outdoor clothing adventures clothing for the outdoors like finnish
TRANSCRIPT
Outdoor Clothing Adventures
Clothing for the Outdoors
like Finnish
Heat loss and your body
• We loose heat in 4 different ways:• Convection (wind)
• Evaporation (sweat)
• Conduction (contact)
• Radiation (skin)
Prevention of heat loss• Severe heat loss can lead
to hypothermia
• Clothing choices can affect heat loss dramatically
• How we use those clothes can have an affect as well
The layering system
• Using different materiel to protect our body
• Easily changed to adapt in various situations
• Ideally made up of quick drying, breathable parts
Different layers
• The Base Layer• Known commonly as
“Long John’s”
• Moves water away from the skin
• Hydrophobic
• Thin and light for quick drying when wet
• Made of Polyester
The layers continued…
• The Mid-Layer• Known as a “Fleece” coat
• Much thicker than the base layer
• Tight fitting to avoid heat loss through convection
• Creates a layer of warm air around your body
• Made of Polyester
The layers continued…
• The outer layer or “Shell”• Wind proof or Water Proof
• Thin protective shell
• Usually has a hood
• Ideally breathable
• Made of Polyester
Other layers…
• For extreme conditions a very warm layer might be needed• A down “puffy” jacket or
very thick fleece sweater will work fine
• For cool but dry conditions a light shell will do the trick
Hands
• Mittens are warmer than gloves
• Gloves have fingers and make things easier to use
Feet• Feet need to stay DRY or they get
COLD
• Waterproof boots help but our feet tend to sweat a lot inside of them
• Changing your socks is very important to keeping feet warm
• Feet loose most of their heat through…• Conduction!!!!!
What you need…• For severe winter you are going to need:
• A raincoat• A pair of warm shoes or boots• A winter coat (ski or snowboard coat is fine)• Some snow pants• Gloves or mittens• Winter boots• “Long Johns” or base layer• A scarf• A backpack• A pair of think socks
There is no bad weather, only bad clothing