This Base Layer Exceeded All My Expectations!! Best Base Layer on the Appalachian Trail

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Quadzilla Hikes

Күн бұрын

Find the Finetrack L1 and L2 here: bit.ly/3JPS0OE

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@WillowWalksTheAT 6 ай бұрын

Also using the Finetrack L1 T on the AT this summer. Been super impressed with it and their Polygon jacket. Tried the Brynje Poly Mesh T-shirt but got too hot. I think the Brynje Mesh shines best in colder weather. Happy trails!

@iflylowe 6 ай бұрын

I live in Tokyo and found out their only retail store is close to home. Told them about you and one of the ladies was already following you. Really nice experience, thanks for the rec and have fun out there

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Hah that's awesome!

@venkatinator 6 ай бұрын

Awesome review! Thanks for sharing this. Looking forward to the review of your backpack and other AliExpress gear!!

@db.mc2 6 ай бұрын

That's awesome Jack! 👊🏻👍🏻 So good that you found the base layer! You guys stay safe and take care my friends 🫶🏻 God Bless 🙏🏻 Appreciate you!

@Colby168 6 ай бұрын

😂 I asked what shirt that was yesterday! I didn’t expect you to give me a full video! 😉

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

🤣

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Ask and you shall receive

@SweatyHiker 6 ай бұрын

I soak through a shirt within 2 miles of hiking. Definitely interested in this!

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Definitely check it out!

@Quantumfluxfield 6 ай бұрын

Great background music, good vibes 🤝

@mtadams2009 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the information. I went on their site and checked them out. I am ordering a set of L1 and L2 since I hike long sections of the AT often. Take care

@KurtLozier 6 ай бұрын

Checked out their sizing guide and the XL chest @103cm equates to only 40ish inches. Won’t quite fit and they don’t seem to offer an XXL. Looks like a great shirt though.

@FlavouryWater 6 ай бұрын

Definitely gonna check this out! I feel the same way about the jolly gear too. Favorite sun hoody by far, but it feels a little hot on the AT in the summer months and some of the "moisture wicking" shirts out there are pretty ok

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Yep yep just don't need a hood or sleeves for the at

@patrickschneider9904 6 ай бұрын

Excellent tip! How's the rest of your gear working out?

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

It's good review coming soon

@Joe_Serious 6 ай бұрын

I'm curious about the long term durability and odor retention of these shirts. Typically polyester can retain odor causing oils longer, even after multiple washings. Any insights on that? How does the L2 shirt feel on its own without the L1?

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Durability is fine, wore the l1 for 60 days in NZ and now almost a month on the AT and it still looks new. Smell I dunno everyone smells awful on the AT

@DogNTallGrass 6 ай бұрын

Japanese sizing has always been a huge red flag for me. I'm 6'3 & 200lbs. I outgrew Japanese sizing when I was 13. Finetrack XXL is smaller than most others Large. I wear XL, so Finetrack would need to make a XXXXL to fit me, silly!

@giuliofranza292 6 ай бұрын

Nice trick! thanks! May I ask you a thing about those spaghetti with eggs? it's the first time I've seen such a dish transported in a ziplock. Did you cold soak them directly in the ziplock or you cooked them and then waited for them to cool off before putting them in the ziplock? Thanks a lot, and have a great hike!

@TennesseeSlim 6 ай бұрын

Anything I get from Japan Is a always impressive. They really take manufacturing and design very serious there

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Zero corners cut

@odindahle 6 ай бұрын

You´d bring this over the Jollygear if you ever decide to hike in Scandinavia, unless you´re supper lucky with the weather.

@planesandbikes7353 6 ай бұрын

good to know but doesn;t seem to come large enough to fit me. I am hiking almost always on PNW coast, half the year is drizzle and fairly high humidity too, always soaked in sweat and or rain. Usually just used lyrca-like cycling jerseys but they get stinky if doing more than a couple days. I cannot stand merino/alpaca other than in camp.

@RCshowmen 6 ай бұрын

String/Norse net base layers do a similar thing along the strings but let vapor through the open spaces. But when you get cold and put a wind breaking layer on the open spaces become trapped air pockets making it warm. In hot/wet conditions you look like you’re going clubbing on the trial but it works. Wiggies and Brynja sell in the US

@logi_t_bear 6 ай бұрын

Link to one?!

@LunarEclipse011 6 ай бұрын

How would you compare the hiker stink vs a merino shirt?

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

I never wear merino wool shirts so I dunno

@QuadzillaHikes 6 ай бұрын

Your gonna smell bad on the AT no matter what you wear, your backpack straps and such will transfer awful stink onto clean shirts

@LunarEclipse011 5 ай бұрын

@@QuadzillaHikes For sure, I've done both the AT and CDT so it's definitely a matter of minimizing stink and not getting rid of it. I definitely recommend trying merino at some point tho. Of all the clothes I've hiked in it stays the least stinky. Durability definitely takes a hit though, and you don't get the breathability of a button up shirt. I like the idea of being more dry, so I ordered some finetrack. I'm really curious how it does :)