Wild Things: Outfitting you with 35 years of outdoor layering experience
Wild Things has been designing technical apparel for the past 35 years. Our team is composed of individuals with significant experience in the field in military and recreational activities. While we exist to sell our excellent products we thought it would be helpful to provide a source of clear information for how to use technical apparel to reduce the impact of weather – temperature, precipitation, wind – on your outdoor activities.
Listed below are some sources of information – some we have written ourselves, some we did not. We hope you find this helpful. Please feel free to add your own experiences, thoughts and sources of information. Be sure to check back as we will be adding more internal articles each month! Stay WILD!
Key sources:
Wild Things Staff Articles
http://www.wildthingsgear.com/blogs/isr
Backpacker Magazine
US Antarctic
http://www.usap.gov/travelAndDeployment/documents/FieldManual-Chapt1ExtremeColdWeatherClothing.pdf
University of Alaska, Fairbanks
http://www.uaf.edu/draw/outdoor-adventures/additional-resources/useful-tips/avalanche-quiz/
Recreational Equipment, Inc.
REI is a large national retailer with an excellent and knowledgable staff. The below guides range from summary overviews to pretty detailed technical pieces. Very good background information.
Base Layers
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/layering-basics.html
Base Layers – How to Choose
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/underwear.html
Insulated Outerwear
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/insulated-outerwear.html
Water Proof Outer Shells
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/rainwear.html
Water Proof Outer Shells – how they work:
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/rainwear-how-it-works.html
How to Care for your Outer Shell
http://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/rainwear-dwr.html
Good General Overview of Winter Camping
http://www.princeton.edu/~oa/winter/wintcamp.shtml
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