Are you sick of the exaggerated breathability claims made by outdoor gear manufacturers? Can you really afford to spend another $400 – $600 dollars on a jacket with the latest breathable fabric? Do you realize you are being played by unscrupulous manufacturers in a never ending game of bait and switch? Are breathable jackets only as good as the Emperor’s new clothes?
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outdoor writer on need for rainshell vents
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TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
TIP: The online Bushwalk Inventory System can help bushwalkers with a variety of bushwalk planning tasks, including: Manage which items they take bushwalking so that they do not forget anything they might need, plan meals for their walks, and automatically compile food/fuel shopping lists (lists of consumables) required to make and cook the meals for each walk. It is particularly useful for planning for groups who share food or other items, but is also useful for individual walkers.
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outdoor writer on need for rainshell vents
by wayno » Fri 25 Oct, 2013 12:53 pm
from the land of the long white clouds...
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Re: outdoor writer on need for rainshell vents
by mtrain » Fri 25 Oct, 2013 8:00 pm
I agree with some of what he says but disagree with the layering thing. Woven thermals are useless because you cant vent through them properly and they are all cold when wet. I prefer single layer garments like Buffalo Techlite or marmot dry clime wind shirts worn next to skin. They have pit zips so you can vent direct to the skin and don't claim to be waterproof but are warm when you get wet because the fuzzy inside traps warm air against the skin rather than wet woven fabric chilling the skin. This rant maybe a bit of a thread hijack, sorry.
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Re: outdoor writer on need for rainshell vents
by wayno » Sat 26 Oct, 2013 3:03 am
good to hear how you have solved issues with staying warm mtrain... there isn't necessarily "a right way" to do things.
in NZ hunters especially and some trampers are more likely to wear "wife beater" microfleece t shirts next to their skin than normal thermals.
in bad weather i go for heavyweight polypro, the normal thinner default weight just struggles to keep wicking and keep you warm...
you're warmer in the thicker material and it keeps wicking moisture for longer, i'd consider ditching it in really cold wet conditions, i've overloaded it in occasions in the wet
in NZ hunters especially and some trampers are more likely to wear "wife beater" microfleece t shirts next to their skin than normal thermals.
in bad weather i go for heavyweight polypro, the normal thinner default weight just struggles to keep wicking and keep you warm...
you're warmer in the thicker material and it keeps wicking moisture for longer, i'd consider ditching it in really cold wet conditions, i've overloaded it in occasions in the wet
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