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Polartec® Power Dry® High Efficiency

How Does It Work?

Moisture Management
Moisture and high relative humidity next to the skin cause discomfort. Polartec® Power Dry® keeps the skin dry through three complementary mechanisms:
  1. The fabric is highly breathable and does not restrict the movement of moisture vapor.
  2. “Touch points“ on the fabric inner surface draw off the sweat. Sweat is wicked off the skin to the outside of the fabric where it spreads rapidly for evaporation. Polartec® Power Dry® fabrics move at least 30% more moisture away from the skin than single component fabrics.
  3. When the sweat reaches the outside of the fabric, it spreads out to many times its original surface area, enabling it to dry at least 2 times faster than cotton.

High Efficiency
The raised fabric pillars on the inside create touch points for moisture pick up off the skin. The open air channels between those pillars ensure that the fabric delivers the highest levels of breathability, compressibility, and the highest warmth per fabric weight. Polartec® Power Dry® High Efficiency™ fabrics deliver performance in the cleanest way possible, by leaving out what you don’t need.