Base layer you have a choice of 3 that work well.
-Polartec Powerdry
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1127145405717
-Polypropylene
http://www.gear-zone.co.uk/eshop/Hel...t-LS-Crew.html
-Marino Wool
http://www.mec.ca/Products/product_d...=1127145405714
Under armor, DeFeet base layer, and other name brands are most likely one of the above, and name branded so priced higher.
Thermal Layer
-Any Long Sleeve Jersy
-Any Coolmax style long sleeve, 10-20 bucks at the discount stores
-Wool long sleeve
Rain layer
-Light, thin is best. Lots of choices, what you want is a slim fit, light. Lots of choices, lots of threads on it.
For a lot of our weather you dont need both layers under your coat. You can wear either your base layer or thermal layer, and your rain layer over it. Or skip the rain layer and just wear the 2 shirt layers. Mix and match !
But you cant go wrong with buying one of the 3 styles of base layers, then any wicking layer over it. Do like I did, I bought 1 of each of the 3 main types of base layers. Rotated thru each and then after a month decide which i want to buy more of
