Perforated Equipment

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JDawg117 · #1 Unread post by **JDawg117** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 5:26 pm

I've seen several brands of jackets and gloves and such that have a special classification of a product by adding "perforated" in the title. I know "perforated" means to puncture or punch a hole in, but what exactly does it mean when a jacket or pair of gloves is perforated?

Shiv · #2 Unread post by **Shiv** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 6:05 pm

Means it has a lot of holes in it to allow air flow.

Good for those warm, summer days.

Or if you're from south Texas, those warm, winter days, too.

JDawg117 · #3 Unread post by **JDawg117** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 7:03 pm

Okay, thanks for that. Now I pose another question... Does the perforation degrade the quality and/or protection of the leather?

Shiv · #4 Unread post by **Shiv** » Fri Nov 04, 2005 9:17 pm

I would think so to some degree.

Find a paper bag and try to rip it apart by grabbing both sides and just pulling as hard as you can.

Hard to do isn't it? Now put a slight tear and try it again. Goes a lot easier, right?

Now find another one and put a hole in it, same concept as the tear, it'll rip a lot easier. Now poke a smaller hole with a pin.

It won't rip quite as easily as the larger hole, but won't stand up as hardily as with no hole.

I would assume the jacket would follow the same trend.