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Materials and Fabrics

There's a large range of materials and fabrics used in manufacturing outdoor products these days. Here we've put together a list of all the commonly used materials and fabrics and explained how each of them work.

2 Layer Gore-Tex Performance Shell - Cygnus
2 Layer Gore-Tex Performance Shell - Sirius
2 Layer Gore-Tex Pro Shell - Radley
3 Layer Gore-Tex Pro Shell - Adamas
3 Layer Gore-Tex Pro Shell - Cassis (Cordura)
Airfoil
Apex Aerobic
Apex Weatherblock
AquaDry
Aquafoil
Aquastop
Ardura
AWL 100
AWL 200
Ballistic Nylon
Bioflex Back System
Cordura
DWR
Goose Down
Gore Windstopper
Gore-Tex
Gore-Tex 2 layer
Gore-Tex 2 layer XCR
Gore-Tex 3 layer XCR
Gore-Tex Micro Tape
Gore-Tex Paclite
Gore-Tex Paclite Shell - Bassano
Gore-Tex Paclite Shell - Helium
Gore-Tex XCR Stretch
High Definition Optics
Hyvent
Leather
Lycra
Microban
Paratex Light
Paratex Micro
Pertex
Pertex Quantum
Polair
Polartec Classic 100
Polartec Classic 200
Polartec Classic 300
Polartec Power Dry with X-Static
Polartec PowerDry
Polartec Powershield
Polartec Thermal Pro
Polartec Wind Pro
Polartec Windbloc
Polyamide
Polycotton
Polyester
Primaloft
Protex
Schoeller Nanosphere Coating
Schoeller Original Soft Shell
Suede
Sympatex
Taffeta
Tec-Proof
Tech-T
Torso Fit APS Back System
Windwall
X-Static Base Layer