Recommend me a shirt for hiking etc.
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T5XARV said:
I quite like the look of the Craghoppers Bear Grylls range but find them a little 'obvious'.
Can anyone recommend something similar ?
Main thing is it needs to be comfortable and durable, but features such as zipped pockets, ventilation, mosquito repellency, etc would be a bonus too.
We've purchased Rohan stuff for a variety of different uses and it seems good quality and meet the requirements for the intended purpose.Can anyone recommend something similar ?
Main thing is it needs to be comfortable and durable, but features such as zipped pockets, ventilation, mosquito repellency, etc would be a bonus too.
Have a look here:
http://www.rohan.co.uk/mens-travel-and-outdoor-shi...
Any good?
Depends where and when you're hiking.
Typically in the UK want to use layered clothing. Base layer (next to skin) would be either wicking synthetic or merino wool (NEVER cotton). In summer this is basically a T-shirt, in winter a long-sleeve tee.
No pockets because 95% of the time it will be under another layer, so pockets are pointless. Trousers and jackets are for pockets.
On top of this you might add fleece/softshell/insulating/waterproof layers depending on conditions.
Look at Icebreaker/Smartwool for decent Merino blend baselayers.
Typically in the UK want to use layered clothing. Base layer (next to skin) would be either wicking synthetic or merino wool (NEVER cotton). In summer this is basically a T-shirt, in winter a long-sleeve tee.
No pockets because 95% of the time it will be under another layer, so pockets are pointless. Trousers and jackets are for pockets.
On top of this you might add fleece/softshell/insulating/waterproof layers depending on conditions.
Look at Icebreaker/Smartwool for decent Merino blend baselayers.
Thanks guys, I get the whole layering thing and do that in the cooler months. I want a shirt so in the heat I can roll the sleeves up or down and to give me a collar I can turn up if I want to or open a few buttons etc. Jackets, fleeces and baselayers I have but this time of year its boots, zip-offs and a shirt.
T5XARV said:
Thanks guys, I get the whole layering thing and do that in the cooler months. I want a shirt so in the heat I can roll the sleeves up or down and to give me a collar I can turn up if I want to or open a few buttons etc. Jackets, fleeces and baselayers I have but this time of year its boots, zip-offs and a shirt.
If it's just somewhere where you'll never need base layers just wear any cotton shirt that you like. I tend to hill/mountain walk so need to always take a few layers just in case.Columbia PFG Bahama II shirts are great for hiking and other outdoorsy stuff. Short and long sleeve variants available, and a choice of plain and patterned designs.
I've had loads of these and they wear well too.
http://www.columbia.com/mens-pfg-bahama-ii-long-sl...
I've had loads of these and they wear well too.
http://www.columbia.com/mens-pfg-bahama-ii-long-sl...
RouseyD said:
Columbia PFG Bahama II shirts are great for hiking and other outdoorsy stuff. Short and long sleeve variants available, and a choice of plain and patterned designs.
I've had loads of these and they wear well too.
http://www.columbia.com/mens-pfg-bahama-ii-long-sl...
They look a bit 'tactical'.I've had loads of these and they wear well too.
http://www.columbia.com/mens-pfg-bahama-ii-long-sl...
silentbrown said:
silverthorn2151 said:
Got to be something cotton for what you describe surely.
http://sectionhiker.com/why-does-cotton-kill/If you're actually hiking - with any level of unpredictability as to weather/route/outcome - then cotton is a terrible idea.
I should have thought the risk of static from a nylon shirt causing forest fires was more realistic!
T5XARV said:
I quite like the look of the Craghoppers Bear Grylls range but find them a little 'obvious'.
Can anyone recommend something similar ?
Main thing is it needs to be comfortable and durable, but features such as zipped pockets, ventilation, mosquito repellency, etc would be a bonus too.
I really like Craghoppers stuff - but ive never bought any of their Bear Grylls branded stuff, and never will!Can anyone recommend something similar ?
Main thing is it needs to be comfortable and durable, but features such as zipped pockets, ventilation, mosquito repellency, etc would be a bonus too.
I did pick up this CH "Nosilife" shirt recently from Gaynors of Ambleside for a bargain £20:
https://www.surfdome.com/craghoppers_shirts_-_crag...
Really nice and airy for summer use, but in fact, despite blowing a gale, it performed well last Friday up a mountain in N.Wales too! :
Oh, and since you asked, yes, those are my sexy new Fjallraven trousers on their first proper outing too. Those are a bit too warm for anything over 15c though.
silverthorn2151 said:
The OP wants something to keep cool in during hot weather. I do appreciate your point though.
If it's hot and you're hiking, you'll start sweating. This is because there's a cooling effect as the sweat evaporates off your skin. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler#P...Synthetic fabrics are "wicking" - meaning they transport moisture away from the skin to the air, where it evaporates, cooling the clothing and thus you. Cotton is terrible at wicking, so you get hot, clammy and uncomfortable because the sweat is really slow to evaporate. All those athletes at Rio - see anyone wearing cotton?
silentbrown said:
Capel Curig down in the murk behind you? from Moel Siabod?
Im impressed! Yes, Moel Siabod, and i guess at that point i would have my back toward Capel Curig, but in the background of the photo its going more Easterly direction.First time we've got to the top - in previous years we've wild-camped at the old miners cottages east of MS, and last year at Llnau Diwaunydd to the west of it.
Couldnt see much from up there though!
daddy cool said:
In previous years we've wild-camped at the old miners cottages east of MS, and last year at Llnau Diwaunydd to the west of it.
Couldnt see much from up there though!
Good effort Couldnt see much from up there though!
I've camped just north of the ridge before, and we've had family hols at the excellent NT cottages at Dyffryn Mymbyr
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