RUST magazine: Rust#22

RUST Products
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Forcefield Base Layer
Shirt & Pants
Call me a wuss, but I had a base layer under a base layer! In this case the
Forcefield, er, Base Layer (does what it says on the tin…). It’s BeCool again,
a breathable fabric that keep you cool, fresh even, and with flat seams it’s
supremely comfortable and, as Forcefield say, ‘silky’. As ever, this stuff wins
hands-down over a cotton T-shirt and is as important on a winter’s day as it
is in summer in keeping your body temperature properly regulated,
especially in terms of removing the sweat from your skin’s surface.
What you can’t see
Waterproof socks
Yeah, I’d have worn these if I’d been able to find them! My choice of sock for
this kind of going has been for a while now Army issue Gore-Tex – £10 from
a street market! Waterproof and breathable. They’re good but their one
drawback is once water comes over the top of the boot the sock fills with
water as much as the boot does. So, not so handy. In the near future I’m
going to follow the herd and go for some Sealskinz, which stay comfortable
and thermally efficient wet or dry. Two key words with the Sealskinz –
waterproof (obviously) and Merino – as in wool lining. Sounds good.