Tourist clothing: what happens and how to choose?

Traveling or hiking is a great pastime. Fresh air, new experiences and much more attract travel lovers. A common question among such people is what clothes to choose for a sortie? It needs to be warm enough, waterproof and comfortable. To understand what requirements exist for such clothes and how to choose the right one, you can read in this article.

• Water protection. Moisture resistance is the main requirement for camping equipment. Rain, moisture, hail - these problems will not bother the traveler if he is wearing a suit with increased moisture resistance.

• Ease of wearing. Clothing must fit well on a person, not be too narrow or wide anywhere. The balance between practicality and comfort should be 50:50.

• Suitable clothes for girls and boys. Professionals in the world of tourism share 2 types of hiking trips: with moderate activity (frequent stops or a picnic with a trip to nature) and with the most active pastime.For the first option, you need to choose a dense cotton fabric that will warm a person and not miss insect bites. The second option involves constant movement, so clothing should be made of lightweight synthetic material. In mixed trips (activity alternates with a calm phase), it is recommended to take both sets.

There are small points that also deserve attention. They are not as important as the choice of equipment material, but they can make life easier during the trip.

• Sizing seams must be of high quality.

• It is desirable that additional ventilation be provided in the zipper.

• Flap on each zipper will provide additional protection from external influences.

• Reflectors can be attached to different parts of the body: shoulders, back and elbows. Let it not seem ridiculous or ridiculous to a tourist - in emergency situations, such things save lives.

• Clothing adjusters. These are ties and belts that can be individually adjusted to fit your dimensions, which will significantly reduce the load on your shoulders and back when carrying a backpack.

There is a three-tier clothing system for women and men. This means that in full uniform, a person wears 3 layers of different fabrics, each of which is designed for a different purpose.

• Base. These are clothes that fit close to the body. The best option would be to use thermal underwear, which has a lot of advantages for a hike. Such underwear removes sweat from the body and reduces heat loss in the cold season.

• Warming. The layer is intermediate, therefore, the function of warming the body as much as possible falls on it. For these purposes, only wool was previously used, but today the use of synthetics - fleece - is much more practical and popular. The choice should be given to the most famous companies on the market, because if you want to save money, the quality of the material may suffer. It is also recommended to opt for 2-3 thin fleece jackets rather than one thicker one.

• outer layer. Windbreakers (jackets) and trousers made of membrane fabric are the final stage in the formation of summer or winter clothing. The fabric has two important aspects: vapor permeability, sweat wicking and moisture protection. So, the water from the outside will not be able to penetrate under the clothes, but the sweat will be able to quietly disappear from the equipment. When choosing windbreakers and pants, you should also turn to reputable companies, even if it will cost a little more. Buying items from a globally recognized brand will guarantee the quality of workmanship.

There are also individual options for tourists. Overalls made from the so-called tent fabric are a kind of tarpaulin. These suits are treated from the factory with chemical materials that are designed to repel water from the fabric. It is believed that tent fabric suits are the best choice in terms of camping equipment, but this is not the case. This fabric has several disadvantages.

• After prolonged use, the chemical components dissipate, and the fabric gets wet like ordinary clothes. However, it can absorb more moisture than regular pants or a windbreaker, so it becomes heavier.
• You have to wash such vests and suits often.And after each washing session, the size of the sleeves and pants decreases, so before buying it is important to take a few sizes larger model.
• Washing not only shrinks the size of the tent fabric, but also contributes to the fading of the color on it. Therefore, having acquired a camouflage coloring, you need to be ready to part with the pattern after a dozen washes.

It is worth noting that all of the above applies to such a type of fabric as a "slide". It is under this term that it is customary to refer to the tent fabric, however, the tent fabrics developed to date are devoid of the described shortcomings, but it is rather difficult to find new samples. The new material in overalls has the following advantages.

• The composition of the fabric is 100% cotton, so there is no doubt about the environmental side of the issue.
• After washing, the fabric has minimal drawdowns, which are sometimes invisible (unlike old tent fabrics).
• Air flows freely through the fabric, which means that you can forget about the stuffiness and debate of the body.

As mentioned above, it is quite difficult to find workwear made from tent materials today, but if you look in online stores, you can find what you want.

Experienced travelers have a lot of subtleties that need to be taken into account when buying this or that accessory for tourism. Therefore, the tips below give short and capacious parting words.

1. Pockets. Having previously studied the issue of pockets and hidden places, you can consider the location of personal items while wearing. Often, users are not even aware of the internal hiding places in hiking jackets.
2. Ease of wearing. In addition to warmth, hiking jackets have some features designed to make traveling more comfortable: a built-in sleep mask in the hood, a pocket with waterproof properties for a bottle of liquid, and in some models you can even find a sleeping pillow in the hood.
3. The weight. It's simple: the smaller in weight and more compact in size the jacket, the better. Quality should not be sacrificed for the sake of light weight, but if it is possible to reduce this parameter without losing quality, this can and should be done.

• Most specimens shed heavily when wet. When buying at retail, you need to clarify whether there is such a drawback in the model.
• The most commonly torn part in hiking pants is the buttock area. In motion, you often need to bend over or squat, so sometimes it can’t withstand a large load. When choosing, you need to make sure that this part is well stitched.