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Post by louiseh78 on Dec 30, 2012 21:02:05 GMT 1
Hi all, Sorry for such an odd question as my first post but I need a little advice. Over the last 20 years of owning my lovely horse, I have bought and been given a variety of turnout rugs. Can anyone give any advice about how I can distinguish between a light, med and heavy weight. I am kinda doing it by feel at the moment but does anyone have a better idea. Some seem to have more padding but lower denier outer and visa versa. I want to give some rugs to charity but need to keep a selection as my boy is getting on a bit now!
Any thoughts would be really appreciated.
Thanks very much and Happy New Year!
Louise and Connor
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Post by ba on Dec 30, 2012 23:20:52 GMT 1
Have a look at the make and model on the badge/label and google it :-). If its really old and doesn't come up easily on google email the company with the description of the rug :-)
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Post by ladyndibs on Dec 30, 2012 23:27:04 GMT 1
 welcome Some lightweight rugs will have a high denier and visa versa, the denier is the strength/thickness of the outer shell not how warm the rug is, also like duvets as they get older they are often not quite so fluffy so not quite so warm.
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Post by KimT on Dec 31, 2012 13:10:32 GMT 1
A good rule of thumb is that a lightweight has no fill of in the case of a stable rug is often around 100g. 200-250g is a mediumweight and anything above is a heavyweight. The denier has nothing to do with the rug weight but the higher the better as it is less likely to rip.
That is if you can see the weight on the label.
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Post by louiseh78 on Dec 31, 2012 19:04:16 GMT 1
Thanks so much for your ideas. No idea of the make of half of them. Might just have to carefully examine padding for thickness and newness. Happy New Year!!
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Post by orangetails on Dec 31, 2012 19:14:50 GMT 1
Hello  If they're fairly old then firstly the padding used in them won't be as high-tech as today's materials and secondly it will have compressed over time - so what was a 200g MW probably won't be as warm as it was when new now anyway. The lightweight's will be easy to distinguish as they will have no filling at all (usually just the outer material and a liner, the better makes have a breathable inner layer too) but the medium and heavyweights might prove more of a challenge. In your situation, I would probably just keep a selection of the ones you like/use most, that fit your horse best - and presumably you have some idea of which ones you use for seriously cold weather, which for slightly cold, and which for milder days already? Failing that donate the lot and use it as a good excuse for rug shopping, lots of sales at the minute ;-) |
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