When buying raincoats, many people will choose high-quality raincoats, and small common sense of the quality of high-quality raincoats: fabric identification, workmanship, planning style, and breathability. 1. Fabric identification: If the material is recycled, there will be peculiar smell, the compound strength of glue and cloth is poor, the glue will be white, and it will wrinkle and fall off when used. The seal is not up to standard, and it is easy to seep water. 3. Design style: The first consideration is the actual effect of rain protection and wearing comfort, and the second is the elegant appearance. 4. Breathability: If it is rainproof, it is sealed to cover the human body, and the hot air in the body cannot be exhausted, and the outside is cool and the inside is hot, forming water accumulation and wetting the lining of the raincoat.
By material composition
Oilcloth raincoat: Sewn with oilcloth (tung oil or eel oil on the surface of the fabric). Oilcloth was invented in the Eastern Han Dynasty in China, and oilcloth raincoats were used in the Sui Dynasty until the 1950s. Oilcloth raincoats are gradually screened due to defects such as roughness, rigidity, and inability to fold. Tape raincoat: Sewn or bonded with tape (rubber coated on the fabric surface). Adhesive raincoats have good elasticity, insulation and folding resistance, and are widely used as labor protection products for wind and rain.
Plastic film raincoat: made of plastic film (polyvinyl chloride or polyethylene). This kind of raincoat has the advantages of simple production, simple and soft, many varieties of colors and low price, so it has been widely used since the 1960s. Among them, a cape-type raincoat (called poncho) specially designed for cyclists is widely used because of its reasonable design and convenient wearing.
Raincloth Raincoats: Sewn from raincloths that have been treated with water or oil repellency. The cloth that has been treated with oil repellent can also repellent water, and has excellent breathability, suitable for high-end raincoats. There are many kinds of rainproof cloth, such as rainproof cotton khaki, rainproof polyester cotton poplin, rainproof polyester silk and so on. Rainproof cloth raincoats are mostly made into popular outerwear styles.
