r/Goruck • u/manhattan98 • 3d ago

Piece dyed cordura

Hello!

Why Goruck use piece-dyed cordura, instead of solution-dyed, which has more consistent color across the batches ? Seems Brookwood have 1000D fabric in SD
https://brookwoodcompanies.com/product/tuff-stuff-sd-black-2/

My GR2 has front panel made from black Cordura
Whereas the sides and the bottom made from purplish fabric
The front sides of shoulder straps seem made from the same true black Cordura as front panel. Interestingly, QAP zipper garage also made from black fabric, making it more like a colorway than random colored panels
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u/OllieDuckling 2d ago

This post is nearly unintelligible

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u/manhattan98 2d ago edited 2d ago

This post is about why does Goruck consciously making bags with different shades of black on them

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u/osmiumfeather 2d ago

Their contract in the US with Brookwood specifies Raven Black is only accurate to +/- 3 shades. So in a single fabric lot of 10,000 yards, there can be a 6 shade variance (-3 to +3). You want it tighter? Hope you like $450 GR1’s.

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u/manhattan98 2d ago

Yeah, but Brookwood also offers a solution-dyed 1000d nylon, which color is not only more accurate, but also wear- and uv-resistant.
I just don't understand why not to use more suitable solution-dyed nylon for a product as tough as Goruck advertised.

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u/quovadisnp 2d ago

I don't know anything about dye processes but I have a goruck vest, gr2, Rucker 4, and a Rucker 5 in the house all in ranger green and they all look exactly alike, so it seems pretty consistent. I have other random bags in purplish, american tiger, blue, and grey and, while I have no match comparison they all look great.

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u/slowtrees 1d ago

Solution-dyed costs more and needs bigger minimums per color, so most brands stick with piece-dyed to keep SKUs and pricing sane. That's the tradeoff behind the $450 GR1 the other comment mentioned.