Country Pride Storm Pro 1200D Midweight Turnout Blanket

What does denier mean?

You may have noticed the word denier when looking at winter blankets for your horse. What's the difference? Denier is the fiber thickness of individual threads used to create fabric. When the denier is higher - the fabric is thicker, allowing for greater durability. 

For those of us who like to know numbers - 1 denier equals a 9000-meter strand of fiber and had a diameter of about ten micrometers.

Country Pride blankets come in a few different denier weights - here's the breakdown:

1680D Ballistic Nylon Turnouts - these turnouts are tough! The 1680 Denier is one of the tightest weaves you can get in a turnout. It is a 2x2 basketweave fabric that is abrasion, puncture, and tear-resistant (not that there aren't horses out there that can still manage to rip it!). The out covering has more of a textured feel to it because of the weave. 1680D turnouts have a Dupont Teflon coating to keep your horse warm and dry.

1200D Ripstop Cordura Nylon Turnout - these turnouts are the next step down on the toughness scale. They will still withstand horseplay. The 1200 denier is a tightly woven fabric but doesn't have the basketweave that the 1680D does. Still abrasion and tear-resistant. The 1200D has a smoother feel to it. Dupont Teflon coating on the outside allows for a warm, dry horse.

600D Ripstop Cordura Nylon Turnout - these turnouts are half the weight in denier as the 1200D. They will withstand some horseplay but may not last quite as long as the turnouts mentioned above if you have a very rambunctious horse or a horse that plays with others. 600D turnouts have a smoother feel. Coated with Depont Teflon for waterproofing.