So, cotton works well? Good to know, since cotton fishnet seems to be readily available.
This? https://www.amazon.com/Crystal-Cotton-String-Fishnet-T-Shirt/dp/B00ZIAT82S On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 8:04 PM, GAJett <guy4j...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have used fishnet for over 45 years, and some of my current inventory > dates to that time. NOTHING compares to the flexibility of fishnet as a > base layer. Large air pockets create a very warm layer next to the skin, > especially if the overlying layer fits closely. Opening the outer layer > allows you to dump warm air very quickly if you overheat, and this is the > one outdoor garment where I PREFER COTTON! > > Why cotton? Geez, everyone knows "cotton kills" the weather turns cold! > But in this case so very little of the fishnet contacts your skin that the > conductive heat loss typical of a moist cotton fabric simply does not > apply. And I find it more comfortable than the nylon or poly fishnets. > > Many of my remaining fishnet tops were sourced from Eddie Bauer, when they > still sold outdoor gear. The bottoms died a decade ago when the flat > fabric between the thighs gave up completely. I have purchased "womens" > fishnet tops suitable for a base layer, but they tend to be too short in > the torso. > > I am not a fan of the Wiggy's product, based on what I have seen. Nylon > fabric, and so many apparent areas of flat fabric (e.g., over the knees) > that would provide no insulating benefit just turn me off. I have looked > for alternate sources, finding one in Norway, but my e-mails went > unanswered. > > Fishnet longies simply ROCK. They beat standard high-tech long undies by a > mile, and the typical mass market items by 10. If anyone has sources in > addition to Wiggy's I would REALLY like to know. > Cheers! > > On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at 4:19:05 PM UTC-8, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Fishnet. Wiggy’s (same company in Colorado that does Riv’s sleeping bag. >> http://www.wiggys.com/clothing-outerwear/fishnet-long-underwear/ >> >> I just did this test of the top: >> >> It was newly washed, along with a HEAVY flannel cotton shirt, just wrung >> out and still dripping wet. Put on my ventile shell, rode to WP in 10˚F, >> with 40 mph winds on the descent. Not warm, but I wasn’t colder at any >> point on the ride than when I first left the house. >> >> My head and hands with my yet to be fortified boiled wool hat and gloves >> were chilly on the descent. >> >> THAT’S impressive longjohning! Grin. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> www.OurHolyConception.org >> www.MindYourHeadCoop.org >> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "RBW Owners Bunch" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Resumes, LinkedIn profiles, bios, and letters that get interviews. By-the-hour resume and LinkedIn coaching. Other professional writing services. http://www.resumespecialties.com/ www.linkedin.com/in/patrickmooreresumespec/ Patrick Moore Alburquerque, Nouvelle Mexique, Vereinigte Staaten ************************************************************************** ************** *The point which is the pivot of the norm is the motionless center of a circumference on the contours of which all conditions, distinctions, and individualities revolve. *Chuang Tzu *Stat crux dum volvitur orbis.* *(The cross stands motionless while the world revolves.) *Carthusian motto *It is *we *who change; *He* remains the same.* Eckhart *Kinei hos eromenon.* (*It moves [all things] as the beloved.) *Aristotle -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
