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I've tried merino wool, EDZ suits (and something that looks exactly the same called Cool T), and base layer stuff from Lidl.
The merino wool is really comfortable 90% of the time but when it's been really hot and sweaty it got overwhelmed. The best stuff for really hot weather was the EDZ under either a mesh suit or well ventilated suit WITHOUT a gore-tex layer (or similar). All those membranes sell themselves as being windproof as well as waterproof. You don't want windproof when you're relying on the breeze to evaporate the sweat to cool you down. My favourite kit for hot weather is an original Hein Gericke Tuareg suit (with the removable goretex out, obviously) or a newer HG Air Mesh suit.
The EDZ/Cool T wicks the sweat away from your skin so you don't feel like you're soaked while the sweat evaporates from the outer layer. That's what I understand, anyway. When it gets really hot, taking your jacket or trousers off and sitting in the breeze makes you feel almost chilly!
The Lidl base layer kit is way cheaper and very nearly as efficient. Some of it is sold as motorbike kit, some as skiing kit, but it all seems the same.
When it got REALLY hot (40 plus) a couple of years ago, I took to damping a neck tube in petrol stations or cafe toilets. Kept me cool for up to an hour.
All of that sweating will dehydrate you, so it's absolutely essential to drink as much as you can. And then drink some more. Water or those isotonic drinks seem best.
The merino wool is really comfortable 90% of the time but when it's been really hot and sweaty it got overwhelmed. The best stuff for really hot weather was the EDZ under either a mesh suit or well ventilated suit WITHOUT a gore-tex layer (or similar). All those membranes sell themselves as being windproof as well as waterproof. You don't want windproof when you're relying on the breeze to evaporate the sweat to cool you down. My favourite kit for hot weather is an original Hein Gericke Tuareg suit (with the removable goretex out, obviously) or a newer HG Air Mesh suit.
The EDZ/Cool T wicks the sweat away from your skin so you don't feel like you're soaked while the sweat evaporates from the outer layer. That's what I understand, anyway. When it gets really hot, taking your jacket or trousers off and sitting in the breeze makes you feel almost chilly!
The Lidl base layer kit is way cheaper and very nearly as efficient. Some of it is sold as motorbike kit, some as skiing kit, but it all seems the same.
When it got REALLY hot (40 plus) a couple of years ago, I took to damping a neck tube in petrol stations or cafe toilets. Kept me cool for up to an hour.
All of that sweating will dehydrate you, so it's absolutely essential to drink as much as you can. And then drink some more. Water or those isotonic drinks seem best.