- All season
- 100% natural product, automatic activation, odorless.
Fabric brushed on the inside: the nap on the skin side holds air and gives a sense of warmth the moment you put it on, before the body has had to work for it.
Dense knit at 230 g/m² with 8 % elastane, following the body without restricting it. Flat non-irritating seams, crew neck, long sleeves. ULTRA LAVA treatment against sweat odours. Sizes M to 3XL.
Base layer down to −10 °C / 14 °F, for jobs with little movement.
The Reward is a long sleeve crew neck base layer, built for cold environments where the body stays largely still. Its fabric is brushed on the inside: the fibres are mechanically raised on the skin side to create a nap. That nap traps warm air and gives a sense of insulation straight away, before the body has had to work for it. The surface carries the ULTRA LAVA treatment, which limits odours linked to sweating — its effectiveness fades gradually with washing. The seams are flat, which avoids irritation over long wear.
This is the top for days when you take the cold without being able to move your way out of it: forklift work, static posts, cold-store shifts. The brushed inside is felt straight away, where a smooth base layer needs you to move before it warms up. Keep it for jobs with little movement, because it runs hot.
Brushing is a mechanical process that raises the fibres on the inner face of the knit. That nap multiplies the micro-spaces in direct contact with the skin, and it is those spaces that hold the air. Weight for weight, a brushed top insulates markedly more than a smooth knit. The sense of warmth is also immediate, because the nap limits direct contact between skin and cold fibre. Flat seams remove the ridges that, under a jacket or a bag strap, turn into pressure points over the hours. The trade-off for that warmth is managing effort: a brushed top holds more moisture than a thin knit, and suits jobs with little movement.
Because it makes the warmth felt immediately, where a thin base layer only shows after the effort. It is the right choice for jobs where you endure the cold, rather than for those where you work through it.
The cotton trap:
A brushed fabric warms fast, but is chosen for the activity rather than for the temperature alone.
* Indicative temperature. Perceived warmth varies with activity, body type, humidity, wind and the layers worn underneath.
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