GrahameR wrote: [...]
But am I missing something? Is there a better way? Is there a better base layer than wool or synthetic 'thermals'?
rcaffin wrote:For the most part, I think all this talk of base layers means that the problem is not understood.
Above 0 C we (my wife and I) wear a single windshirt made of Taslan. MYOG. It is loose so it can flap and ventilate. Sure, for the first few minutes we are cold, but once we get going we are fine. The thing is that the Taslan fabric does block the wind nicely, and that is all we need. That applies in the Blue Mts, Kosci NP, and in the mountains of Europe.
Now, if it is just below 0 C (which is somehow easy to guess with all that frost!), then we might wear a synthetic thermal top under the windshirt for the first quarter of an hour or so. Then it comes off when we are warmed up. If it is an actual ski trip we are a shade more cautious about getting either wet or too cold. A synthetic thermal top might then be in order.
We never wear wool or cotton in the bush. Wool is too delicate and sags when it get wet. Great advertising gimmick though. Cotton is deadly when it gets wet. Both take ages to dry, while synthetics can be dry in 10 minutes. Yeah, been there and done that - on Mt Tate in a storm for instance. There was snow too. Instead of a Taslan top in the snow, I wear an EPIC jacket top: it breathes fine, but repels snow. MYOG too.
Tortoise wrote:My 2c worth...
This is the best base layer I've ever used. It might bring back the odd memory.
Moondog55 wrote:Hey Tortoise I do remember those PaddyMade
Great stuff but never long enough in the sleeves and I wore mine to death.
One of the smartest and best integrated clothing systems available; then and forever.
If they started making them again I'd be one of the first in line to buy.
But only if they get with the program and make Mens TALL fittings
Tortoise wrote:Moondog55 wrote:Hey Tortoise I do remember those PaddyMade
Great stuff but never long enough in the sleeves and I wore mine to death.
One of the smartest and best integrated clothing systems available; then and forever.
If they started making them again I'd be one of the first in line to buy.
But only if they get with the program and make Mens TALL fittings
Yep, can't be perfect for everyone. Never had the problem of too short sleeves myself!
I actually contacted Paddy Pallin last year to see if there's any chance they might make something like this again. It's one they might well do, if they get into the position in the future where they can start their own manufacturing again. Clearly that's hard on a small scale in Australia.
Warin wrote:Tortoise wrote:Moondog55 wrote:Hey Tortoise I do remember those PaddyMade
Great stuff but never long enough in the sleeves and I wore mine to death.
One of the smartest and best integrated clothing systems available; then and forever.
If they started making them again I'd be one of the first in line to buy.
But only if they get with the program and make Mens TALL fittings
Yep, can't be perfect for everyone. Never had the problem of too short sleeves myself!
I actually contacted Paddy Pallin last year to see if there's any chance they might make something like this again. It's one they might well do, if they get into the position in the future where they can start their own manufacturing again. Clearly that's hard on a small scale in Australia.
Possibly a candidate for MYOG? What is the material? If that can be sourced in small quantities then there should not be too much of a problem.
Tortoise wrote:I'm hopeless at fabric ID. Do you know, Moondog? I've never seen any other clothing with a similar fabric/weave.
Biggles wrote:PP TechTees (T-shirts and L/S shirts) were made of proprietary DriTech fabric in I think 7 colours. For a time in the late-1980s, Mountain Designs had something similar, not the same name.
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