Polartec® Power Dry®
- Overview
Base layer fabrics that keep you comfortable and dry through every adventure.
Polartec® Power Dry® fabrics are designed to keep your skin dry when you sweat. Ideal for runners, skiers, and adventure travelers, all fabrics in this series feature a patented bi-component knit construction that uses different yarns on either side of the fabric. This creates two different surfaces: one that is optimized to move moisture away from the skin, the other to dry quickly.
- How Does It Work?
How Does It Work?
Moisture and high relative humidity next to the skin cause discomfort. Polartec® Power Dry® keeps the skin dry through three complementary mechanisms:
- The fabric is highly breathable and does not restrict the movement of moisture vapor.
- "Touch points" on the fabric inner surface draw moisture. 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.
- When the sweat reaches the outside of the fabric, it spreads out on the outer surface of the fabric, enabling it to dry at least 2 times faster than cotton.
- Technical Highlights
Technical Highlights
- Superior wicking action
- Keeps your skin dry when you sweat
- Highly breathable
- Dries quickly
- Comfortable next-to-skin
- Machine washable
See for yourself how effective Polartec® Power Dry® wicking fabric really is.
