#1 - Origins of garment layering systems alongside Gore-tex©, Polartec©, Pertex©, Primaloft©.
Layered clothing could be considered one of the great innovations of all time. It required the innovation of needles, fibres or sinews,...
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WELCOME
Our passion is to gear up your garment layering knowledge and skills so you can revel in the rain, beam on the ice, and ride skillfully anywhere and through all four seasons. Reading our book and website will enable you to get better results from your existing layers and a better next purchase.
Outdoor Gear Coach CIC is independent of advertising and marketing influences. Our six-person UK and USA based team possibly have the deepest understanding of garments and garment layering anywhere!
Here is almost everything you need to know about outdoor garment layers to keep you dry and stay warm in every climate and terrain, whether you walk, run, ride, rock climb, mountaineer, ski/alpine or Nordic, or backpack.
An expensive jacket isn't a turn-key option to avoid being cold, wet or even hypothermic. The start point is understanding how each layer is sequenced and what influence these characteristics may have on your comfort.
Sweat and moisture wicking, waterproofing, hydrostatic head, breathability, RET, mvtr, 3-L system, DWR as water repellency, ePTFE, down, synthetics, laminates, membranes, temperature ratings, DWR and Fluoro the ‘forever’ chemicals.
We explain how they apply to all outdoor textile brands: Gore-tex ®, Sympatex ©, Pertex ©, Polartec ®, Primaloft © and more.
The only thing we dont tell you is the weather forecast because we know you will check that carefully before you depart!
Our Book
Keeping Dry & Staying Warm, how to stay dry, warm or cool in the outdoors.
Available in digital or paper formats from Amazon
Quote JohnTraynor ,editor Outdoor i and former Berghaus man.
'There’s a lot of knowledge and insight in this book.
Do we need it all? Absolutely! As my one-time boss Gordon Davison, Berghaus co-founder, told me, “If you think you know it all, you’re an idiot.” He never stopped learning and neither will I.'
read the full review by John Traynor
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