We've just got a sample seeding jacketin the new waterproofCocona Xcellerator fabric,which the company says is the most breathable out there.We have two versions of the fabric, a three-layer with Cocona scriminternal layer and a 2.5-layer which

One of our fave things of last year was Rab's new MeCo baselayer fabric which mixes merino wool with Cocona for a sort of optimal mix of merino-style comfort with fast wicking and drying. So when we came across Target Dry's new socks which also mix

like faster wicking and drying performance.Sounds good eh? Sounds like the sort of base layer that would rapidly become your number one choice? Well, that's pretty much what's happened with our prototype Rab merino/cocona long-sleeved zip-neck top. It

Cocona - Big For SpringWe're just back from a flying visit to Sprayway's palatial east Manchester HQ and a quick preview both of the brand's new spring 2011 clothing - it hits the shops this week - and a look at next winter's range, more of which

is to 100-metre sprinting. In other words it moves moisture like a demon and dries nice and fast.And wouldn't the bastard off-spring of the two be great? Merino comfort and Cocona wicking? And lo, it's happened, there's a new baselayer fabric in the game

with an innersurface containing Cocona and designed to move moisture rapidly awayfrom the body.Garments using the fabric will be appearing later this year, but Coconais looking for 1,000 outdoor folk to try jackets made from Xcelleratoreright now and report back

Latest review on the site is a proper thrash test of Rab's new for autumn 2011 MeCo 165 Long Sleeve Zip Neck top - MeCo stands for 'merino/Cocona' and the idea is that a 65/35% mix of the two fabrics produces a material with the positiive attributes

We popped over to see Sprayway the other day for a look at their new 2010 kit, both for this spring – in the shops now – and for later in the year. Here's a quick whisk through the new spring 2010 kits, a few highlights from the winter range

used to produce a very sustainable windproof and highly water resistant - up to 10,000mm of coffee - cycling jacket, which is also a recycling jacket (sorry) as it contains 98.5% recycled plastic bottles and 1.5% coffee grounds.So if you want a jacket

mixes of merino with other fabrics similarly effective when it comes to odour control. Rab's new MeCo merino/Cocona mix wicks and dries faster than pure merino, but thanks to both components being naturally anti-microbial, doesn't smell either. We