for casual or sports outerwear.
Polartec, brand name fabric, polyester that napped and finished on both sides creating tiny air pockets which trap warm air and it breathes!
Gore-tex, also a brand name, is a membrane laminated, usually to the underside, of fabrics to achieve waterproofness with minimum loss of breathability.
Microfiber – a silky fabric, composed of micro-thin filaments (half the thickness of a strand of silk) of polyester or nylon tightly woven into a fabric that sheds water, stops wind.
Primaloft – brand name, lightweight non-absorbent synthetic insulation. Stays warm even when wet
Squalls – brand name, describes products usually containing a Suplex shell, Polartec lining and a thin insulation
Supplex – brand name, soft, strong nylon fabric which is water-repellent and wind resistant.
Thermolite – brand name, polyester fiber insulation that provides warmth without bulk.
Thinsulate – brand name, polyester fiber insulation that provides warmth without bulk.
Ventile – Developed during World War II by the British under Sir Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill’s orders. The necessity was to help RAF Hurricane and Spitfire pilots survive the cold North Atlantic waters if they were shot down while escorting convoys. Ventile is a light, waterproof, windproof fabric made of dense long-staple cotton. And it breathes! Air molecules easily pass though, but larger water molecules are blocked. The fabric swells when wet making it even more impenetrable.