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A different layering question

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Brett Peugh BPL Member
PostedOct 17, 2008 at 9:08 pm

I have this collection of wicking T's that I have built over the years. I usually wear them around and about(non-outdoors) for 3 season. I am wondering if there is some kind of long sleeve zip or button up shirt that I could wear over them to use them in the winter also. I have enough wicking T's to wear a different one each day and just wear the long sleeve over them each day if needed and wash them all at the end of the week. It is just that some of the places you go into in the winter have the heat cranked to 75F and others are around 60F and this would let me vent or take the long sleeve of depending. I wish that Patagonia made a Cap 2 jacket but since they do not is there something outdoor gear related that people find works pretty good and breathes?

EndoftheTrail BPL Member
PostedOct 17, 2008 at 9:20 pm

Pretty much any long sleeves shirt or tee can work! Wool, microfleece, synthetics, etc., etc. You can then add insulation and/or shell as needed.

Coming to think of it… "layering" pretty much works everywhere. With the exception of a pair of convertible pants, all my hiking clothes are my traveling clothes — which are also my everyday clothes — including church! I stick to neutral colors, simple styling, and I generally avoid anything with huge bellows pockets and that exaggerated 'outdoorsy' look. :)

PostedOct 18, 2008 at 9:23 am

There are long sleeve shirts made for layering. They are the ones that have buttons on the arm to roll up your sleeves. My clothing consists of the following:

1x ExOfficio Boxer Briefs
1x North Face Hyvent Hiker Hat
1x North Face Convertible Pants
2x North Face Vaporwick T-Shirts
3x SmartWool Adrenaline Hiking Socks
1x North Face Long Sleeve Hiking Shirt
(1 Pair of Socks in Ziploc Bag for Sleeping)

In cold weather, I swap to a Patagonia Capilene 3 Base Layer with a SmartWool beanie. I'm still debating if I want to pick up some North Face or Mountain Hardwear rain gear for additional layering. Anyway, basically I don't carry much clothing and stink pretty bad when I get home! lol

PostedOct 18, 2008 at 3:58 pm

If your talking about around town you could just wear a good old fashion cotton flannel, the sleeves roll up and dry cotton breathes enough to be thermally adaptive.Plus you can grow a goatee and bring back the 90's. On the trail try a Mountain Hardwear canyon shirt. The nylon helps a little in the wind and the sleeves button up over the elbows. I'm wearing it in my avatar.

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