Two hikers go on a trek into the hills; one is wearing a base layer, mid layer, and a waterproof outer layer, the other is wearing a t-shirt and a thick jacket. While standing in the car park, hiker ...

Earlier this year, I took the trip of a lifetime to Lapland, a winter wonderland above Finland’s Arctic Circle. Most of my time was spent with snow crunching under my winter boots, the Northern Lights ...

If you're participating in a high intensity activity (think winter sports like skiing or snowboarding), you might also want to look for a base layer with moisture-wicking properties to quickly dry ...

A couple of weeks ago, I showed up in dusty pink Kari Traa thermals for a ski date with outdoor writer Stacy Gold and laughed as we tried to explain their appeal to her perplexed 70-year-old neighbor, ...

The outer shell gets all the glory, but the piece that decides whether your day goes well is the one you pull on first. A base layer is the next-to-skin part of the system, the thing that sits closest ...

We updated this article in September 2022 to add more information about each featured product, based on extensive research done by our team. You can still get outside safely when temperatures ...