Which fabric is great for building insulated clothing?
100
Nylon, cotton and polyester.
What are the three main fabrics that MEC uses to make its clothes?
100
This stitch pattern increases the strength of a fabric while keeping the weight down.
What is ripstop?
100
Backcountry (Alpine), Lifestyle and Active Lifestyle
What are the Business Unit Categories in Clothing at MEC?
100
This ensures that our members are properly prepared and equipped to persue their active outdoor lifestyles.
What is outfitting?
200
When moisture is taken away from your body to the surface of your clothing to aid evaporation.
What is wicking?
200
Because of nylon's higher moisture regain (5%) versus polyester (0.4%) which makes it absorb and hold more water.
Why is nylon colder when wet than polyester?
200
The weight of one 9000m thread.
What is Dennier?
200
Being more breathable and generally offering more range of motion these garments are suited for aerobic and fast-moving activities.
What are softshells?
200
A question designed to get the most information about our member's needs as possible.
What is an open ended question?
300
A fabric (such as GORE-TEX®, GORE-TEX XCR®
Entrant® V and DT) that has a built in semi-permiable membrane that allows the passage of moisture vapour but block water molecules.
What are waterproof breathables?
300
Entrant® from Toray Industries.
What is an alternative to GORE-TEX® waterproof breathable fabrics?
300
A term that means readily absorbing water.
What is hydrophilic?
300
Nylon absorbs more water than this fabric.
What is polyester?
300
These refer to a physical atribute of an item and why it should matter to the member.
What is a feature and benefit?
400
Perspiration, transpiration, evaporation and involuntary muscular activity (shivering).
What are the four ways your body loses heat?
400
This rating relates to the amount of ultraviolet radiation absorbed by a fabric.
What is Ultraviolet Protection Factor?
400
The amount of moisture that a fabric will hold. Measured as a percentage of fabric weight.
What is moisture regain?
400
These coatings are commonly made from Fluropolymers or silicon.
What is a Durable Water Repellent coating?
400
To ensure that we are meeting our member's needs during as few points of contact as possible.
Why should we offer alternatives?
500
Both external (humidity, wind speed) and internal factors (fitness and activity level, % body fat, hydration and rest) make this too difficult to rate.
Why are temperature ratings not given to jackets?
500
The quality of wool where moisture is drawn into the core of the fibre, allowing the fabric to feel dry even when wet.
What are the hydroscopic properties of wool?
500
The technical name for a waterproof breathable membrane modeled on GORE-TEX® technology.
What is Expanded Polytetraflourethylene?
500
Durability of the waterproof process and the amount of your own moisture vapour that can escape.
What are two factors that determine the quality of a waterproof breathable.
500
Enthusiasm, Experience, and Knowledge.
What are the underlying foundations of the MEC Sales Model?