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Thread ID: 119965	2011-08-18 23:47:00	Thermal layers	Nomad (952)	PC World Chat

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1224320	2011-08-18 23:47:00	Hi, are they not that warm by themselves or maybe while you are moving or have more layers like a merino sweater, fleece/merino jacket and if it's wet a shell? I have a 260gsm merino layer which is supposedly the thickest. :thanks:	Nomad (952)
1224321	2011-08-18 23:52:00	I think Icebreaker do a 320 version as well. They work best in layers, with a wind-resistant shell over the top.	johcar (6283)
1224322	2011-08-19 00:52:00	Well, no, they are not VERY warm by themselves . The current theory is that the best way to manage the climate in a place as variable as NZ, particularly in outdoor recreation, is by layering . You can go through umpteen changes of climate in a day - e . g . on one day on the Routeburn Track, my wife and I experienced rain, hail, snow, wind, and brilliantly hot sunshine . In those conditions, you want to be able to remove/add clothing layer by layer, instead of just wearing (for example) a shirt and a raincoat where there is little ability to adjust to climatic variation . This seems to have been adopted in the urban environment as well . In a country like Britain that typically has cold weather and air conditioning, in an urban environment you can wear something light inside the house, and just put on a thudding great coat with scarf and gloves when you go outside . That doesn't work here . When mountain biking in the winter, I usually wear a light merino shirt next to my skin, add a thin fleece over the top of that, and then a wind shell over that if necessary . The other day I added a fleece jerkin over the thin fleece jacket it was so cold . It is easy to adjust your temperature by using multiple layers .	John H (8)
1224323	2011-08-19 02:40:00	Well I did the layer thing down South. Maybe my layers were rubbish materials cause I was cold outside sometimes. Husband walked around in a cotton tshirt and one of those flannel shirts from the Warehouse - the ones with the padded fluff stuff inside the lining. He was never cold. I called them his sleeping bag shirts.	pctek (84)
1224324	2011-08-19 03:35:00	He was never cold. I called them his sleeping bag shirts. Well if he is a REAL MAN ... he's not going to admit to being cold ... even if it turns blue and drops off ... Southern men like myself never feel the cold though ... we drink our Speights in front of a roaring fire ... :D	SP8's (9836)
1224325	2011-08-19 12:09:00	The Metservice website gives us a weather forecast and recommend how many layers of clothing we should wear. I have never been able to work out exactly what a layer consists of.	Bobh (5192)
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