Outdoor Clothing Knowledge And Shopping

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The main stress is waterproof, windproof, heat preservation, breathability and abrasion resistance.

Because of the special requirements of outdoor sports for clothing, outdoor clothing manufacturers constantly try new materials when designing clothes.

Especially in the past 40 years, the use of special chemical materials has contributed to the technological revolution of outdoor sports.

Now our outdoors fans use some equipment and clothing, which are much better than those used by Mount Everest's predecessors decades ago.

First, let's talk about the concept of Layering.

What is stratification?

Generally speaking, outdoor clothing is divided into three layers.

They are sweat layer / inner layer (Wicking&nbspLayer/Base&nbspLayer), thermal insulation layer (Insulation&nbspLayer), and coat (Shell).

It is not always necessary to have these three levels.

When it's cold, add a layer. When it's hot, it will reduce one level.

Every time you leave, you can be free according to the weather conditions at your destination.

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Sweat layer

Underwear is often overlooked.

Many people wear outdoor underwear when they participate in outdoor sports.

Actually, I usually wear only natural fabrics, except for pure cotton.

But in outdoor sports, especially in places with large temperature difference, cotton products are taboo.

Cotton is strong in water absorption but slow in drying.

When you are sweating heavily, you may be frozen by the cold.

In cold regions, cotton underwear can be a killer.

Outdoor underwear is like the autumn clothes and trousers that we wear, but it usually uses materials with strong perspiration.

In general, if you go to a place of high humidity or not too cold, the underwear made of CoolMax material with good water conductivity and sweat perspiration is the best, and real silk can also be used.

If you go to a cooler place, the underwear made by Thermastat is ideal.

Both Thermastat and CoolMax are products of DuPont Co.

Besides warm perspiration, Thermastat keeps warm.

Underwear doesn't need to be addressed.

Style, buy a suit and try it on two times.

If the effect is better, you can always use it later.

Underwear, not too big, that will affect warmth.

Of course, too tight can not be done, wrapped around the body affect the freedom of movement.

At home, Xin Yi's sporty underwear has a good sweating function and is popular.

Insulation layer

There are many kinds of materials on this floor.

Down, wool, and all kinds of artificial materials.

Light and warm, it is the most popular natural material in outdoor products.

Despite the fact that man-made materials are getting better and better, down is still not an alternative.

Thin down jacket and down vest are good choices for thermal insulation.

But down has its drawbacks.

When the eiderdown is damp, its thermal insulation performance decreases greatly, and the drying is slow.

Wool is also good in warmth retention, but sweaters are poor in windproof and slow in drying.

In addition, sweaters are easy to deform and are afraid of insect bites.

These years, Fleece is becoming more and more popular.

Its thermal performance is very good, and its drying is faster.

In addition, good sweater is lighter. It can prevent a little water and breathe freely.

Traditional Plush ventilation is not very good. When it is windy, it can not be worn as a coat.

However, the latest materials such as WindStopper basically solve this problem.

WindStopper uses a thin film similar to Gore-Tex. Although it is not waterproof, it has excellent windproof performance and is much better than the ordinary sweater.

The disadvantage of plush is that the volume is too large, and it takes up more than two bags.

All outdoor products manufacturers produce various kinds of thermal clothing, and most of them can be connected to their own factory jackets.

When buying, notice that the cuffs, shoulders and elbows should be reinforced with Cordura material.

In addition, the quality of bad clothing is easy to pile down, pay attention when trying.

It's not expensive to catch sweaters. You can buy good quality things under 100 yuan.

Most of the labels on the sweater are 100%polyester or 100%polyester&nbspmicrofiber..

If you don't trust small vendors, go somewhere.

Stores can also be bought.

Loose coat

The material on this floor is waterproof and windproof, so you will be protected regardless of wind and rain.

At present, waterproofing materials commonly used on the market are as follows:

Waterproof/Breathable (waterproof and breathable, such as Gore-Tex pressed nylon material).

