Cordura®
Cordura® is a registered trademark of the DuPont corporation. It is a densely woven nylon canvas backed with a polyurethane coating. Our Cordura® garments can be washed by hand using a heavily diluted mild soap like Ivory Dishwashing Liquid and cold or warm water. Rinse with a hose and hang to dry. DO NOT put a VANSON Cordura® garment in the washing machine. DO NOT assume that the gentle cycle is gentle enough. It isn't. The polyurethane coating on the back stabilizes the woven nylon, I.E. glues it together. The washing machine will erode that backing and you will be left with threads. This coating makes the Cordura® waterproof, however, due to the many zippers and seams on these jackets we refer to them as water resistant. Cordura® is extremely tough and extremely protective. The only environment in which it is delicate is in the washing machine. Like our Sport Rider and ProPerf line, our Cordura® jackets, as seen in Chapter 7, are backed with leather in the shoulder and elbow/forearm impact zones. They will accept hard or soft armor and a backpad, all of which should be removed before washing.

WAXED COTTON
Waxed cotton is a very traditional waterproof materiel. First developed for sailors as foul weather gear, it was then perfected by the British as lightweight hunting outerwear. In the 1960s it came into vogue as the ultimate in rain gear for the discerning motorcyclist. To care for your VANSON waxed cotton jacket simply wash it with a hose and let air dry. Then, to apply the VANSON wax, use a blow dryer to raise the surface temperature of your jacket and work it in by hand. VANSON Waxed Cotton jackets are also seen in Chapter 7.