According to the nature of outdoor and sports activities, mesh cloth will be used as lining for the inner layer of assault clothing and sports clothing, mountaineering bag, upper and lining of some shoes. As the isolation layer between human sweat and clothing, it can prevent moisture from being extremely tired on the surface of human skin, maintain smooth air circulation, avoid the wear of waterproof and breathable membrane, and make clothing more comfortable. Changshu sandwich mesh used in some high-end clothing is also made of fibers with moisture absorption and sweat wicking function.

Due to the different design concept and manufacturing process, some assault jackets adopt three-layer composite cloth with mesh cloth directly bonded to the inner side of the breathable membrane. According to the needs and use characteristics of sandwich mesh, some equipment also adopts elastic yarn (adding a certain proportion of Lycra fiber) and other fibers with strong tensile properties to weave mesh cloth with certain elasticity. For example, elastic mesh fabric is used to make the water bottle on the outside of mountaineering bag, the inside of sundry mesh bag back bag, shoulder strap and other parts. Mesh is a special upper material, which is used for shoes requiring light weight and air permeability, such as running shoes.

Mesh cloth is mainly divided into three categories: first, the main material mesh cloth is used in the exposed part of the upper, which is light and has good air permeability and bending resistance, such as sandwich mesh; Second, neckline accessories, such as velvet and BK cloth; Third, lining accessories, such as Lixin cloth. The main characteristics are wear resistance and good ventilation. In order to achieve the effect of light and breathable, tennis shoes and running shoes will use a large area of mesh; The tongue part of basketball shoes uses mesh cloth, and other parts rarely use mesh cloth. Mesh is generally used for shoes that need ventilation and light weight.

Generally speaking, there are two kinds of mesh materials. One is dynamic 3D mesh lycraspandex mesh made by 3D extension technology, which uses dynamic elastic fiber, just like the comfortable material with strong extension elasticity in all directions used on the inner boot cover (Lycra). It is also widely used in almost all light running shoes, such as airprestogym new element series, airjetflight, butterfly in the wind, prestocage, etc. Another type, in fact, has only really matured in the last two years. With the large-scale launch of the shox series, the mesh cloth formed by one-time injection molding is more like leather material than the above, combining the common characteristics and appearance of cloth fabric and leather. The representative works are nikeshoxr4 (+) and airmaxtailwind series. A few of the uppers of this material are even waterproof after improvement.