BBC Sounds podcast on technical clothing

[MikeyC]

The BBC Radio 4 programme "Sliced Bread" recently had a look at technical clothing.
I'll copy their blurb and put the link below.
I thought I had a reasonable understanding of how textiles work in hiking gear but there was info here that was completely new for me.

"If you’ve ever made the mistake of going for a hike wearing just jeans and a t-shirt you’ll know it can be a pretty sweaty, uncomfortable experience. But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are myriad products promising to keep you dry, warm and protected from whatever the weather can throw at you.Listener Julie is keen to know more about that after she went on an adventure holiday without the right kit, leaving her cold and miserable.She’s heard about fabrics that promise to ‘wick away’ the sweat and others that keep you warm in cold weather and cool when it’s hot. And what about the jackets that claim to stop rain getting in yet still be breathable enough to let vapour and sweat out. How does that work?!I’ll be finding out by speaking to an expert in textile technology and the Gear Editor from the UK’s best-selling walking magazine." (BBC)

Sliced Bread - Outdoor Clothing - BBC Sounds

Do fabrics that promise to wick away sweat and keep you comfy whatever the weather work?

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[henrythedog]

Other useful subjects in earlier ‘sliced bread’ podcasts - which are fact-based and generally informative are:

Sunscreen
Sunglasses
KT (and similar) tape

 

[MikeyC]

Other useful subjects in earlier ‘sliced bread’ podcasts - which are fact-based and generally informative are:

Sunscreen
Sunglasses
KT (and similar) tape

I seem to recall one also on why we snore and anti-snoring products.

 

[henrythedog]

I seem to recall one also on why we snore and anti-snoring products.

I think Mrs HtD listened to that one.

 

[David Tallan]

I think Mrs HtD listened to that one.

My wife says she will do the same.

 

[joeboybollo]

The BBC Radio 4 programme "Sliced Bread" recently had a look at technical clothing.
I'll copy their blurb and put the link below.
I thought I had a reasonable understanding of how textiles work in hiking gear but there was info here that was completely new for me.

"If you’ve ever made the mistake of going for a hike wearing just jeans and a t-shirt you’ll know it can be a pretty sweaty, uncomfortable experience. But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are myriad products promising to keep you dry, warm and protected from whatever the weather can throw at you.Listener Julie is keen to know more about that after she went on an adventure holiday without the right kit, leaving her cold and miserable.She’s heard about fabrics that promise to ‘wick away’ the sweat and others that keep you warm in cold weather and cool when it’s hot. And what about the jackets that claim to stop rain getting in yet still be breathable enough to let vapour and sweat out. How does that work?!I’ll be finding out by speaking to an expert in textile technology and the Gear Editor from the UK’s best-selling walking magazine." (BBC)

Sliced Bread - Outdoor Clothing - BBC Sounds

Do fabrics that promise to wick away sweat and keep you comfy whatever the weather work?

www.bbc.co.uk

I heard the broadcast and it made a great deal of sense.'Sliced Bread' does come up with some interesting programmes and this one was really good.An eye opener,really.