Easy, but stupid question

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I was on the phone with someone at work, and they told me to get some specific winter
undergarments for running in cold weather. She said it wicks away the moisture, and the name
started with "P". I can't remember the name. I don't know if the name was a brand name or a type
of material. Do any of you know what this item could be?

Polypropelene (sp?) is what you're looking for, but there are a lot of choices. Things like CoolMax
and UnderArmour work as a base layer. There are also a lot of choices at your local sporting
goods/running/outdoor stores. And check SierraTradingPost.com for good deals on this stuff
(sometimes it will have an ugly color or a logo on it or something that you don't like, but it's
underwear, so it doesn't hav to look pretty).

Go with polar fleece for an insulating layer and a breathable wind shell like GoreTex, and you'll be
in great shape for cold-waeather running.

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Then it was every other day. . . ."

- Homer J. Simpson

Tom said:

I was on the phone with someone at work, and they told me to get some specific winter undergarments
for running in cold weather. She said it wicks away the moisture, and the name started with "P". I
can't remember the name. I don't know if the name was a brand name or a type of material. Do any of
you know what this item could be?

I keep thinking "Pigmy", but I know that's not right. 🙂

"Penis huggers" ? Just a thought...

In article said:

Tom said:

I was on the phone with someone at work, and they told me to get some specific winter
undergarments for running in cold weather. She said it wicks away the moisture, and the name
started with "P". I can't remember the name. I don't know if the name was a brand name or a type
of material. Do any of you know what this item could be?

I keep thinking "Pigmy", but I know that's not right. 🙂

"Penis huggers" ? Just a thought...

Aren't those the environmentalists who are always trying to keep the penises from getting cut down
by loggers?

--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Then it was every other day. . . ."

- Homer J. Simpson

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In article said:

I was on the phone with someone at work, and they told me to get some specific winter
undergarments for running in cold weather. She said it wicks away the moisture, and the name
started with "P". I can't remember the name. I don't know if the name was a brand name or a type
of material. Do any of you know what this item could be?

Polypropelene (sp?) is what you're looking for, but there are a lot of choices. Things like
CoolMax and UnderArmour work as a base layer. There are also a lot of choices at your local
sporting goods/running/outdoor stores. And check SierraTradingPost.com for good deals on this
stuff (sometimes it will have an ugly color or a logo on it or something that you don't like, but
it's underwear, so it doesn't hav to look pretty).

Go with polar fleece for an insulating layer and a breathable wind shell like GoreTex, and you'll
be in great shape for cold-waeather running.

One needs to define "cold weather". Also remember than you will heat up as you run. With
experience you will figure out how much to dress. I take the air temp and add 20 degrees
(Fahrenheit) and base my clothing on whether I could be outside putzing around at that
temperature and what clothing I would wear. I factor in wind and also if it will warm or cool as
I run (for instance, in the morning it is likely to warm up; in the afternoon it is likely to
cool down).

I see a lot of people dressed far warmer than I would be. Personal preference and subjective
feelings of being cold play a big role. Some people with Reynaud's have special issues as will
others with certain diseases. Also remember the head loses a lot of heat so you can probably assist
in keeping the body warm by covering the head.

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--Harold Buck

"I used to rock and roll all night, and party every day. Then it was every other day. . . ."

- Homer J. Simpson

Harold Buck said:

Aren't those the environmentalists who are always trying to keep the penises from getting cut down
by loggers?

--Harold Buck

LOL, yeah, that's them Butch.

Tom said:

I was on the phone with someone at work, and they told me to get some specific winter
undergarments for running in cold weather. She said it wicks away the moisture, and the name
started with "P". I can't remember the name. I don't know if the name was a brand name or a type
of material. Do any of you know what this item could be?

I keep thinking "Pigmy", but I know that's not right. 🙂

Powerdry (Malden Mills, iirc) is the name of a popular wicking fabric and is my favorite for tights
and upper layers under shell. Patagonia is the brand name for some really nice, although generally
pricey, gear - both under and outer. Can't remember if they have their own materials or not. (I
don't own any)

NFI in either.

Dot

--
"Success is different things to different people" -Bernd Heinrich in Racing the Antelope

Easy and stupid? You sound like quite a catch.

Harold Buck said:

Polypropelene (sp?) is what you're looking for

Oh yah... nothing like a nice pair of plastic undies to wick away moisture! LOL 🙂 I'm guessing
either that you were joking or that you meant to say Polyester. I get my winter running underwear
(say that 3X fast) from the Mountain Equipment Co-Op in Canada (www.mec.ca). They are pretty
inexpensive... use a 'technical' fabric and have a wind sheild thingie covering the important bits.

p.s. mec.caproduct detail.jspOpen ↗
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David Nova Scotia, Canada

David said:

Harold Buck said:

Polypropelene (sp?) is what you're looking for

Oh yah... nothing like a nice pair of plastic undies to wick away moisture! LOL 🙂 I'm guessing
either that you were joking or that you meant to say Polyester. I get my winter running underwear
(say that 3X fast) from the Mountain Equipment Co-Op in Canada (www.mec.ca). They are pretty
inexpensive...

Mine are cheaper, they are invisible.

Bagpop commandos, at all good sports stores...

--
Colm

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: Mine are cheaper, they are invisible.

Colm Gallagher said:

Bagpop commandos, at all good sports stores...

Or "regimental" as the saying goes...