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POLARTEC® POWER GRID™ Polartec® Power Grid™ fabrics are designed to keep your skin dry when you sweat. All fabrics in this series feature a 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.
Superior moisture management plus our patented (US Patent #6927182) Power Grid™ construction ensures that athletes get the most bang from their caloric buck. These fabrics weigh less, take up less pack space, and deliver more insula-tion and breathability than most fabrics in their class.
Ideal Uses: Polartec® Power Grid™ fabrics are highly breathable, and are ideal as the base layer for all sports, either as underwear or technical shirting.
COMFORT SOURCE• Superior wicking action
• Grid channels reduce weight & Increase warmth
• Fast drying
• Highly breathable
• Lightweight
• Easy care
HOW DOES IT WORK?Moisture and high relative humidity next to the skin cause discomfort. Polartec® Power Grid™ 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 Grid™ 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.
I WANT TO BE IMMERSED IN ACTIVITY, NOT SWEAT.
GRID CONSTRUCTION
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 Grid™ fabrics deliver performance in the cleanest way possible, by leaving out what you don’t need.
Increased performance of Polartec® Power Grid™ fabric
as compared to reference standards*
Increase in Thermal Efficiency (Warmth Clo / Weight)
Light warmth 70%+
Mid warmth 32%+
Expedition up to 7%
0 25% 50% 75%
Increase in Breathability (MVTR ASTM E96 B)
Light warmth 30%+
Mid warmth up to 7%
Expedition up to 38%
0 25% 50% 75%
Increase in Compressibility (Polartec® test)
Mid warmth up to 26%
Expedition up to 35%
0 25% 50% 75%
* Reference standards are other high quality Polartec® fabrics in each weight class. Polartec® Power Grid™ styles often perform far superior to other manufacturers’ products.
Wicks moistureand evaporates
Highly breathable
Patented grid construction
Water vapor
Warmth
Cooling
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©2014 Polartec, LLC. Polartec® and Polartec® Power Grid™ are registered trademarks of Polartec, LLC, registered in the United States and in other jurisdictions for fabrics only available from Polartec, LLC.
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS • Patented bi-component construction has
superior wicking action which keeps your skin dry when you sweat
• Grid chennels minimize weight, maximize warmth, and enhance breathability.
• Dries quickly
• Highly breathable to provide comfort in all activities; does not restrict the movement of moisture vapor
• Light weight
• Easy care
• Provides good sun protection (UPF 15) in most styles
POLARTEC® GRID™
Polartec® Power Grid™ fabrics are designed to keep your skin dry when you sweat. The Grid™ construction further enhances breathability, minimizes weight, and maximizes warmth for total comfort.
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PERFORMANCEBASETECHNOLOGY
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POWER GRID™
Wicks moisture& evaporates
Highly breathable
Patented grid construction
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Warmth
Cooling
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Comfort Source• Superior wicking action• Grid channels reduce weight &
Increase warmth• Fast drying• Highly breathable• Lightweight• Easy care
Comfort Source• Superior wicking action• Grid channels reduce weight &
Increase warmth• Fast drying• Highly breathable• Lightweight• Easy care
Comfort Source• Superior wicking action• Grid channels reduce weight &
Increase warmth• Fast drying• Highly breathable• Lightweight• Easy care
POLARTEC® POWER GRID™
Permanent mechanical wicking base fabric construction
Comfort Source• Superior wicking action• Grid channels reduce weight &
Increase warmth• Fast drying• Highly breathable• Lightweight• Easy care
Polartec® Power Grid™ patented lightweight bi-component grid construction is highly breathable and diffuses next-to-skin moisture vapor for ultimate moisture management.
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