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Re: [at-l] A Very Different Approach to Clothing

How does that system work?  Goretex lets water vapor out and reduces liquid
water entry.  How does the outer nylon do that without the Goretex membrane?

 Is this a cheaper alternative than Gortex alternatives with a similar benefit?

Anyone know a place on the web where it can be looked up?

Any data on breatheablitily vs Goretex outfit and water loss?

thanks, Tom 'hikenet' Caggiano


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 At 8:12 AM -0800 1/30/98, Jim Mayer wrote:
>At 07:06 AM 1/29/98 PST, Michael Connick wrote:
>>...
>>Well, many Europeans seems to be chucking this approach out. In the past
>>couple of years a very different approach has started gaining popularity
>>among European long-distance backpackers. This approach uses a SINGLE
>>garment, made from an inner layer of fleece and an outer layer of Pertex
>>nylon. The philosophy behind this approach is that the most important job
>>for a backpacking garment is to wick away moisture at the fastest rate
>>possible and to be extremely quick drying. This means that sweat, water
>>vapor, or the inevitable little amounts of rain that leak in through neck
>>openings and cuffs are quickly wicked away and evaporated off the surface
>>of the garment.
>>...
>
>I've seen this technique mentioned in the following book.  I've never tried
>it though.
>
>The Backpacker's Handbook
>by Chris Townsend
>2nd Edition
>Paperback, 352 pages
>Published by McGraw-Hill
>Publication date: October 1, 1996
>Dimensions (in inches): 9.21 x 7.43 x 1
>ISBN: 0070653151
>
>I think I have the first edition.  The book info is from www.amazon.com.
>
>-- Jim Mayer
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