Fishnet base layers. They work, and you want them.

Started using these last year from Brynje and holy shit they are a game changer as someone who runs super hot/sweats a lot with movement, then freezes when stopping. I picked up the Merino tops with the largest net openings in a tank, SS, and a LS; I've been layering them under either a Sitka Core LW hoody, Ascent shirt or a Ambient UL60. Best decision I have made for moisture management and staying warm.

I picked up some of the boxers as well but they're synthetic and they're okay, they stink up super fast and I dont like that they dont have a fly, but I may take them in to a seamstress and try to solve that.
 
May seem like a silly question, but for clarity, those who wear the aclima top with a tshirt over it in sunny weather, are you doing anything for sun protection during the day when hiking/glassing?

I have, and love, the bottoms, but I've always stuck with a lightweight merino hoodie as my top base layer, as I'm almost always down to it by mid-morning and burn somewhat easily. I live in FL and we are at the beach during the summer every other weekend, so getting a "base tan" doesn't help me :ROFLMAO: It's still sunscreen city and cover up after about 4 hours or so for me.

I just hate lathering up in sunscreen so I use my voormi and first lite tops to avoid having to spray it on my arms and neck multiple times.
 
May seem like a silly question, but for clarity, those who wear the aclima top with a tshirt over it in sunny weather, are you doing anything for sun protection during the day when hiking/glassing?

I have, and love, the bottoms, but I've always stuck with a lightweight merino hoodie as my top base layer, as I'm almost always down to it by mid-morning and burn somewhat easily. I live in FL and we are at the beach during the summer every other weekend, so getting a "base tan" doesn't help me :ROFLMAO: It's still sunscreen city and cover up after about 4 hours or so for me.

I just hate lathering up in sunscreen so I use my voormi and first lite tops to avoid having to spray it on my arms and neck multiple times.
I burn, no matter what! So, no t-shirt, if sunburn is a possibility. It would be a sun hoodie or a lightweight 1/4-zip over the top, all the way into 100+, like this year in CO... I hate sunscreen too, so it's always a sun hoodie at the beach for me too, barring short durations of exposure lol.
 
I burn, no matter what! So, no t-shirt, if sunburn is a possibility. It would be a sun hoodie or a lightweight 1/4-zip over the top, all the way into 100+, like this year in CO... I hate sunscreen too, so it's always a sun hoodie at the beach for me too, barring short durations of exposure lol.
Ah, you wear a hoodie over the fishnets even when hot? My upper half always runs pretty hot so I generally have a single shirt on, but the net layers definitely feel like they are a touch warmer than their weight lets on when under something.

I didn't have any issues with my bottoms under my pants in about 85 degree sunny weather, but my legs also don't really get hot or cold too fast.
 
Ah, you wear a hoodie over the fishnets even when hot? My upper half always runs pretty hot so I generally have a single shirt on, but the net layers definitely feel like they are a touch warmer than their weight lets on when under something.

I didn't have any issues with my bottoms under my pants in about 85 degree sunny weather, but my legs also don't really get hot or cold too fast.
Typically a really light weight wicking hoodie, if I'm worried about sun! Also, just a tad on the looser side of fitment.
 
May seem like a silly question, but for clarity, those who wear the aclima top with a tshirt over it in sunny weather, are you doing anything for sun protection during the day when hiking/glassing?

I have, and love, the bottoms, but I've always stuck with a lightweight merino hoodie as my top base layer, as I'm almost always down to it by mid-morning and burn somewhat easily. I live in FL and we are at the beach during the summer every other weekend, so getting a "base tan" doesn't help me :ROFLMAO: It's still sunscreen city and cover up after about 4 hours or so for me.

I just hate lathering up in sunscreen so I use my voormi and first lite tops to avoid having to spray it on my arms and neck multiple times.
If it's cool to cold, I've been running a very lightweight long sleeve shirt over the Aclima Woolnet top ... this has even worked in warm conditions. I sweat easily, but any sweat that doesn't evaporate off the Woolnet is pushed out to the light layer.
 
I don't have the Alclima but I bought the Brynje tank, SS and LS. On real hot Sept days, I would wear the tank under a Sitka Ascent shirt or Core LW Hoody. As the temps dropped, I pretty much just decided on any given day between the SS or LS under a Core LW Hoody and that has been the most badass setup I've ever ran.

The net layers allow the Core LW to wick enough of the moisture to keep my skin dry, then of course the Core LW breathes/dries super-fast. Also, it is just permeable enough to allow some ventilation. This will be my go-to setup in 90% of conditions next year.
 
This has me intrigued. So you guys are wearing these even under light weight wicking layers as well as when it gets cold for moisture management?

I definitely run hot and sweat pretty quick so I'm always trying to actively manage layers whether that's hiking to a treestand here in PA or on a hunt out west.

How do they work for a high exertion activity like trail running?
 
Anyone had better luck that a few trip out of the acclimas? mine are unravelling pretty fast. Thinking to try the Brynje now.
 
This has me intrigued. So you guys are wearing these even under light weight wicking layers as well as when it gets cold for moisture management?

