hairtex: Keeping the stable smell in the stable
hairtex is a company from Bavaria that specialises in stable clothing. At the heart of the range is an overall made from a three-layer technical fabric. It is breathable, windproof and water-repellent and is designed to keep stable odours away from the clothes underneath. The German farming magazine top agrar put the overall through a field test in 2017. The idea behind it is simple: anyone coming out of a pig or cattle shed should not smell of the barn for the rest of the day.
hairtex at Agrarzone
We stock the hairtex overall in a women's and a men's version in anthracite. Two stable caps go with it, one with an elastic band and one with ties. The cap protects your hair, which otherwise readily picks up the smell of the stable air. Together with the overall you are dressed from head to toe for work in the barn and can carry on with your day afterwards without a full change of clothes.
Frequently asked questions
Why wear a stable cap?
Hair absorbs odours particularly easily. With a cap the smell stays in the cap rather than in your hair, so you do not have to jump straight into the shower after mucking out.
Is the overall suitable for rain?
The technical fabric is windproof and water-repellent. That is fine for short trips across the yard in the rain, but in persistent rain an extra rain jacket makes sense.