“Outdoor sports” includes a wide range of content, from general outings or hiking (tracking) to mountaineering, rock climbing (Rock climbing), mountain biking (MTB) and rafting, gliding (Parglinding) Wait. Therefore, there are many types and styles of outdoor activity clothing. For example, there are special mountaineering windbreakers and bibs for mountaineering, and there are also special one-piece ski shirts for skiing. But according to the function of these clothes, they can be roughly divided into three categories, namely three layers from the inside to the outside, usually called inner layer clothing, thermal layer clothing and outer layer clothing.
First of all, let’s talk about the requirements for clothing in outdoor sports. The first requirement is waterproof (rain) resistance, which is a very basic requirement. The second is wind resistance, because sports such as mountaineering, skiing or gliding are carried out in an environment with high wind speed. In order to maintain body temperature, wind resistance is very important, and there are some requirements that sound harsh, such as the ventilation of clothing. Sex, all of which can keep the wearer dry and comfortable. In addition, the wearability of clothing cannot be ignored.
In order to meet the above special and demanding requirements, the three layers of outdoor sportswear from the inside to the outside came into being. Not all three layers of clothing must be worn on all occasions, but these three layers of clothing can be combined with each other or used alone to cope with such complex environments. The early outdoor clothing materials used natural materials, but with the development of science and technology, most outdoor clothing currently uses advanced artificial materials, and only a few natural materials with irreplaceable superior properties such as down have been preserved. . The strict requirements on materials for outdoor sportswear make only a few high-tech advanced materials used in modern outdoor sportswear.
The inner layer of clothing is somewhat like the autumn clothes and long pants that we usually wear. This type of clothing is generally worn close to the body, and its main function is to keep the body dry and have a certain warmth. The material of the inner layer of clothing is made of some highly water-conducting materials, such as the cool MAX of DuPont in the United States. These materials have unique quick-drying properties, and some materials can dry in 10 to 15 minutes after washing. After exercising, the inner layer of the clothes will accumulate a lot of sweat, which can easily catch a cold and cause a cold. It will also cause frostbite in mountaineering or polar expeditions. This kind of material solves this problem to a large extent.
Insulation layer clothing includes down, chemical fiber and cotton clothing. These clothes are generally only used in winter or colder regions. Down is still recognized as the best insulation material. We know that the reason why down can keep warm is because it has the property of preserving air. Therefore, the thermal performance of down clothing mainly depends on the two indicators of down content and down filling. The down content refers to the ratio of down and feathers in the down. The higher the down content, the better the thermal insulation and compressibility of the clothing. For example, last year, the China-South Korea joint mountaineering team climbed the Qiongmgangri Peak in Tibet. The amount of “Ozark” down jackets worn at the time was more than 85%. The amount of down filling refers to the weight of down filled in the garment, and the amount of down filling is also directly related to the thermal performance of the garment. Although the amount of down and down filling increases, the price of clothing will also skyrocket. Compared with down, the price of man-made synthetic fiber cotton is much cheaper. Although the overall performance is still not comparable to that of down, some properties are also What down cannot achieve, such as the thermal insulation performance after being soaked in water, man-made fiber materials are significantly better than down. The five-hole or seven-hole cotton from DuPont, the Thinsulate fiber cotton from 3M, and the well-known polarguard 3D/HV cotton are all common in all kinds of outdoor clothing.
There is also a category of clothing that falls between the insulation and the inner layer, which are jackets and vests made of fleece. Fleece is a general term for a class of materials. This type of material is light in weight and has good thermal insulation. It is said that the fleece of the same weight is more warm than the wool of the same weight. The fleece material is also very good in terms of perspiration, but the disadvantage is that it has poor wind resistance, so it cannot be worn directly in some places, and a layer of windproof jacket must be added. The combination of fleece jackets and wind and rain jackets has become a very popular way of wearing outdoors.
Outer layer clothing is also known as a full-featured jacket. It is the most important and classic part of outdoor sports clothing. They come in the style of a trench coat or tunic jacket, most with a hood. The shortcomings of the inner two layers of clothing need to be made up for by this layer. For example, most of the thermal insulation layer clothing has poor wear resistance, and the wind resistance of the fleece jacket is not good. This type of clothing has many unique designs, such as wearing anti-wear oxford nylon cloth on the shoulders or elbows of these clothing, and pressing a layer of glue on the seam of the clothing to prevent rainwater. Immersion, zippers are also added under the sleeves of the clothes, which can be pulled open for ventilation during exercise. All these designs bring great convenience to users. The most worth mentioning is that these kinds of clothing are made of some materials with waterproof/breathable function, as long as the material marked with the word waterproof/breathable has more or less waterproof and breathable function. The GORE-TEX material produced by the American WLGORE company is famous in the world and has a long history. The “Ozark” series mountaineering windbreaker adopts POLYCRETHANE waterproof and breathable material, and its performance is also excellent. The so-called waterproof and breathable material means that the inner layer of the cloth is coated with a layer of colloid, on which there are many small holes with a diameter between the diameters of water molecules and water vapor molecules, which can discharge water vapor but rainwater cannot penetrate, which is a good solution. The contradiction between waterproof and breathable.
It is the emergence of these new materials that has brought great changes to outdoor sports. Humans can challenge the world’s highest peaks in winter or rainy seasons, which was unimaginable before. American THENORTHFACE outdoor clothing is famous in the world. Although the Ozark series of outdoor clothing has a short history, the quality is also very good. Many of the THE NORTH FACE brand clothing are processed and produced by Levigao, which produces Ozark brand clothing. The price of outdoor clothing is higher than that of general sportswear, but its function or durability mostly exceeds people’s expectations, and most of them are value for money. At present, more and more people love various outdoor sports such as travel, mountaineering and rock climbing, but many people do not realize the importance of outdoor clothing. In fact, for a climber, a piece of good thermal insulation, windproof and breathable A windbreaker is often more important than a seat belt
or ice axe. At present, there are some high-quality outdoor clothing for sale on the domestic market, and the majority of outdoor enthusiasts may wish to try it.