Baselayers (Read 856 times)

I got really cold on my long run this morning because the wind started blowing about 45 minutes after I started. I usually always wear a long sleeve Underarmor against my skin, and then a technical type long sleeve shirt over that. This morning it was around 32 degrees so I opted to throw on a lightweight, breathable jacket, just as a shell. I did fine until my Underarmor got saturated with sweat, and then that wind started picking up. I`m thinking that maybe a compression type baselayer is not the way to go. I could use some opinions or examples of what type of baselayerand then what might be good to wear next to it. IOW, something to pull the sweat away from the baselayer so my skin will stay dry. That is the idea, right? Thanks for all replies.

I have not found anything I like better than mizuno breath thermo.

The Mizuno Breath Thermo is exactly what I had on over the UnderArmor. I bought it last winter, but I don`t think I have ever worn it next to my skin as a baselayer. What would you wear over it to absorb the moisutre that it wicks away?

Are you wearing the UA heat gear or cold gear? The slick, shiny stuff is the heat gear and I've had the same problem as you in the cold weather. The Cold gear works much better in cold weather, go figure. It's much thicker, but still tight. Here's the cold gear - works really well when it's really cold, like less than 25: http://www.underarmour.com/shop/mens/gearline/coldgear/pid1000512?sid=coldgear_swf_button_1000512 And they also have this "base layer" stuff which I like for anywhere between 30 - 50 degrees. They go from 1.0 to 3.0 and 3.0 is the thickest/warmest. http://www.underarmour.com/shop/ua-base/pid1004900-Men-s-ColdGear-UA-Base-1-0-Crew/1004900-418

I do have a couple of peices of the UnderArmor "Cold Gear", but it has to be really cold, or you burn up. I didn`t think that Sunday morning was cold enough for it, but when that wind picked up, I wished I would`ve had it. But your right, I did have the lighter weight version, and I`ll bet that is why it didn`t work as well. I`m going to try Craig S idea on the next cold run, by putting the tech shirt against my skin and doing away with the compression top all together. It certainly makes sense. I`m just so darn thin, that any wind whatsoever below about 40 degrees, just cuts right through me. Hence my opting for a lightweight outer shell. Thanks for the suggestions.

The Breath Thermo stuff does work as advertised. It's actually really cool; the Breath Thermo fiber they use in their apparel is a 15% concentration, but I've had the opportunity to feel the 100% fiber. When you get 100% Breath Thermo fiber wet, it literally warms up like it's been sitting on a car heater or something. Weird.

backroadrunner got to play with a piece of that stuff at a running store and said it got very warm. But I had heard that the actual clothes used a small percentage of the fiber. Nice that it still has some of that effect. I'd be curious to at least try the gloves or hat.