Originally Posted by
XTrekker
Ok I have been reading up on the differences between Climashield and Thinsulate, and here is what I have found.
Climashield is a great insulator for close to skin applications like undergarments. It is designed to absorb heat when it is in contact with heat source and then release it back when the source gets cold. It is not affected like other insulators when compressed because its design is not to trap air but rather to absorb heat and reflect and radiate back to the source.
Thinsulate is a material that creates a form of an air pocket or traps air. Its poly fibers are micro size and allows for moisture to pass threw it and evaporate easily but keeps air and sound trapped in its material. It is commonly used in Outer garments like boots, gloves, jackets, hats and so on. It is measured in Grams and typical light insulated garments are rated between 200-400 grams where as things like cold weather boots are in the 1000 gram range.
From the way climashield works vs the way thinsulate works, I think thinsulate would be a better choice for an UQ vs climashield. Unless you would be laying directly on the climashield, then I would say climashield would be better. Climashield needs to be in contact with your body heat to work vs thinsulate does not.
Thinsulate traps air, Climashield absorbs it and releases it back.
I hope stated everything correctly here and didn't provide any false info. I have been researching this stuff alot but have never personally compared the 2 against each other.