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Johnnyrbr wrote: ↑February 17th, 2020, 9:43 am Many years ago there were two types of rubber mackintosh, the one being SBR, Shiny Black Rubber on a layer of usually brown material, the other was know as Double Texture having two layers of similar material with a layer of rubber in between. They obviously looked entirely different but both had lovely rubber smell, the SBR being stronger. My brother had both bought him by an aunt. I loved them.
As far as latex it is what it says, purely rubber without any material involved. The SBR is much more durable. In choosing which type there comes the question of looks and whether you just want it for fashion or if one material excites you more than the other. For me it is the SBR every time.

BobbyValore wrote: ↑February 17th, 2020, 8:18 am Hi there,

Welcome to the forum and nice to hear you have been introduced to the wonderful world of rainwear this way.

Let me take a shot answering your question, although I am no expert so maybe someone with more hands-on experience will correct me.

SBR is a synthetic rubber which shares characteristics with natural rubber, but doesn't require the sap from rubber trees to be produced. The materials look different and move differently though, so its mostly based on personal preferences which one you want.

The differences in looks you will easily see in pictures, with the rubber having more shine and standing out more in public, and for the differences in movement I would recommend you check out some videos on social media: for an SBR raincoat see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovezLSM ... dex=7&t=0s (fetisheyes rubbergirls) and for a rubber coat see clips on the instagram profile of "sebastiancauchos" (designer of latex clothing, he has some clips of models wearing rubber raincoats on his profile).

Some things to consider:
1. the price of SBR raincoats is about double that of rubber raincoats.
2. SBR raincoats have actually been made for rain, while latex raincoats are fetish products. This means SBR will probably last longer and will require less maintenance (for rubber you will need to clean it regularly, keep it out of the sun and very hot weather, cannot hang it on a plastic coat hanger, etc)
3. If you plan on using the raincoat for work: SBR raincoats are barely known outside of the UK, while there are a ton of people with a latex fetish
4. if you plan on using the raincoat for normal use, the rubber one will stick out more as fetish wear so SBR will be better suitable
5. a latex raincoat you can buy anywhere while for SBR you will have a few british sites to pick from only

So from a commercial standpoint i would recommend you go for rubber, just because there will be more demand for it. If you like the material you can always extend your wardrobe with matching clothes like a rubber catsuit, a corset, masks, hats, gloves, etc.


For a bit more information i found this one: http://rainwearpassion.com/raincoats/ma ... nd-rubber/

Johnnyrbr wrote: ↑February 18th, 2020, 9:24 am Agree with Tim Raincoat, if only ..... Sadly I don't think we shall ever get back to those days where women [and men] wear 'Proper rainwear. Thanks also to BobbyValore for the two references he gave. I love to see the pld type of SBR mackintoshes.
As far as Rives question, no he didn't expect them as we were only young. When he had the SBR one I was only 3/4 years old and he was about 8. I loved it as I used to bury my face in it and stroke it all over. I think he was about 11 and went into Senior school when our aunt bought him the double texture one. I remember with that one I use to smell it and because all the seems were sealed with a rubber strip I used to stroke that as well. You can see from this where my passion for rubber came from.