Outdoor sports fabric selection

Abstract: Although there is no essential difference between outdoor sportswear and homewear, due to the two characteristics of outdoor and sports, the requirements for clothing are relatively strict and demanding. Professional outdoor sportswear such as assault suits are mainly for alpine sports such as mountaineering and skiing. In addition to the physical and technical requirements of the participants, outdoor sports also require outdoor clothing to adapt to the harsh weather and complex geographical environment to ensure the personal safety of the athletes. Outdoor sports

Although there is no essential difference between outdoor sportswear and homewear, due to the two characteristics of outdoor and sports, the requirements for clothing are relatively strict and demanding. Professional outdoor sportswear such as assault suits are mainly for alpine sports such as mountaineering and skiing. In addition to the physical and technical requirements of the participants, outdoor sports also require outdoor clothing to adapt to the harsh weather and complex geographical environment to ensure the personal safety of the athletes.

Outdoor sports have large calories and sweat evaporation. It requires good heat dissipation and breathability. The field is inevitably exposed to wind and rain, and the clothing must have certain waterproof performance. Outdoor sports hope to reduce the load and clothing as much as possible. The mountain is cold, the wind and warmth performance requirements are high, the outdoor washing conditions are limited, the clothing has high requirements for antibacterial, deodorant and anti-staining, the field is rock climbing and the forest is required to wear, and the clothing is required to have good tensile and tear resistance. The requirements are very demanding from the perspective of textile technology, and even many indicators are mutually contradictory. Any single natural or chemical fiber can't meet these requirements, and can only achieve these functions through the combination of multiple fibers and multi-channel chemical finishing.

1, warmth:

Although warmth is closely related to the thickness of the fabric, outdoor sports do not allow the garment to be too heavy, so it is necessary to keep warm and light to meet the special requirements of outdoor sportswear. The most common method is to add a special ceramic powder containing chromium oxide, magnesium oxide, zirconium oxide, etc., especially a nano-scale fine ceramic powder, which can absorb visible light such as sunlight and convert it into a synthetic fiber spinning solution such as polyester. The heat energy can also reflect the far-infrared rays emitted by the human body, so it has excellent heat preservation and heat storage properties. Of course, the far-infrared ceramic powder, the binder and the cross-linking agent can also be formulated into a finishing agent, the woven fabric is coated, and then dried and baked to make the nano-ceramic powder adhere to the fabric surface and the yarn. between. The finishing agent emits far-infrared rays with a wavelength of 8 to 14 μm, and also has health functions such as inhibition of bacteria, deodorization, and promotion of blood circulation.

In addition, according to the principle of bionics, the structure of the polar bear hair is made into a porous hollow shape, the fiber contains a large amount of non-circulating air, and the outer part is spirally curled to maintain the fluffiness, which can ensure the lightness of the texture. It plays a good role in heat preservation. Of course, it is one of the most traditional warm-up measures to make clothes and even fabrics into double or even three layers to increase the number of non-circulating air layers.

2, waterproof and moisture permeability:

The sports will emit a lot of sweat, and the outdoor will inevitably encounter wind and rain. This is a contradiction in itself: it must be able to prevent rain and snow from soaking, and it must be able to emit the body in time.

Technology recommended waterproof and moisture permeable products (coated PTFE film, TPU film) as the preferred fabric for outdoor sports, whether it is waterproof or warm breathable performance, is the best choice, can be used as a waterproof layer of various outdoor sportswear, can also be used Field equipment, such as the waterproof layer of camping tents. The main specifications are: JLFT11-01 anti-static peach skin + PTFE film.