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Any raincoat made by what we might call a modern fashion house, e.g Hunters and increasingly the Scandinavian outlets, described as “rubber” will almost certainly be of polyurethane or pvc. Although this is not rubber as some of us know it, the escape clause is that in the relevant industry, the term rubber can be used for any long chain polymer material. The safest assumption, for anyone who wants a natural rubber product, viz, made from the liquid latex (not sap) of a rubber tree is to assume that in general, a modern rubber raincoat so described, is not made from that kind of rubber. As we know full well in this forum, there is a full spectrum of people who like all kinds, pvc, nylon, pu, latex rubber etc and you only have to read what everyone says about their particular desire, we all use the same language and therefore understand the driving forces, which are the same no matter what the specifics of the fabric are. Whatever we, as individuals want, we can’t rely on manufacturers and sellers to use the same words as we do. Usually when it says rubber in the header, the detailed description is more accurate, and it will say, pvc, pu or even polyester.

As BobbyValore correctly states above, SBR is the technical abbreviation for styrene butadiene rubber, a synthetic but rather nice rubber. It can be any colour and yellow is common in the US, black in UK. SBR is also a common and legitimate abbreviation for shiny black rubber so it is quite proper to demand an SBR SBR when buying one, or a yellow SBR if so inclined. SBR can also mean South Bucks Rainwear and so it is quite possible that someone has a nice SBR SBR SBR raincoat. Whatever you want SBR to mean, you are right. It could also mean Such a Beautiful Raincoat.

Just enjoy whatever rubber and SBR means to you!

Any raincoat made by what we might call a modern fashion house, e.g Hunters and increasingly the Scandinavian outlets, described as “rubber” will almost certainly be of polyurethane or pvc. Although this is not rubber as some of us know it, the escape clause is that in the relevant industry, the term rubber can be used for any long chain polymer material. The safest assumption, for anyone who wants a natural rubber product, viz, made from the liquid latex (not sap) of a rubber tree is to assume that in general, a modern rubber raincoat so described, is not made from that kind of rubber. As we know full well in this forum, there is a full spectrum of people who like all kinds, pvc, nylon, pu, latex rubber etc and you only have to read what everyone says about their particular desire, we all use the same language and therefore understand the driving forces, which are the same no matter what the specifics of the fabric are. Whatever we, as individuals want, we can’t rely on manufacturers and sellers to use the same words as we do. Usually when it says rubber in the header, the detailed description is more accurate, and it will say, pvc, pu or even polyester.

As BobbyValore correctly states above, SBR is the technical abbreviation for styrene butadiene rubber, a synthetic but rather nice rubber. It can be any colour and yellow is common in the US, black in UK. SBR is also a common and legitimate abbreviation for shiny black rubber so it is quite proper to demand an SBR SBR when buying one, or a yellow SBR if so inclined. SBR can also mean South Bucks Rainwear and so it is quite possible that someone has a nice SBR SBR SBR raincoat. Whatever you want SBR to mean, you are right. It could also mean Such a Beautiful Raincoat.

Just enjoy whatever rubber and SBR means to you!

I will try very hard not to post this twice. It is too easy to post twice and if there is a way to undo a duplicated post, will someone please advise me.

Now here’s an interesting strand that this thread has thrown up

I shall tread carefully,
Firstly I declare I have absolutely no erotic interest in females who are younger than about 42, an age which I interpret flexibly as being the age of my current gf.
When posting in this forum, whatever views I have on climate change I will not mention them.

OK here goes.

I would like to point out to whoever advises a young Swedish activist that she is frequently photographed wearing a non-sustainable petroleum derived product, advertised it is true as a rubber raincoat, but it ain’t. I suspect she believes she is wearing a natural rubber product, produced from rubber trees in sustainable forests. I news for her and her advisors. I can tell from 100 yards, in fog, hailstorms or torrential rain, even if shown in an old black and white movie, whether a raincoat is made of rubber, which lures me, or of plastic, PVC, PU, PE, nylon, which lures others.

Personally I don’t give a damn. I will be dead before it happens by which time the terms of my will should have been carried out, £1000 of my estate being spent on a quality rubber mackintosh, which I shall be wearing in my coffin.

But dear activist advisers. Her yellow raincoat has the carbon footprint of a flatulent elephant. And her followers are buying and wearing them in droves.

Those here in this forum who prefer plastic, PVC etc, let me tell you, I understand and applaud that you enjoy the type of raincoat that lures you. But I also applaud that like me, you are honest. You don’t fly to a destination 50 miles from a climate conference and then take a train into town, pretending to wear natural rubber.