I definitely run hot and sweat pretty quick so I'm always trying to actively manage layers whether that's hiking to a treestand here in PA or on a hunt out west.

How do they work for a high exertion activity like trail running?

I use the same combo, fishnet long sleeve & core lwt hoody for cold weather—works well.

I don’t run anymore, but it would be worth giving it a shot.
 
How do these work for stationary tree stand hunting? Looking at the Brynje website it looks like they have a couple options as well as their arctic line.
 
This has me intrigued. So you guys are wearing these even under light weight wicking layers as well as when it gets cold for moisture management?

I definitely run hot and sweat pretty quick so I'm always trying to actively manage layers whether that's hiking to a treestand here in PA or on a hunt out west.

How do they work for a high exertion activity like trail running?
Thats primarily why I switched to these as my base layer was for the moisture management side of things. I don't run particularly cold (if anything pretty warm) even in cold weather; what gets me is that I sweat like a whore in church while moving even in just a T shirt. So, when I stop or slow down, I'm instantly zapped by the evaporation.

What I've found historically is that it has always been a difficult decision for me to make between a lightweight merino blend tee and the Core LW hoody. I feel like the merino tee helps thermoregulation a little better and is more comfortable next to skin but once I sweated out the back that was it, I was wet for the remainder of the day unless I took the shirt off and hung it up to dry out on a branch. With the Core LW I feel like moisture mitigation was notably better but inevitably I would still sweat it out. Then when I would stop to sit or have an encounter the back would be all wet/cold and stuck to my skin, granted it would dry quicker sure, but still colder/uncomfortable and annoying none the less.

Enter the mesh merino layer as a base under the Core LW; I get the benefits of the merino tee in that it's comfortable next to skin and allots me some degree of warmth, even when wet (though it's virtually impossible to feel when its wet, given the minimal contact surface), yet its open enough to still permit thermoregulatory properties and allow air to pass through the Core LW to my skin while simultaneously the Core LW is wicking the moisture away from my skin and into the garment (which again is fast drying) so I don't have that swamp back feeling like I would with the Core LW alone. Even when the Core LW is soaked, I have that merino between it and my skin, so I hardly even feel it.

I tested this same idea out this winter on a muzzle loader elk day hunt (that I actually filled my tag on), but I replaced the Core LW with the Core Merino 120 hoody since the temps were pretty frigid. I definitely was still sweating pretty good hiking in a foot or so of snow, but I noticed that I felt the wet Merino 120 a lot less on my back and was overall more comfortable when I would periodically stop to glass. This combo would be too warm for me though for 90% of the time I'm in the mountains, and I certainly wouldn't want to go this route for a multiday backcountry hunt since the Core Merino takes so much longer to dry than the Core LW would, but for a quick trip w/ highs in the 20's, it was fine.

As far as wearing them while running, I'd venture to bet that depending on the conditions outside, they would still perform well. My biggest concern would be getting too warm with a layer over them though. I packed out a bull in September in the mid-day heat wearing the tank top with a Core LW tee over it and while I was comfortable, I could see you potentially getting warm...

I can't speak to the Artic line but I think just using the full open mesh design would still prove pretty warm if you layered over it appropriately. If you think about it, when you're static with a substantially significant layer over the mesh, you're essentially creating baffles next to your skin. Which should in theory trap your heat in like a down jacket would (again provided that next layer/layers) are substaintial.
 
Anyone had better luck that a few trip out of the acclimas? mine are unravelling pretty fast. Thinking to try the Brynje now.
I can't speak to the Alclima but I have to have 20+ days on both my LS and SS Brynje tops w/o any notable signs of wear. But I am wearing my Core LW over them to kinda help protect them too.
 
I have three seasons on my Brynje Super Thermo set and I have one small hole/pull on the one thigh. However, I do wear something as a layer over these at all times, so... The ankle/wrist elastic is starting to loosen up too, but I expect that. These have been washed frequently, as well, but I do wash top and bottom each in their own lingerie bag.
 
I can't speak to the Alclima but I have to have 20+ days on both my LS and SS Brynje tops w/o any notable signs of wear. But I am wearing my Core LW over them to kinda help protect them too.
Good to here. The arms on my Acllima are pretty torn up and they are always under a layer until the alpine. The bottoms are always under a layer and are shredded after half a dozen trips.
 
Good to here. The arms on my Acllima are pretty torn up and they are always under a layer until the alpine. The bottoms are always under a layer and are shredded after half a dozen trips.

What are yall doing to cause this? My first Aclima top from 2019 is still functional-hundreds of days of use on it. The bottoms only got replaced due to getting snagged in the washer. I am around 10-15 people that use them and no one is getting unexpected wear.
 
What are yall doing to cause this? My first Aclima top from 2019 is still functional-hundreds of days of use on it. The bottoms only got replaced due to getting snagged in the washer. I am around 10-15 people that use them and no one is getting unexpected wear.
Wait - you don't also wear them to the club? Mosh pits are hell on the tops, and bottoms.
 
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