Camo Fabrics
10-13-2006 | 11:36 AM
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From: Howard PA USA
RE: Camo Fabrics
I don't own any bucksuede but I do own garments in Saddle Cloth and Wolfskin and I have to say hands down the Wolfskin is the best of these two. If I remember correctly saddle cloth is actually 2 layers of fabric glued together while the wolfskin is a single layer of fabric that is very tightly woven. (The technical term is warpknit). The saddlecloth I own seems to get noisy in cold teps and doesn't seem to let my body breath very well. It is wind resistant and as for the water repellancy I think it is decent but not as good as Wolfskin. Here is an explination of the Wolfskin fabric from Enigma Camo's website (www.enigmacamo.com)
I can attest that Wolfskin fabric is water resistant and windproof. In fact yesterday I was out in winds gusting up to 45 mph and the wind had no affect on me at all. It did not get through my Enigma Camo made from Wolfskin at all. Also I have been stuck outside with my wolfskin fabric on in a down pour and have found that water just beads up and runs off of it while the inside of the fabric remains dry.
Like I said I don't know about Bucksuede because I have never used it but my vote is for Wolfskin.
"Originally introduced by Gray Wolf Woolens. This is a great fabric! Of all the high tech fabrics out there, we have not found any others that perform like this fabric. Very tear resistant. Very burr resistant. Very water resistant. (this fabric has an ultra-thin polymer treatment called a durable water repellent , or DWR. This treatment penetrates the fibers and lowers the surface tension of the fabric, causing water to bead up and roll off the garment instead of being absorbed.) And if Wolfskin does get wet, it dries in minutes and in fact after the spin cycle of the washing machine, Wolfskin feels dry! Wolf Skin will not fade or shrink. Truly a fabric that could last a lifetime with proper care.
]Wolfskin is a tightly woven fabric. 100% polyester. Technical name for it is a warp knit. Because if it's tightness of weave, it is also very wind resistant. Also be assured that Wolfskin, unlike some other "miracle" fabrics, will NOT get stiff in the coldest of temperatures. Fabrics that do get stiff do so because they are either constructed using an adhesive to glue two parts of the fabric together, or because of the composition of the liner, which is usually a wind or water resistant/proof membrane. Cold weather has no effect on Wolf Skin."
]Wolfskin is a tightly woven fabric. 100% polyester. Technical name for it is a warp knit. Because if it's tightness of weave, it is also very wind resistant. Also be assured that Wolfskin, unlike some other "miracle" fabrics, will NOT get stiff in the coldest of temperatures. Fabrics that do get stiff do so because they are either constructed using an adhesive to glue two parts of the fabric together, or because of the composition of the liner, which is usually a wind or water resistant/proof membrane. Cold weather has no effect on Wolf Skin."
Like I said I don't know about Bucksuede because I have never used it but my vote is for Wolfskin.
10-13-2006 | 03:24 PM
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RE: Camo Fabrics
No. There are only 2 that I am aware of, Enigma and Predator. Predator in wolfskin is about twice as expensive as Enigma and season specific where Enigma is much more versatile. The quality of the Enigma garments are second to none.
