John, that's the item I have now, their Braemar smock, in red.
Fluorescent colors in fabrics are a bit more susceptible to UV degradation
of the pigments that produce the fluorescent color effect. The base fabric
dictates the necessity of chemical characteristics of a coloring dye,
cotton is one of the hardest to accommodate. If interested:
https://www.aatcc.org/media/Read/Newsletter/archive/2013/01A/The_Perils_and_Pitfalls_of_Dyeing_Neon_Colors.PDF
Back in my late '80s outdoor retail days, when fluorescent ("neon") colors
ruled ski gear, we had a one day in the window policy for displays. They
were rotated to even the exposure and the merchandisers had worksheets that
were kept by the displays near the UV blocking windows because we observed
fade from brief display in direct sunlight despite the glass choice, even
non-fluorescent colors.
In that same era Grant wrote in the 1991 Bridgestone catalog about color:
https://www.sheldonbrown.com/bridgestone/1991/pages/bridgestone-1991-17.htm
Andy Cheatham
Pittsburgh
On Thursday, August 30, 2018 at 12:19:14 AM UTC-4, John Bokman wrote:
>
> Thanks Patrick!
> Interestingly, the 2x Ventile is the same weight as Cotton Analogy. I’d
> rather buy all cotton “all things equal” unless there is a clear reason to
> do otherwise. I like the smock option best, BTW. Less zipper, perhaps
> slightly more cumbersome to put on, but the kangaroo pockets are a real
> bonus for me. (I’d upset to the side zips, as well.)
> > On Aug 29, 2018, at 9:12 PM, 'Deacon Patrick' via RBW Owners Bunch <
> [email protected] <javascript:>> wrote:
> >
> > John, I’d recommend double ventile or cotton analogy for what you just
> described. Single layer soaks through where horizontal, such as sleeves on
> a bike, or sitting and enjoying a pipe. For blaze orange (or red, which I
> prefer, because it is equally visible, but not flourescent and thus
> bikey/racy and so people seem to be friendlier), I’d email them.
> >
> > With abandon,
> > Patrick
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