Horseware rugs - help me with all the variations!

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At the moment each horse has a basic Amigo rug for lightest weight and a Rhino lightweight for slightly more weathery weather. I need to replace one of the Amigos because it's been destroyed. I'm wondering if it's worth spending a little more on a Hero 6 or a Bravo? What are the advantages of these as opposed to the basic Amigo (Mio?) - are they more like the basic rug or more like the Rhinos? Unfortunately not near any tack shops that have a good range of rugs to look at!
 
I love amigo rugs but I won’t buy a mio now as the 2 I had were very poor quality, so yes in my opinion, it’s better to buy the more expensive amigos.
 
My understanding is they are basically all the same rug but with different deniers and quality of material. I wouldnt have a Mio or Hero 6 or anything with a 600 denier due to strength and waterproofness Ive just bought a LW Bravo with detachable neck, its 1200d and I think I got a bit of a bargain £80 with postage. Ive have the older version in a bigger size and it was a good rug. The best rugs Ive had have been Rambos, Ballistic nylon, yes mega expensive but I have one that must be 12 yrs old and still looks good despite being ragged about by my old horses friend.
 
The main difference is the denier of the fabric. As far as I'm aware the amigo hero 6 is 600d and the amigo bravo is 1200d which means the bravo is a 'heavier' more robust feeling fabric that is supposed to be stronger and more rip resistant I think. I was say the bravo rugs are more comparable with the rhino whilst the hero is similar to the Mio but just a bit better quality. I like you i use a hero for light summer showers when it's warm and a bravo/rhino for more persistent rain or if it's windy. My horses are pretty good on figs so can't comment on rip resistance !
 
I have found Rambo and Rhino to be long term waterproof and therefore worth the extra money. I use Amigo for rugs that don't have to be waterproof (fly/stable) or in fact any cheap rugs for that. TBH all my fly rugs are now Shires, they are cut really well.
 
Yeah as above look at the denier I have Rambos and they have been waterproof for the four years I’ve had them so far. Rhinos are pretty good too I think but not had a turnout so can’t vouch for their waterproofness. My Rambos, I trust them completely to keep my horse dry if it is going to rain all day for example. When others would get back from work to shivering horses and rugs that have done well but just couldn’t deal with all day rain, my horse is dry under the Rambo, this includes her 0g rambo supreme which is the only no fill on the yard that has never leaked. Not cheap but they last and so the job.
 
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Yeah as above look at the denier I have Rambos and they have been waterproof for the four years I’ve had them so far. Rhinos are pretty good too I think but not had a turnout so can’t vouch for their waterproofness. My Rambos, I trust them completely to keep my horse dry if it is going to rain all day for example. When others would get back from work to shivering horses and rugs that have done well but just couldn’t deal with all day rain, my horse is dry under the Rambo, this includes her 0g rambo supreme which is the only no fill on the yard that has never leaked. Not cheap but they last and so the job.
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4 years is nothing, I had one that was 18 years old, never re-proofed, and was still 100% waterproof when sold to a friend! Rambo that is.

I also had a 10 year old Rhino, where the tail flap ripped, but I just sold that to a friend too earlier this year, as 100% waterproof too.

Had an Amigo, not waterproof very quickly!
 
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