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Given our schizophrenic summers here in recent times, here is some innovative kit which
protects you from the sun and also keeps you warm when the weather turns nasty.
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olumbia Sportswear’s Silvers the name suggests, the Helly
Ridge II Convertible Pant featureHansen SLX Seamless Base C
zip off bottoms so you’ll beA Layer has no seams. This makes
able to cool down easily during a hike inthis top a delight to wear as there are
the hills or on the beach – or cover upno niggly bits to rub against your skin.
again when the weather gets colder orSuper soft to the touch and yet skin
the sun gets too strong.These pants aretight, those with finely tuned bodies
made of Omni-Dry nylon fabric which haswill love this garment. Apart from
an ultra violet protection factor (UPF) oflooking good, this base layer uses LIFA
30, which is a bonus because believe ittechnology. The marketeers describe
or not, your skin can suffer sun damageLIFA as Hydrophobic fabric, which
even through clothes.These pants havemeans it hates water and sweat and
got great multifunctional pockets and awants to get it away from your skin. This
flattering active fit.The Omni-Dry fabric isbase layer is designed for activities in
also wicking, which means it moves sweatcolder conditions which makes it perfect
for activities outside on those colder Dundrum; the Great Outdoors, Dublin
Irish summer days. 2; 53 Degrees North, Carrickmines
Hellyy Hansen products are available and Blanchardstown; and River Deep
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summer alpine climbing, or as a highlyRRP:
compressible warm jacket for post-surf
pints outside O’Looney’s pub in Lahinch.
Now while there might be nothing
new about reversible clothing, the
Mercurial jacket does however have some
new tricks up its sleeve. First, this jacket
has two different face fabrics; you can
away from you body,either keep in warmth with the silver side
and is quick drying sofacing in and the black side out, much like
if you get caught in ausing aluminium foil on a baking tray, or
shower, they will dryuse it silver side out to help dissipate heat.
quickly.Using lab equipment,The North Face has
Columbia gear iscalculated that with the silver side out it
available in the Greatwill reflect 40 to 45 per cent more solar
Outdoors, Dublin 2;energy than an ordinary jacket, keeping
53 Degrees North,you cooler.
Carrickmines andThe North Face products are available
Blanchardstown; Riverfrom Exposure, Casltebar; Snow+Rock,
Deep Mountain High,Dundrum; the Great Outdoors, Dublin
Limerick and Galway,2; 53 Degrees North, Carrickmines and
and Snow+Rock,Blanchardstown; and River Deep Mountain
Dundrum.High, Limerick and Galway.
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