But a decent waxed cotton piece is at least as comfortable to wear as an inexpensive hardshell, like the Marmot Precip, even if it will be a few pounds heavier. Of course, all the above merits of waxed cotton require maintenance. You need to reapply wax annually, though you should probably be washing the oils out of your technical hardshells, and reapplying their DWRs, at around the same frequency. Due to their retro nature, many waxed cotton pieces are also handicapped by un-waxed cotton liners that sort of ruin the whole point of the material by trapping sweat next to your body and blocking the breathability.
Just like with modern technical clothing, a proper layering approach works best here. Merino longjohns, and an insulating mid-layer, work just as well under waxed cotton as they do under anything Arc'Teryx makes. Search Search. Post WWII, motorcycles boomed in popularity. And former-soldiers brought home lessons learned from war to stay dry and comfortable while riding in bad weather. That lesson was waxed cotton. Twitter Icon. The construction of a cotton fiber. Note the large cavity inside.
The construction of a modern three-layer waterproof-breathable fabric. My favorite new waxed cotton jacket is this Vanson Stormer. It's unlined, so nothing soaks up sweat or gets in the way of breathability.
Vanson is a family-owned company that's been making motorcycle gear by hand in Fall River, Massachusetts since Martin supplies the material for this jacket, meaning it's percent made-in-America. Want the durability of waxed cotton in a lighter, more technical, more modern package? Fjallraven makes many of its products from G, a waxed polyester-cotton blend.
Filson makes a wide range of waxed cotton clothing and accessories for men and women. These fisher folk were resourceful in the face of fierce weather, by adapting sail cloth into waxed capes to keep them dry at sea.
Today wax jackets are commonly worn for outdoor rural pursuits such as fishing, hunting etc, thanks to the fabrics ability to be pliant, breathable and water resistant. The typical wax jacket is normally hip length and is iconic of Irish and British country life. Wax jackets started being mass produced in the 18th century in Scotland, by a pioneering company called Francis Webster Limited, their unique waxing treatment was to infuse the cloth with linseed oil, they became so popular that they even supplied the British Navy.
In the s, the application of linseed oil was replaced with a new process: rather than applying linseed oil to the surface of the canvas, the cotton cloth was impregnated with paraffin wax. This produced a waxed canvas that remained highly water resistant, but more breathable and less stiff and eliminated the problem of yellowing.
After its initial creation and use at sea, waxed canvas spread to military applications. Being waterproof, waxed canvas was the fabric of choice for clothing the British Armed Forces during World War II, resulting in Britain having the only military with waterproof clothing. Moving forward, armed forces utilized waxed canvas for uniforms, tents, and duffles because of its durability, comfort, and water resistance.
After WWII, waxed canvas emerged commercially. Nowadays, waxed cotton has an unequalled position in town and country use, for casual wear or for reliable protection in the most rigorous situations.
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