Buffalo wind shirt

I have just bought a buffalo wind shirt and was somewhat surprised to find that the manufacturer advises that the shirt should be worn next to the skin with no base layer.

I don't like the feel of the pertex material on mys skin in this way, so don't do this and haven't noticed eny disadvantages so far.

Have other folk with more experience of the garment than I have any comments.

Sounds like the advice for the Special 6 & Mountain Shirt. Maybe they've mixed the tags up?

I've got one and the last thing I'd do is wear it next to my skin. <shudders>

Great bit of kit tho' :o)

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I've taken a complete set of Buffalo gear through hell and high water. (High water meaning completely submersed in a lake, by the way!) When worn next to the skin, water just drains away, even after total immersion in the depths of winter, and no matter what disasters befall you, you'll feel fine. I was told by the manufacturers just to keep on walking, and on no account strip off the gear, wring it out, or hang it to dry. It's tough stuff and it works in nasty conditions, but you wouldn't want to be sat next to a roaring fire in a pub while wearing it!

Having said all that, if you're careful about your choice of base layer, then I don't see how you'll come to any harm. A thin wickable base layer will do fine, and you won't have the Buffalo itself next to your skin. I once met a guy in Belfast who was wearing a Buffalo shirt with a cotton teeshirt underneath, and he complained he was always getting cold and wet. I mean... cotton teeshirt... what does the guy expect?

Whoopsie! I should read more carefully!

I see you mentioned the WIND shirt, while I was commenting about the MOUNTAIN shirt. Nope - I wouldn't wear a wind shirt next to my skin - but my points above about the Mountain Shirt and the rest of the Buffalo stuff remain valid.

I have read a diehard lightweight loon on UKC recommend doing this in a rather unusual layering system, but no, generally I'd wear Pertex over something else. Especially if proofed (wet, clammy and non-wicking - ugh).

As has been suggested, I suspect the wrong hang tag has found its way on to your shirt; next-to-skin is certainly the recommended way of wearing Pile-Pertex.

Many thanks for the comments, folks. I have dug around on Buffalo's web site, and it does seem that they have hung the wrong tag on the shirt that I've been sent.

that's a relief.

Generally the windshirt is excellent BUT there was one occasion when wearing it when it wasn't. I had it on over a base layer to keep the wind off. I must have been working too hard as I started to get chilled. I realised that the base layer had wicked my sweat out to the windshirt. Being made of Pertex the windshirt at had spread the moisture across the surface and the wind was now chilling me as the water evaporated. Not nice!