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primaloft yarn – how it works
New steps
by Primaloft
at tHis year’s ispo fair, Primaloft introduced Primaloft
Synergy, an insulation technology engineered for sleeping
bags and jackets.
Synergy is a further development of Primaloft’s
Infinity-insulation. They are both high loft continuous filament
insulations, which means that they are very ”fluffy”
and don’t consist of many short fibers, rather one long
fiber that ”snakes” like a rope inside of the fabric.
“The advantage with Synergy is that it’s a little bit
thicker and has more volume – higher loft – than Infinity.
This increases the volume of the air pockets inside the
insulation, which means that the material can hold more
warm air,” says Jochen Lagemann, Sales and Marketing
Director Europe at Primaloft.
According to Primaloft, their products mimic the
structure of down and has the advantages of down filling
(lightweight, traps a lot of air and is highly compressible).
ScaNdiNaviaN OutdOOr NewS
down and wool are considered unbeatable by many
outdoor enthusiasts. Now, Primaloft is challenging
this notion with two new synthetic materials.
“But our synthetic polyester filling also gives you better
water-repellency and the capacity to retain heat even
in extremely wet conditions,” says Lagemann.
The new insulation also has more compressibility
than similar materials.
“It makes it very light and easy to carry around,”
says Lagemann. “You can have it in a small backpack
or attach e it to your harness when you climb.”
at tHe same time, Primaloft is introducing Yarn in cooperation
with the Swedish brand Röjk. The material is a
50-50 mix of merino wool and synthetic fibers.
“It combines the hydrophobic properties of Primalof t
and the hydrophilic properties of wool to form a dynamic
“force field” to pull moisture away from the skin and
push it out,” says Lagemann.
Yarn is used in Röjk’s midweight and lightweight ski