From what I can see on their web site, Hilltrek garments are all made
of Ventile. I have a Westwinds Ventile jacket. Ventile is tightly woven
cotton. It's got a hard, smooth finish that isn't either nappy or sticky.
On 12/08/2017 10:53 PM, Tim Butterfield wrote:
I am thinking of getting my first Hilltrek garment. I am not sure
which one yet, but I have a question about the fabrics. Since they
are not inexpensive, I would like to find out about something before
making the investment. It relates to how they react to pet fur.
Here are how some of the fabrics I have experience with have reacted
to the fur of our white German Shepherd Dog Polortec synthetics seem
to be a magnet. Fabric collects fur and it gets embedded in it
easily. A long session with a lint roller or tape is needed to remove
it all. The Filsen waxed cotton tin cloth has a slight nap that seems
to easily trap fur and the wax acts as a slight adhesive to help it
adhere. Removing the pet fur is not as bad as Polartec, but it isn't
really easy either. It adheres slightly to tightly woven wools, but
is fairly easily removed with a lint roller with the occasional piece
needing to be pulled out. The Filsen waxed cotton shelter cloth does
not have the nap of the tin cloth and fur is more easily brushed off.
The most resistant to pet fur seem to be leather, nylon, and
waterproof breathable synthetic membrane fabrics where fur just falls off.
So, how do the Hilltrek fabrics react to pet fur? Does it get
embedded like a Polartec, stick to it like tin cloth, or fall off like
with leather or a membrane synthetic?
Thanks.
Tim
On Tue, Dec 5, 2017 at 10:56 AM, Deacon Patrick <[email protected]
<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote:
Fred,
40 and dry, easy. 40 and wet, challenging. It’s all about moisture
management. In Colorado, when we have thunderstorms in spring,
summer, and fall, temps easly are in the 40’s or 50’s with high
humidity (90+%).
The key to either begins with the baselayer. Fishnet longjohns.
https://www.brynjeusa.com
Depending on how warmblooded you are, on a dry day you may only
need a thin shirt over that (I wear a medium weight cotton flannel
shirt over mind for freezing up to 50’s.) No other layer required.
When wet, you have a choice. Dither and play with the synthetics
trying to make them work and spending a lot discovering they do
not, or pony up once for Ventile and/or Cotton Anlalogy from
Hilltrek and be done with it. http://hilltrek.co.uk When wind or
wet or both get added to the mix, it’s spot on what to wear as
your outer layer. Breathes almost like a t-shirt, keeps wet out,
so you get wet neither from your sweat nor from rain/sleet/snow.
Gloves, get the boiled wool gloves from here:
https://www.sweaterchalet.com/dachstein-woolwear-boiled-wool-sweaters-mitts-socks-caps-gloves/
<https://www.sweaterchalet.com/dachstein-woolwear-boiled-wool-sweaters-mitts-socks-caps-gloves/>
and you’ll be fine down to 25 or so. They have a leather palmed
one if you like. I just wear their mitten, no leather palm. Works
great (15˚F on today’s ride, no overmit needed). Also, their 3-ply
hat is brilliant for those conditions (4-ply is overkill by far).
Socks too, but you may need larger shoes or you’ll just cut off
your blood supply to your feet and be VERY cold and think the
socks don’t work.) Or the hood on the jacket may be all you need.
Not light weight, but if you have to stop riding unexpectadly,
you’ll be comfortable and warm. Play with the layering, how heavy
an insulative layer (I switch to a sweater below 20˚F) and when to
wear/not wear your ventile shell and you’re golden and toasty.
With abandon,
Patrick
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