Has anyone used the Rambo airmax rug liners?

[soloequestrian]

I've got two of mine Amigo Bravos with the intention of getting a lightweight liner for them - both horses are warmsters so only need the extra layer occasionally. I was going to just get the ordinary liners but then saw these airmax ones which aren't hugely more expensive. They sound ideal but just wondered if anyone has experience of them?

 

[Leo Walker]

it just looks like a fleece liner unless I'm missing something? I got something identitcal looking from Horze for £12 and it fits under my Optimo

 

[McFluff]

I have the Airmax liner. It’s worked well for me as my mare can get hot, so I can pop it on under her rug and it helps dry her off when she’s out for the night. It’s a funny material, smooth outer, but you can see through it’s mesh inner. It’s not fleece (I didn’t want fleece).

 

[poiuytrewq]

I’ve got one for new horse because I have an airmax cooler for another one (same but with surcingles)
They are weird material, I’ve not used the liner yet but the cooler I’ve regularly put under a rug and turned out. I like them. Mega light weight, don’t pick up too much hair or bedding. Dries them off quickly without over heating (thermatex just sweats the one up even more)
Easy to wash and quick to dry.
I didn’t know you could buy the liner separately.

 

[poiuytrewq]

Actually they do or did also do a fleece liner which is quite nice, I got one of those last year when I was doing a horse from the field and had no where to dry him off. Worked well but the airmax would be definitely better imo

 

[Leo Walker]

damn now I need an airmax liner! I thought I'd got a grip of my rug obsession by moving to liners. Clearly not!

 

[soloequestrian]

All sounds good. Will they provide a little bit of extra insulation as well as having drying properties?
This is the site I've been looking at https://www.corkfarmequestrian.co.u...icking-under-rug-liner?variant=10766517338148, not sure if they are the cheapest though.

 

[SO1]

I am thinking of getting one of these instead of replacing my 100g liner I have a pony that tends to get warm even with a full clip and it looks like this might keep him warm enough but cool him down as well if he got hot.

 

[Tiddlypom]

I’ve just bought two. They are decent meaty breathable liners.

Only had cause to use one so far. I put it under a no fill Rambo turnout on a horse I’d just bathed, and she dried off a treat turned out overnight.

It doesnt give a weight on them, but they would give a fair bit of warmth, maybe equiv to a 200g liner?

 

[bouncing_ball]

I’ve just bought two. They are decent meaty breathable liners.

Only had cause to use one so far. I put it under a no fill Rambo turnout on a horse I’d just bathed, and she dried off a treat turned out overnight.

It doesnt give a weight on them, but they would give a fair bit of warmth, maybe equiv to a 200g liner?

So not suitable for turnout under a no fill turnout on a warm night? I’d want it too be well v below 10 degrees before I’d turn a fully clipped horse out in 200gm liner. It’s 12 degrees tonight.

 

[Tiddlypom]

So not suitable for turnout under a no fill turnout on a warm night? I’d want it too be well v below 10 degrees before I’d turn a fully clipped horse out in 200gm liner. It’s 12 degrees tonight.

I can’t comment on your horse or on how you rug it, and it is only my opinion that the airmax liner adds about 200g equiv. It is, however, quite a bit heavier to lug about than a 200g liner, which you notice when it is clipped into the turnout.

I used it on a freshly clipped horse with a hunter clip. She was grand in it. I am not an over rugger, in case this convo is heading that way.

I agree that it is currently exceptionally mild for Nov.

 

[Fluffypiglet]

I've got one of these and find it very useful. My horse us an oversensitive idiot so usually too hot or too cold and grumpy either way if I've judged it wrong. He has both a no fill and 50g fill outer rug and has used this liner in both. It seems to be hugely breathable and he was out in the very mild 15 degrees yesterday with this on and whilst very warm wasn't even slightly sweaty and stayed out longer than usual (he demands to come in at the slightest sign of discomfort) He used it all last year and it seems to cover a very good temperature range. I didn't use any of the usual quilted liners for turnout last year as I don't find them as forgiving for temperature variations.

 

[bouncing_ball]

I can’t comment on your horse or on how you rug it, and it is only my opinion that the airmax liner adds about 200g equiv. It is, however, quite a bit heavier to lug about than a 200g liner, which you notice when it is clipped into the turnout.

I used it on a freshly clipped horse with a hunter clip. She was grand in it. I am not an over rugger, in case this convo is heading that way.

I agree that it is currently exceptionally mild for Nov.

TBH it doesn’t sound like it IS the equivalent of a normal 200gm liner. So you wouldn’t treat as only using when need 200gms.

It sounds like from people’s descriptions like it can cover the wide range from 50gm-200gm normal liner temperature range. So g could be used under a no fill turnout or stable rug for a wide temperature range.

