Is Rabbit fur as warm as mink or sable?

amother

Pumpkin ↓

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 7:48 pm

I am thinking of going to a furrier to line my puffer jacket with fur.
Rabbit fur seems inexpensive, but would it keep me as warm as a more expensive fur?
Anyone have personal experience with different types of fur ?

amother

Wine ↓

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 7:52 pm

Teddy bear fur has worked wonders for me in the past. When I have gotten around to lining my puffer jacket.

jflower

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 8:18 pm

I believe rabbit fur sheds a lot. It's not fun having fur all over your clothes.

Ask the furrier for a recommendation.

allthingsblue

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 9:34 pm

jflower wrote:

I believe rabbit fur sheds a lot. It's not fun having fur all over your clothes.

Ask the furrier for a recommendation.

Yes. My rabbit fur vest that I wore today sheds a lot.

amother

↑ Pumpkin ↓

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 10:11 pm

Ok, I get it. Rabbit fur sheds. But does it keep you toasty? Toastier than down/duck/feathers?
How about fox fur? (Not faux fur)

amother

↑ Pumpkin ↓

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 10:22 pm

Librarian wrote:

Mink and sable are much much warmer and will last much much longer

Glad to hear they are warmer. Don't need it long term, as I will be moving back to Fla. in a year or two.

Amarante

Sat, Nov 25 2017, 10:30 pm

Rabbit won't keep you warmer than a good down jacket.

IMO rabbit fur is a bit juvenile. It's what little girls used to get as a jacket.

If it's warmth you are after, a good down jacket that is wind resistant will keep you as warm as any fur. If it's status you're after, rabbit fur certainly doesn't have the cachet of sable or mink.

Sheepskin is a very warm. I had a full length one with a hood as well as an embroidered jacket from Cepelia which I really loved. My cousins and I were all gifted with muskrat coats when we graduated college which were bought from a family friend when there was still a fur district :-)

There are very high quality faux fur coats now (I think Daniel Basso makes some) which are very warm and relatively inexpensive.

Butterfly

Sun, Nov 26 2017, 1:49 pm

I'm quite surprised at all the negative opinions regarding rabbit fur.
I have a rain and shine coat that's lined with rabbit fur and have had only great experiences with it.

Great protection especially during 'ice cold' weathers!
Extremely warm and cozy.

I bought it in Canada apr 10 years ago and have been wearing it every winter since.

I don't have any experience of it shedding at all, even after ten years.

ra_mom

Sun, Nov 26 2017, 3:44 pm

amother wrote:

Ok, I get it. Rabbit fur sheds. But does it keep you toasty? Toastier than down/duck/feathers?
How about fox fur? (Not faux fur)

If you have a toasty down feather jacket that's warm on its own, and you add rabbit fur as lining, of course your jacket will be so much warmer!

HeartyAppetite

Sun, Nov 26 2017, 8:35 pm

I have a rabbit fur coat and it was shedding when I first bought it. I gave it in to a furrier to de-shed. They basically put it through some machine. It never shedded since then.

amother

↑ Wine

Tue, Nov 28 2017, 11:38 pm

amother wrote:

Teddy bear fur has worked wonders for me in the past. When I have gotten around to lining my puffer jacket.

oops...I thought this thread was a joke, hence my comments. I apologize if I made anyone feel bad. I had no idea about furs and that people did things like this. I have learned something new here.

DrMom

Wed, Nov 29 2017, 2:18 am

Sounds like an expensive proposition (and I am leaving aside the ethical issues of using fur).

What about wearing thermal or silk undershirts? Keeps you warm without adding much bulk (and doesn't involve killing bunnies Wink

amother

Mistyrose

Wed, Nov 29 2017, 2:57 am

I didnt realize people are still wearing furs! No one I know would dream of it. Yes most people around here still wear leather shoes, but fur coats are just such an obvious screaming statement of cruelty.
I would not buy real down either, for the same reason (although that isnt as in your face as real fur).

cnc

Wed, Nov 29 2017, 7:56 am

Butterfly wrote:

Same experience with a simile type of coat.