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Hike with wearing nice

Some of decades back hiking clothing was not the matter of concern. Hikers wear just day-to-day clothes but as approach changes attitude towards of hiking cloth has also changed. Now a day companies are specially designing hiking clothes according to needs and demands of hikers and hiking clothing has become a vast field.

If you are new in hiking and you have concerns about the clothes then trust me it is not a big deal. You just have to remember some points and voila! You are prepared with your hiking clothes.

After planning your hiking program you should do a little research and gather information about nature of hill, its weather and hiking gear. The most important element of your gear is hiking clothes.

The first thing you should remember that hiking is all about fighting with uneven paths, weather and unexpected challenges and your hiking clothes is a thing which provides you shield during this fight, but before choosing right shield we should know the following components of it

• Footwear
• Shirts and pants
• Headwear
• Hand gloves

Selecting wrong footwear is a blunder, which can ruin your whole hiking experience. Comfortable footwear is must for safe and pleasured hiking. Your choice of shoes depends on your preference and taste, whether you prefer light or heavy, boots or shoes or even you prefer hiking with naked foot but sandals or heels are definitely not advisable.

Hiking clothing is a game with weather and you are a gamer, so right choice according to weather is a compulsion. Obviously you can not choose sleeveless shirts and shorts for cold weather nevertheless it wouldn’t do any harm in summers, similarly for cold weather synthetic, partial cotton or cotton blends fabrics are right choices while Pure cotton can be a good choice in summers but for rainy areas cotton is not right fabric because incase of rain, cotton soaks and does not dry fast. Wearing Jeans during hiking is sin, please avoid it.

Hiking clothing also demands you to select right fitting clothes; neither very loose nor very tight. You do not want clothes which make you slip at every step or make hurdle to even take breath.

 Covering your head is also very important. In summers it prevents you from hot sun and in winter from cold wind. You can use scarves, bandana, caps or jacket hoods to cover your head. Cloth material depends on your choice and season.

Using hand gloves in summers are completely hiker’s choice because some hikers like to wear gloves in any circumstances while some have issues with grip but in cold weather  hand gloves are essential.

Hiking clothing also refers to the sunglasses for preventing you eyes, in summers it prevents you with bright sunlight while sometimes in cold, chilly wind can also harm your eyes. Sunglasses are also necessary for preventing your eyes from particles in wind.

Last but not the least the modern hiking clothing involves layering system. The purpose of layering system is to provide comfort and convenience according to your circumstances. It consists of three layers and each layer has its own function for eg:

1. Base layer to protect you from sweating.
2. Insulation layer retains heat from trapped air closed to your body
3. Outer layer protects you from weather extremes.

I have tried my level best to solve your problem about hiking clothing. I hope your next hiking plan would be more pleasant after reading points discussed in the article.

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