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Outdoor Clothing Adventures

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

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Outdoor Clothing Adventures

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  1. Outdoor Clothing Adventures Clothing for the Outdoors like Finnish

  2. Heat loss and your body • We loose heat in 4 different ways: • Convection (wind) • Evaporation (sweat) • Conduction (contact) • Radiation (skin)

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. Hands • Mittens are warmer than gloves • Gloves have fingers and make things easier to use

  10. 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!!!!!

  11. 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

  12. There is no bad weather, only bad clothing

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