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[pct-l] going wet....



Booties work!!!

I made some knee high spinaker cloth booties this year.  Worked great for
rain and melting snow in Washington this late spring.

At least until they wore out.  I'd use heavier material next time.  (used
them as mittens too)

Warner Springs Monty


> [Original Message]
> From: <dsaufley@sprynet.com>
> To: S Daru <darudiva@xs4all.nl>; PCT list list
<pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Date: 10/12/2005 10:00:56 AM
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] going wet....
>
> Brawny & Rainmaker sell ultra lightweight waterproof silnylon booties &
rain gear.  The booties can double for mittens.  Check out the store at
www.trailquest.net .  They are not breathable, but are effective barriers
to external wetness.  
>
> L-Rod
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: S Daru <darudiva@xs4all.nl>
> Sent: Oct 11, 2005 10:17 PM
> To: PCT list list <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] going wet....
>
> On our hikes here in the Netherlands, we often hike for extended 
> periods in the rain through soaked grass and over muddy dikes. On such 
> days, if we wear trail runners our feet don't dry. On a bad day this 
> creates blisters, even between my toes. Wet is fine, if you have a 
> chance to dry out. A whole day of being wet (not your body, but your 
> feet) is a problem. When our bodies are wet it is only a problem when 
> it is cold, otherwise it is fine to put something dry on in camp. As a 
> result I have recently bought gore tex soft boots as an experiment, 
> hoping it'll keep my feet just slightly drier. By the way: sheep dung 
> mixed with mud seeping into your shoes makes for interesting sock 
> colours. Yep, hiking is a different experience in different countries.
>
> Saskia
>
> >> The issue is seldom wetness. After all, your skin is waterproof.
> >> The issue is usually warmth, or the lack of it. Cold rain and
> >> wind are notorious for sucking warmth out of you. Hiking
> >> wet is perfectly acceptable as long as you don't leave yourself
> >> vulnerable to hypothermia from evaporative and convective
> >> cooling.
> >
> >
> > Keeping your feet wet and cold for an extended period of time can 
> > result in
> > trench foot which is not pretty. If possible, you should try to avoid 
> > feet
> > being soaked for extended periods of time. I gave up keeping my feet
> > completely dry, but I strive to keep feet reasonably dry over the 
> > course of
> > the day.
>
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