distinguish the "layer" of the customized stormsuit from the "layer" of the ordinary clothes. The layers of waterproof and breathable fabric of the stormsuit are combined, and you can't see how many layers there are. Whether it is two layers of cloth, three layers of cloth or 2.5 layers of cloth, according to the concept of "layer" in the clothes, it should be considered as a layer, because they are a whole.
1. Two layers of laminated rubber fabric - only one layer of waterproof and breathable layer is compounded under the outer fabric. When making clothes, it is usually necessary to add another layer of lining inside to protect the waterproof and breathable film. It is characterized by soft fabric and wide application range. GORE-TEX's PERFORMANCE SHELL mostly has two layers. You will find that clothes made of this fabric usually have a layer of lining inside. In addition to GORE-TEX, MHW's Conduit, Marmot's MemBrain, and TNF's Hyvent are basically two-layer laminated rubber fabrics. They usually have a lining. The three-in-one assault suits on the market are basically two-layer laminated rubber fabrics. In addition, in order to achieve the goal of lightweight, some of the current stormtroopers have removed the lining. This is the case with the Sierra Designs Hurricane HP stormtroopers that I just sold out a few days ago. One disadvantage of this situation is that the waterproof breathable film is not protected inside, but its low price also completely makes up for this small defect.
2. Three-layer laminated rubber fabric - a waterproof and breathable layer is compounded under the outer fabric, and then a layer of lining is compounded, which is unnecessary to add a lining when making ready-to-wear clothes. It is characterized by good durability and light weight after being made into clothes. However, due to the high technical difficulty of three-layer lamination, the price is usually higher than that of two-layer and two-and-a-half layer fabrics. For example, the SV, AR and LT series of the Arc 'teryx assault suit in our store are made of GORE-TEX PRO SHELL fabric, which belongs to three-layer laminated adhesive.
3. Two and a half layers of fabric - the representative is GTX PACLITE fabric, which is compounded with a waterproof and breathable layer under the outer fabric, and then added with a protective layer (not a lining cloth). When making clothes, because there is already a protective layer, there is no need to add a lining, but it is much lighter and softer than the three-layer laminated rubber fabric. It is very light, thin and easy to carry. The SL series of Arc'teryx are all made of this fabric. In addition to GTX fabric, the Cyclone fabric used by the famous Sierra Designs Cyclone sprint pants also belongs to two-and-a-half layers.
At present, there are also some jackets that use many kinds of fabrics at the same time. For example, GoLite's Spectre jacket uses GORE-TEX PacLite and GORE-TEX Performance fabrics. The main body uses GORE-TEX PacLite to reduce weight, and the wearing parts use GORE-TEX Performance fabric to enhance wear resistance, which is especially suitable for backpackers on foot.
Generally speaking, the customized mountaineering clothes will be made of three-layer laminated rubber fabric. Although they are hard to wear and not so comfortable, they are more wear-resistant and suitable for mountaineering. The hiking style is mostly made of relatively soft two-layer fabric, with a wider range of use. This is where the above content about customized stormsuit is introduced. It can be used as a reference when customizing stormsuit.