Another site worth copying
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Wed 17 Jul, 2013 1:36 pmby Moondog55
Dressing for the cold from a Canadian perspective.
The author makes some good points about using multiple layers of lightweight windproof insulation in the same manner as Andy Kirkpatrick
http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a215936.pdf
Re: Another site worth copying
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Tue 30 Jul, 2013 6:09 pmby vagrom
Excellent little piece.1989-not that old. Not it's purpose but myth busting is a pleasure to read. A simple, independent explanation of "wicking" on page 8.
Re: Another site worth copying
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Thu 01 Aug, 2013 12:26 amby Joomy
Total nonsense re. wicking and cotton. Is he really advocating cotton underwear for hiking? Wicking doesn't occur through absorption it occurs through capillary action. Cotton (and wool) retains water and takes ages to dry out. Synthetic fibres don't retain as much water and transfer (wick) it more effectively, thus drying out faster. It's false to claim that "if you sweat into cotton underwear, you have wet cotton underwear. If you sweat into polypropylene underwear, you have wet polypropylene underwear" because anyone who has tried it knows that the polypro stays wet for a much shorter time.