Rare discounts on premium Arc’teryx layers make this one of the best outdoor gear sales happening right now.

Designed to work with other gear you are wearing, the KLIM Tactical Armored Base Layer is, in my opinion, a must-have for every rider’s kit. It helps keep hot areas ventilated, provides protection in ...

A couple of weeks ago, I showed up in dusty pink Kari Traa thermals for a ski date with outdoor writer Stacy Gold and laughed as we tried to explain their appeal to her perplexed 70-year-old neighbor, ...

Base layer pants – also known as long underwear, thermal underwear, leggings, and long johns – are an apparel item favored by construction workers when working jobs in cold temperatures. The pants are ...

Base layers are damned important. They’re your first line of defense on a cold day, sitting snug against your skin to wick away sweat. But not all base layers are created equal. For the past three ...

Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Building that ski outfit begins, of course, with the base layer. You want ...

Base layers are truly the unsung heroes of outdoor apparel. Although tucked away under layers of fancy Gore-Tex and Primaloft, these hidden soldiers play a critical role in trapping and regulating ...

The outer shell gets all the glory, but the piece that decides whether your day goes well is the one you pull on first. A base layer is the next-to-skin part of the system, the thing that sits closest ...

Organizing this list was no easy task, as our contributors had to sort through many base layers, armored and not, before making our top picks for 2023. One of the most often neglected things when ...