It’s tough being a traveller. Sometimes you are thrown into stinky/sticky hot situations of the travelling kind! I found myself in just that scenario when I travelled from a comfortable 25C Toronto climate to a sweltering 40C Phoenix climate in early September!
Cold I like – Hot? Not so much.
Cold I like – you just layer on more clothes until you are comfy cosy.
But with the heat – you can only strip down so far before you run into trouble with the law!
我當時在與員工交談 哥倫比亞運動服 before the trip and they sent me a Zero Rules Short Sleeve Shirt made with Omni-Freeze Zero fabric to try while in Arizona. I knew that it was still summer there, but I didn’t expect the temperature to be this high! Not only did I try out the shirt, but I also wore the dickens out of it – repeatedly choosing it OVER the other pieces of moisture-wicking clothing that I had in my suitcase.
Here’s the reason why. Moisture-wicking clothing is primarily clothes made from microfiber, polyester fabric that is breathable; thereby transferring any moisture (sweat) to the outside of the fabric away from your skin. It’s made by various manufacturers under various names and comes in different styles and price points. I’m a big fan of the fabric because it is perfect for hot climates and packs up tiny in your suitcase and isn’t heavy.
Is Omni-Freeze Zero just moisture-wicking clothing with a fancy name?
What UP?
The UP is that Columbia’s Omni-Freeze Zero fabric IS moisture-wicking, but it ALSO has “Sweat-Activated Cooling” these little blue rings (a cooling agent) all over the entire inside of the fabric. How the rings work is that as you sweat, the cooling agent lowers the temperature of the fabric down making the wicking process faster and at the same time cooling the whole shirt down.
It’s like moisture-wicking clothing on steroids.
真的嗎？對真的！
If you watch their video on their website introducing the shirt it shows this hunk of a man running through the desert huffing, puffing and sweating and then suddenly he runs into a snowstorm. I watched the video, and I was very sceptical but after wearing it an entire day, it did make me feel cooler. It wasn’t snowstorm cold, but I did feel more comfortable in the Zero Rules Short Sleeve Shirt versus my other shirts. So comfortable in the shirt that I wore it 4 out of 7 days of the trip.
順便說一句，《國家地理冒險》授予Omni-Freeze Zero Shirts為2013年度最佳裝備。
優點
- 超快的干燥時間。因為我經常穿這件襯衫，所以晚上我在洗手池中洗了襯衫，幾小時之內就變乾了。快乾的衣服對我來說是一個很大的優勢，因為它是僅帶一個袋子的隨身旅行者。
- Speaking of washing, stains came out easily. I somehow got a black stain on the front of the shirt either from leaning on the railing at the Grand Canyon or from the ink of a brochure. It wouldn’t come out with plain water but after washing in the sink with just a plain bar of soap the stain came right out.
- UPF50評級。內置的防曬是一件好事。
- 顏色是漂亮的橙色/桃子（810熱珊瑚色）。在許多膚色上看起來很棒，並且可以與多種顏色很好地配合。
- 作為基礎層運作良好。由於海拔較高，晚上在亞利桑那州的弗拉格斯塔夫（Flagstaff）有點冷，我只是在我的短袖上衣上扔了一個長袖上衣。衣領有點高，但我仍然是色彩協調的（Hey I’m a girl – I can’t help but want to look good at all times!)
- 抗菌。出汗時總是一件好事。
缺點
- “Performance Fit” is a bit snug for my liking. I prefer to wear looser fitting tops because to be truthful, sometimes my “performance” and my abs aren’t where they should be. (Know what I mean?) But the entire point of the shirt is that it is supposed to touch your skin to work. If anything, this top will make me do more crunches at the gym. (也許這是一個優點，而不是一個缺點？)
- I typically prefer long sleeves to have more sun protection. I have sensitive skin and try to stay covered as much as possible. Again, this is more personal preference, but for short sleeves I found the sleeves to be a little too short for my liking. Same goes for the length of the shirt – it would ride up a little at times.
- Price point for a short-sleeved shirt may seem a little high on the onset in my opinion, but when you think about the practicality and the quality of the product I think it’s totally worth the price and I plan on buying more but with long sleeves.
總的來說，我喜歡零規則短袖襯衫，並強烈推薦給需要保持冷靜的任何人，無論是旅行還是健身。
詳細信息如下：
產品名稱：零規則短袖襯衫（1533571）
可用顏色：650 Groovy粉色，732間歇泉，754針尖，501白紫羅蘭，612激光紅，810熱珊瑚，100白色，010黑色
織物: Contains Omni Freeze Zero and is available in short sleeve, tank tops, shorts, skorts, long sleeve shirts, travel shirts, polo’s and accessories such as neck gaiters and arm sleeves
Here’s another Omni-Freeze review – from the MAN’s Perspective!
在發粘，炎熱的情況下如何保持涼爽？
我從收到此項目 哥倫比亞運動服 出於審查目的。這與我的評論無關。一如既往，我所有的意見都是我自己的。
了解有關亞利桑那州的更多信息：
– 沿66號公路的亞利桑那州公路旅行冒險
– 照片隨筆–亞利桑那州斯科茨代爾舊城區
閱讀更多哥倫比亞評論：
– Packable Down與Omni-Heat Columbia夾克
– Columbia運動服Omni-Heat重量級½拉鍊基礎層–評述
我最近購買了全冷凍零氣腮釣魚襯衫，我不得不說，我沒有註意到溫度的變化。我穿常規的棉襯衫很熱，穿全凍結襯衫時也很熱。全冷凍襯衫的最大優點是通風口。這樣可以使空氣流通，而且我注意到與棉襯衫相比，我的汗水乾燥快得多。這不是奇蹟產品，但襯衫確實具有非常有用的功能，例如可擴展的衣領，拉鍊式口袋和網眼覆蓋的通風孔，可防止討厭的小動物容易觸及肉體。至於全冷凍冷卻系統，我印像不深。我通常不願意花US$100買一件襯衫，而且很長一段時間以後我都不會再做。我給全能襯衫定了4/10，如果不是那麼貴的話，定為6/10。
抱歉，您不喜歡您的襯衫–您也許想退貨嗎？我實際上很愛我的-如此之多，以至於我又買了3件帶領的短袖襯衫。
我既不熱也不喜歡冷。但是我記得幾年前在亞利桑那州的時候，那裡幾乎是115度，而且天氣酷熱，無論是乾熱還是濕熱都沒關係。真是慘不忍睹，但是鄉村卻是如此美麗，以至於您幾乎忘記了高溫。
歡迎來到亞利桑那州！我在鳳凰城住了6年。到十月將超過100口。男孩確實錯過了“乾熱”。在意大利，這種濕氣簡直令人痛苦。
40C，哇，真熱。聽起來這件襯衫表現不錯。這聽起來像是在炎熱氣候下進行旅行的一項不錯的投資。
絕對不錯，我可以看到長袖版本對於埃及等需要適度穿著的人來說是一個很好的補充。
這就是您在亞利桑那州的秘密！聽起來像一件很棒的襯衫，隨處可見的熱量太多了。我有一件起初覺得有點花哨的防風襯衫，但是，它也可以工作。有時，您只需要嘗試一下就可以相信它。
這項技術聽起來很棒–我希望那條狗冷卻毯來了！
: )