Your outerwear the process begins near the skin. Your underwear (also known as the “layer layer”) should be soft, comfortable, and sweatpants in outerwear to keep it moist. Moisture can be irritating, with a feeling of trembling and irritability, or even fatal if you are in the winter.
The two things we look at below are how light they are and whether they have a hood or not. The latter is not necessary, but it is best for sunny days. There’s a lot of underwear and parts starting out there; a few are bad, but very few really show up, either. This is what we love.
Updated November 2021: We’ve added Ibex Woolies Tech Crewe and replaced it with Mountain Hardwear Ghee Hoody and Ghee Zip-Top.
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