Ryan Jordan
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I've been wearing Brigne mesh base layers for more than 20 years, long before they became a household name in the backpacking light community.
And I consider them to be a key part of my own cold weather backpacking layering systems.
Specifically, I think their polypropylene mesh base layers, this includes the super thermo and super micro product lines, offer more.
Performance for the weight than any other fabric or structure type.
And the first reason why is that they're made of polypropylene, which is hydrophobic, it doesn't wick, which means your base layer won't get saturated quickly.
And then because of their large diameter pores, you'll maintain a cooler and drier microclimate near your skin surface.
And this prevents the buildup of perspiration in that base layer.
That feels like a huge win to me.
Especially in the context of today's episode topic, which is all about managing thermoregulatory debt.
Fishnet mesh base layers made with polypropylene keep you drier and warmer, and they are more adaptable to a wider range of activity levels than conventional polyester knits.
You can learn more about Brigne USA and their very unique line of mesh base layer apparel at Bryneusa.com.
Thermoregulatory debt is not a medical term, and it's not a named physiological phenomenon by any means.
It's just my way to describe a thermoregulatory field model for what backpackers, climbers, hunters, skiers, and mountaineers might encounter during high metabolic output activity.
That is, high levels of physical exertion, and especially in cold, wet, and winter.
And this thermoregulatory field model looks like this.
There are three phases.
Phase one is you make a layering decision or you don't make a layering decision while you're moving.
This is the point at which you're kind of like swiping your credit card.
Phase number two is it happens a little bit later.
It's when that decision or indecision changes your body's thermoregulatory balance.
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