I don’t know much about outdoor gear either. Now let me introduce what I can know.
Clothing equipment is usually divided into three layers: a close-fitting underwear layer, an insulating layer and an outer protective layer.
Let’s talk about underwear first: Generally, the underwear we usually wear is made of pure cotton. The advantages are sweat absorption, breathability, comfort, and cheapness. That’s why after strenuous exercise, the inner layer of clothing absorbs a lot of sweat and we feel cold and prone to colds, which can also cause frostbite in the case of low temperatures. Most of the underwear sold in outdoor stores contains DuPont’s coolMAX material. The advantage of this material is that it has strong water conductivity, can quickly drain sweat, and has the characteristics of quick drying. Even after washing, it can dry within 10 to 15 minutes. The price of a set (trousers, jacket) is about 500 people’s knives
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The insulation layer is generally fleece and down materials. Let’s talk about fleece first: it is characterized by light weight, not easy to absorb water, and its thermal insulation performance is better than that of wool products of the same weight, and it still has a certain thermal insulation effect even in wet conditions. There is also easy to wash, easy to dry, and the price is not high. The disadvantage is that it is bulky, has poor compressibility, and has poor windproof performance, and it is not easy to perspire if worn closely. If you want to buy an outdoor famous brand, the price is around four or five hundred Renmin knives. As far as I can see, if it is chosen well, there is not much difference between the use of one hundred dollars and five hundred dollars.
The characteristics of down are: light weight, small volume after compression, warmth retention, and cost-effectiveness that are not comparable to other man-made or natural materials, and have certain windproof performance. The disadvantage is that it completely loses thermal insulation properties when wet, and it is difficult to dry. The thermal performance of down mainly depends on the down content, down filling and down fill. The down content refers to the content of feathers and down in the down. The higher the down content, the better the thermal insulation performance and the better the compression performance. The higher the amount of fleece, the better the warmth, but the higher the price. The price of down jackets with good compression, high cashmere content and high cashmere filling is more than 800 yuan. If it is an ordinary down jacket, choose the thickest one, or buy one that is fat and one that is thin.
The materials for the thermal insulation layer include DuPont’s five-hole or seven-hole cotton, and 3M’s Thinsulate fiber cotton. I know too much, so I don’t have much experience and knowledge to introduce to you.
Outer jacket, pants, features: windproof, waterproof, snowproof, breathable, wear-resistant, scratch-resistant, the fabric is Gore-Tex, light weight. If you want to buy a jacket that can guarantee the above performance, then its silver is more than 1,000 yuan. Of course, there are also many jackets that only sell for three or four hundred dollars. The beautiful Gore-Tex logo is also attached to the boss. It will give you a test of waterproof and breathable, but the authenticity needs to be studied. If you want to replace it with a military raincoat, it’s definitely not a problem in terms of windproof, waterproof, and wear-resistant, but once you sweat a lot, you can appreciate how big the difference is, and it’s heavy.
Other categories: hats, shoes, socks, gloves… ^_^
Backpacks, sleeping bags, moisture-proof pads,
water bottles, Sabres, compasses, torches, ropes, whistles, lighters… blah blah blah.
Of course there are medicines, food, toiletries.
There are too many subdivisions of these equipment knowledge. It is winter now. Version A mentions the problem of winter outdoor equipment. In addition to the above introduction, I will remind you of the problems that need attention in winter.
1. Shoes: The price of good hiking shoes or climbing shoes is more than 1,000 yuan. If you don’t often do outdoor sports, you really don’t need to buy them. If it’s just for one or two trips and it will be put on the shelf, I suggest going to the military store to buy military cotton shoes. This is what I did. I plan to go to the northeast this winter. Considering that I am afraid of the cold, and there are not many items that need to be climbed on foot this time, I am in the military store of the Jinan General Military Region east of Qinglong Bridge. Next to the Hao Hotel) I bought a pair of military-style suede cotton shoes, the price seems to be 100 or 80 silver. Since the smallest size is only 40, I bought a couple of thick insoles, which also improve the thermal performance. In addition, due to the poor waterproof performance of suede shoes, considering that once wet, frostbite is very likely to occur in the case of minus 20 to 30 degrees, so I bought two waterproof shoe polishes and slapped them on the uppers thickly. On January 1st, I went to Taishan to try it out. Apart from being heavy and still relatively large, the waterproof, non-slip and warm-keeping is not bad. In addition, I would like to remind everyone to try to avoid traveling in new shoes to avoid foot discomfort. It really can??t be solved. The best way is to go shopping after arriving in cities such as Harbin, Jilin or Changchun. There must be everything you need to keep warm and the price is not too expensive, but if you have to go during the Spring Festival holiday, buy Don’t scold me if you don’t! Shoes can choose snow shoes, the inner layer has felt, and the sole has anti-slip grooves. Unless you can be sure your shoes won’t get wet, don’t choose cloth or felt shoes.
