KNOW YOUR PRODUCT

Here you find the needed information to choose the right product. We explain the different fabrics and what are the advantages of each:

OUTER FABRICS

  • NYLON 500D

    Our 500D Nylon is a very robust material we use in some garments. It handles friction, abrasion and outer penetration even better then the polyester. It will dry very quickly and it comes with an inside coating what makes the material even without a membrane almost waterproof.

  • POLYESTER 600D

    As a fabric for the most standard and basic garments we use a very robust 600D Polyester. The Polyester is drying quickly and comes with an inside coating what makes the fabric even without using a waterproof membrane very waterrepellent and protects against wind, snow and rain.

  • TECTAL ® (NYLON)

    This is a special fabric developed by DuPont. It is based on Nylon and it is very robust. But it comes in a way much smoother finnishing then normla Nylon. It is drying super-quick and resists heavy outer impacts. A very good material for Expeditions.

  • XTREME NYLON

    The very light and super strong XtremeNylon fabric is perfect when you need a very robust but very light outer fabric. We use this fabric in a lot of "Wilderness" and "Mission" garments.

  • POLY-COTTON

    It's an outdoor classic. Here we combine the smooth and natural feeling of Cotton with the robustness and quick drying function of Polyester. Since many years PolyCotton fabric is uses for Winter and Summer outdor gear!

  • 3L LAMINAT (20K/20K)

    For some garments we use our very robust, light and stretchy 3Layer water- and windproof but highly breathable membrane fabric. It's comes with a 20K watercolumn and a 20K breathability.

  • VENTILE ® (100% COTTON)

    100% cotton that is waterproof? Yes somehting like this. Woven from very long and special cotton fibres makes the fabric "quilt" when it get's wet and closes the structure. The watercolumn here is around 700mm - what makes it pretty good in wet snow conditions and even rain while keeping the breathability at a maximum.

  • LODEN (SARKA WOOL)

    In our opinion one of the best fabrics for outdoor-use. The fabric comes from Germany and is made in a very old traditional way but treated so that it is highly waterrepellent and maximal breathable. The special thing with the wool is that it keeps you warm even when it is wet!

  • OXFORD SOFT POLYESTER

    A very soft and smooth 450D Polyester we use in lighter snowgarments, also this fabric comes with an inside coating to make it weatherproof.

THERMAL INSULATION

  • KARILA INSULATION®

    Karila is an old name of the place where our company is located, and the weather can be very harsh here - even in the Spring and Autumn! Our KARILA insulation material is not only warm, it is durable over a very long time and made for arctic conditions. What means it can handle also moist weather very well. Even if you use a waterproof membrane in many weather conditions and activities the material will catch moist also from the inside and from rapid temperature changes. We use our KARILA insulation in the most of our normal products for the daily use in arctic conditions.

  • KARILA MAXIMUS INSULATION®

    In our products for professional users and in part of our military line products we use KARILA MAXIMUS insulation. It provides more warmth while keeping the same weight and even has a improved bounce back capability. This is important when the products will be over months and years compressed and decompressed many many times. Like using them on a daily basis as warm jacket in your backpack.

  • THINDOWN®

    THINDOWN® offers all the natural advantages of down in the smallest profile. Lightweight, soft and breathable, the exclusive fabric provides uniform protection and maintains the ideal body temperature in any environmental condition.
    Suitable to insulate any garment: duvet jackets, blazers, sweatshirts, gloves, footwear, THINDOWN® releases the creativity. Independent laboratory tests have proved THINDOWN® to be 2 times warmer than loose down and 4 times warmer than polyester. Made in Italy product.

MEMBRANE-TECHNOLOGIES

  • STANDARD MEMBRANE

    Our standard membrane comes with an 5000 watercolumn and a 5000 breathability. This membrane works really well for all garments where you don't need a maximal breathability with more non-active activities.

  • 20/20K MEMBRANE

    In many of our garments we use our 20/20K Membrane. It's a very good membrane and we use this in garments where we need a bigger watercolumn and a really high breathability. How the name shows we have here a watercolumn of 20.0000 mm and a breathability of 20.000.

  • 3LAYER LAMINAT | 20K 20K

    For some garments we use our very robust, light and stretchy 3Layer water- and windproof but highly breathable membrane fabric. It's comes with a 20K watercolumn and a 20K breathability.