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working really hard, really pushing down the hill, you probably still need
ODLO temperature-control-system
something like the Warm quality on to keep you warm and comfortable.
"Cross-country skiers could use the Warm, but if they are at competition
– activity +
level, they are likely to be in Light, the next step.
"The Warm customer is perhaps a UK Alpine skier, who goes away for a
+30 ° C
+86 ° F
week- or two-week holiday each year. It is going to be a lot of women
again, and some guys will wear it. Basically your Alpine winter skier is going
to be very comfortable in Warm. The product has been developed and
refined for this exact market over a number of years.
These base layer strata come in different fabrics, too, with the highly
+30 ° C
technical Evolution product, as well as the standard Originals fabric in
+32 ° F
Warm. Ian continues: "In the UK, outdoor consumers are very big on Warm
through the Winter months. We sell it to running outlets on a regular basis,
although the Evolution, which is a newer product, has really taken over on
the running side, the seamless body mapping helps keep the overall body –30 ° C
climate more constant. Outdoor and skiing are the main customer base for
–22 ° F
the Warm quality Originals. Evolution is also growing in popularity in these
x-warm warm light cool
markets and will continue to do so.
"The Originals is a brushed, warm, soft fabric while Evolution is a body- COOL
mapped seamless style. Although it is seamless is it thicker in some areas, "This is the
thinner in others following the male or female physiology. For example, hardest sell in the Evolution Cool
down the middle of the back, we all sweat a lot more than we do across the UK; people don’t
shoulder blades, so the fabric is thinner down the middle of the back to aid take to the idea that
moisture transport and it is thicker across the shoulder blades keeping the you should wear a
warmth in the right place. Evolution is actually made on a 3D knitting base layer when it’s
system, it is seamless – so there is no need for unnecessary uncomfortable hot. They feel that
ridges (seams) in order to add thicker fabric in particular areas. It is an another layer will
amazing product and a manufacturing technique that is up-to-the-minute." bring heat, rather
than keep their
LIGHT temperature
"There’s a very broad temperature range for Light, and so there should consistent.
be, bearing in mind that we have three fabrics now that we produce in the "But the quicker
Light quality. We have the body-mapped Evolution, as described in Warm, you can get the
and we have Cubic, a looser cut and design which is made in little cubes moisture off your
which trap air but also, where the cubes come into contact with skin, they skin when you start
move moisture away incredibly quickly; finally, we have the Originals fabric sweating, the less
in the Light version. your body
"Light is fantastic because you can wear it in a wide range of outdoor temperature is going
temperatures, depending to fluctuate. Base
on the activity. layer Cool is all
"It’s more and more about high
about getting moisture breathability and
away from the body as incredibly fast and
quickly as possible. The high moisture
problem with getting hot transport. Odlo has
is that your body’s developed a fabric to
automatic reaction is to deliver exactly that.
make you sweat to cool "Cool fits into the summer period; from the end of May to September
yourself down. The these days you have a temperature on average somewhere between 18 and
amount of energy and 22 degrees in the UK, and if you're hiking you can wear Cool and be very
moisture that is used very comfortable. People wear Cubic Light, or Evolution Light, but Cool will
really does deteriorate be a lot more comfortable in those temperatures.
and this affects your "We are now introducing a really exciting new development –
performance levels, so if EVOLUTION COOL. This will give you the latest manufacturing techniques
you can control that so combined with the very latest fabric weighing in at just 85 grams with the
you use less energy and silver ions permanently in the garment and comfortable in temperatures at
less moisture to cool 30+ degrees.
yourself down, and your "Anybody doing high activity during the summer months is going to want
core temperature stays to wear Evolution Cool. If you are out walking, running, horse riding,
more constant then your cycling, or playing golf – any of these activities – you can use Odlo to your
performance will benefit. You may not think about it at the time, but it will help your
improve – and that’s
Evolution Light
performance because you will dehydrate less and your core temperature
what we aim for with stays more constant."
Odlo.
All picture credits: ODLO // Günther Kathrein
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