2. Hat: try to be as thick as possible, don’t think about whether it looks good or not, it is most important to protect the head and ears, so it is best to use the cotton hat worn by Lei Feng, otherwise add earmuffs and scarves.
3. Gloves: You can prepare thick and thin pairs. Do not take off the thin gloves at any time when you are outdoors, unless you want to hear “chi~”, your skin has been glued to the cold metal!
4. Down pants: Its benefits refer to the introduction about down above. In addition, it is best not to buy too tight, so as not to be inconvenient to exercise. I bought ski pants, which are very loose and can also be worn directly outside.
5. Snow cover: It is put on outside the shoes and pants. It is very similar to the kind of socks that Hahan MM wears now, but the material, thickness and elasticity are different.
In addition, prevent frostbite on the face. The protection of facial items should take into account the performance of heat preservation and water vapor emission. If there is a lot of air, it will also cause frostbite after condensation.
When choosing clothes, you should pay attention to easy to put on and take off, and don’t wear too many clothes.
It is not a long-term hiking backpack, and the backpack does not need to be too particular.
These things are not used every time I go out and everywhere. My experience is that every time I go out, I have to know the destination I want to go to, including: means of transportation, mileage between destinations, accommodation, climate, temperature and whether there are special needs.
1. The means of transportation that need to be used may include: trains, planes, ships, long-distance buses, some more remote places need to charter or rent a car, motorcycles, backpacker carts, ox carts, trucks, bicycles, tractors , I have even used the bulldozer for engineering. Anyway, I use whatever I have, even on foot. If this is the case, clothing, food, and medicine must be considered.
2. Mileage: The long mileage includes from the origin to the destination, from city A to city B; the short mileage includes from the city to the county, town, township, and village. The time required between them is not proportional. One is that it depends on the means of transportation, and the other is that the road conditions need to be considered. Therefore, it is necessary to know the possible means of transportation and the required time between the destinations in advance, so as to make accurate judgments and preparations. Therefore, we must take into account the issues of accommodation, food, and water sources
3. Climate and temperature: The climate includes the characteristics of the climate in the region, whether it is the rainy season, typhoon season, etc.; the temperature can be checked online for the average temperature of the month, and maximum and minimum temperatures.
4. Accommodation includes: price, room facilities and specific location. For example, there may be no hotels in some very remote places, so consider living in a local family’s home.
5. Diet: There is no problem in most areas, unless you are a Muslim, vegetarian, and have a lot of things you can’t eat.
Based on the above understanding, I will decide what to use. For example, if you need to hike for a long time, you must prepare hiking shoes and a good backpack. For long-distance transportation, you must bring a backpack dust cover, one to protect the backpack, secondly, it is rainproof and thirdly, it can prevent theft. Jackets are required to go out in the rainy season, and are required for mountaineering and windy areas. The accommodation decides whether or not to bring a sleeping bag and what kind of sleeping bag to bring according to the accommodation conditions you booked. If you don’t plan to sleep out, you don’t need to bring a tent and a moisture-proof mat.
In addition, according to the special factors of the destination, it is necessary to add special items. For example, you must use sunscreen when going to the plateau. If you cannot guarantee that you will not suffer from altitude sickness, you also need appropriate medicines or oxygen packs. If you are used to lighters, you should replace them with matches as soon as possible. When traveling in ice and snow, in addition to the necessary warm clothes , A pair of snow covers can prevent thicker snow from pouring into the shoes, glasses against snow blindness are also essential, and it is very important to wear gloves anytime, anywhere.
My point of view on equipment is: if you are just traveling in a city or a well-developed tourist area, most things can be non-essential items, but if you are in a remote area, clothes with good performance, Equipment is extremely, extremely important, and even related to life! My purpose of being a backpacker is to save what can be saved, and never save what cannot be saved!