Waterproof/Non-Breathable (waterproof and airtight, made of raincoat tent, a kind of heavy nylon material with PVC coating).

Water&nbspResistant/Repellent (water blocking type nylon fabric that only blocks a small amount of water).

Pay attention to the difference between water proofing (Waterproof) and water retaining (Water&nbspResistant/Repellent).

The fabric with Waterproof function can prevent water entry when there is a certain water pressure.

The fabric with Water&nbspResistant/Repellent function is only able to block a small amount of water. When it rains or gets a little water pressure, they will not use it.

A coat made of waterproof and breathable material such as Gore-Tex can ensure you sit or kneel on the wet surface while the clothes will not be wet.

However, no matter what waterproofing material has been used for a period of time, DWR treatment is necessary.

DWR is the abbreviation of Durable&nbspWater&nbspRepellent, it is a kind of waterproof glue.

Like Gore-Tex's assault clothing, it's best to use Gore's Revivex to handle after a certain period of time.

With the emergence of Gore-Tex and other materials, waterproof and breathable are no longer contradictory concepts.

Generally speaking, these waterproof and breathable materials have better waterproof effect, but they are generally porous.

However, these materials are better than waterproof materials.

If it's waterproof and airtight,

It will still be very wet inside.

When the weather is very cold, the clothes even frosted.

When you buy a jacket, you'd better buy some loose ones so that you can put warm clothes and sweat layers on them.

Trousers, loose jeans can meet the general excursion.

But if the weather is complicated in your destination, you'd better buy a waterproof trousers.

It's best to buy the side zipper, so you can wear it off any time according to the weather.

A good coat is reinforced with abrasion resistant material at easy wear.

The design of the suit is all the same, but good brands do better in details.

In fact, most of those brands are famous for sponsoring adventure activities.

Their advantage is that the explorers can provide direct feedback to them, which will help manufacturers improve their product design.

Many friends are concerned about whether the clothes they buy belong to the real Gore-Tex, which is hard to tell.

Even if you have experienced friends to help you identify on the spot, most people will not be able to distinguish the true from the false.

In general, you can test the waterproofing on the spot and pay attention to whether the joints are leaking.

Because the outer layer of the new clothes is treated by DWR waterproof adhesive, one obvious feature is that it does not touch the water.

Even if you rush under the tap for a few minutes, or make a water nest for a few minutes, you can even use your hands to press the water, which will not be wet, and the outer layer of the fabric will not touch water.

Breathability can be tested by hot water.

In the past, the mountain webmaster introduced this way.

Pour half a cup of hot water, cover the side of the garment in the cup mouth, press it on the outside of the garment with a piece of glass to see if there is steam.

The above method only proves that the fabric is waterproof and breathable.

Specifically, Gore-Tex is still not known, but it seems that Gore-Tex is not important.

After all, waterproof and breathable properties are bought, names and brands are not.

In addition, you can check.

Workmanship and accessories

Gore-Tex clothes must be specified in Gore (Gore&nbspTape&nbspSeam).

The density of needle spacing also has special requirements. It should not be too sparse or too dense.

There should be tiny holes in the black fabric of the mesh lining, all zippers should be YKK.

Most of the outdoor clothing sold in the US market is Made&nbspin&nbspChina., a Gore-Tex assault suit, which sells for $200-450 in the US.

Even if it is cleared in season, it will cost $120-250.

Its cost price will not be very high, but at least it should be between $60-100.

But most of these manufacturers are in the domestic order to produce clothing, and there is no formal distribution channel.

In addition to a few like Ozark and other manufacturers have real goods, the general market is the best out of the best material to be processed materials, occasionally still see some of the remaining exports of the export, but the amount of these things are very small.

Xiushui there, 1000 pieces can find 20 pieces is really good, generally only a few stall owners.

If you buy a 300 or 400 yuan Gore-Tex

It is certain that it is false.