 

[Littlewills]

mine is very lightweight and seems to be nowhere near 200gm rug. Id have thought closer to 50gms

 

[poiuytrewq]

mine is very lightweight and seems to be nowhere near 200gm rug. Id have thought closer to 50gms

I’ve been thinking the same ?‍
Its the same as my Airmax cooler rug which I used as a light cooler on warmer days. I’ve always classed it as a lightish fleece kind of equivalent

 

[DressageCob]

I love mine. It's very light; it weighs practically nothing when I chuck it over the horse. At the moment I have it clipped on to a 100g rug for my fully clipped horse. I treat it as if it adds around 50g. It's a layer so it does add warmth but my horse hasn't felt too hot in it so far, and if I put him in 250g or 300g now he would definitely feel too hot.

I like how it wicks away the moisture and is more lightweight than the other options (such as a Thermatex etc).

 

[Tiddlypom]

Turns out that I wasn’t far out re the weight of a 200g Rambo liner versus that of a Rambo airmax liner . The degree of thermal insulation doesn’t necessarily correlate to weight, of course.

Not the most accurate of weighings, being in a bag resting on the kitchen scales, but near enough. The airmax is a bit heavier.

6’9” airmax liner - 1200g
6’9” 200g Rambo liner - 1010g

 

[DressageCob]

Turns out that I wasn’t far out re the weight of a 200g Rambo liner versus that of a Rambo airmax liner . The degree of thermal insulation doesn’t necessarily correlate to weight, of course.

Not the most accurate of weighings, being in a bag resting on the kitchen scales, but near enough. The airmax is a bit heavier.

6’9” airmax liner - 1200g
6’9” 200g Rambo liner - 1010g

I've never thought about it before. When they say 100g rug, does the whole rug weigh 100g? I always assumed they took a ball of fluff of 100g then spread it out across the rug, but I've never thought about it. My sense of weight is appalling

It definitely provides some warmth. I love it.

 

[poiuytrewq]

I've never thought about it before. When they say 100g rug, does the whole rug weigh 100g? I always assumed they took a ball of fluff of 100g then spread it out across the rug, but I've never thought about it. My sense of weight is appalling

It definitely provides some warmth. I love it.

Nope, otherwise posting rugs wouldn’t cost an arm and a leg.

 

[Annagain]

I've never thought about it before. When they say 100g rug, does the whole rug weigh 100g? I always assumed they took a ball of fluff of 100g then spread it out across the rug, but I've never thought about it. My sense of weight is appalling

It definitely provides some warmth. I love it.

It's the weight of the filling per square metre. Otherwise a 100g shetland rug would be considerably warmer than a 100g shire rug!

 

[Littlewills]

It's the weight of the filling per square metre. Otherwise a 100g shetland rug would be considerably warmer than a 100g shire rug!

This, and the airmax is a weird honeycomb type material so I just dont see how its 200gms. I use it in addition to normal rugs and haven't noticed an overly hot horse.

 

[DressageCob]

It's the weight of the filling per square metre. Otherwise a 100g shetland rug would be considerably warmer than a 100g shire rug!

Duh... sorry, stupid question ? I was being thick then.

 

[Tiddlypom]

Tbf, it should give the full unit rather than just state ‘200g’ on the label sewn in the liner, which could mean anything.

So you are let off .

 

[poiuytrewq]

Duh... sorry, stupid question ? I was being thick then.

I don’t think it was a totally dumb question ?
I knew your theory was wrong but it made me wonder actually how it was weighed or measured! It’s one of those things if you don’t know you don’t know... and I didn’t!

 

[bouncing_ball]

Anyone know re AirMax rambo liner sizing? My horse is 6ft6 amigo NZ, 6ft6 Rambo fly rugs, 6ft3 Rambo optimo?

wondering if I order 6ft6 airmax liner?
Thanks

 

[Tiddlypom]

Prob stick with 6’6”.

My airmax liners fit well into the same size of Rambo turnouts, both Duos and Originals.

Optimos have weird sizing, don’t they?

 

[poiuytrewq]

Agree with Tiddlypom. 6’6

I bought and had to sell an Optimio, such a bargain buy but it was absolutely massive!

 

[bouncing_ball]

Agree with Tiddlypom. 6’6

I bought and had to sell an Optimio, such a bargain buy but it was absolutely massive!

Thanks, I sized down for optimo and it’s still generous.

Does anyone know if airmax liner fits with optimo cut okay? I guess I have amigo rugs I could use it under if not?

 

[Littlewills]

I use various liners with optimos. You do loose a tiny bit of the shoulder freedom, but they are still better than other makes of rug

 

[bouncing_ball]

Hmm struggling to find a sensibly priced 6ft6 airmax Rambo liner in stock! Anyone seen one?