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.......just sayin
.......just sayin
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AnotherKevin wrote:
Mags has one partial answer: pmags.com/quick-tip-bagtex-a-poor-mans-vbl
I'm wearing Bag-Tex here. Feet stayed dry and warm all day.
WanderingStovie wrote:
The "easy button" melts all the snow, dries up the trail, and removes rocks and "rolling pins" from the trail.
Rasty wrote:
A troop of Boy Scouts was going the opposite direction. There were about 15 kids walking through the same ice water.
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AnotherKevin wrote:
Mags has one partial answer: pmags.com/quick-tip-bagtex-a-poor-mans-vbl
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jimmyjam wrote:
I too keep a couple of bread bags in my pack to go over my socks if its really nasty. I have a pair of thick REI brand wool socks just for sleeping and if its early spring or fall I carry a couple of disposable handwarmers to toss in the footbox of my quilt for those unexpected really cold nights.
AnotherKevin wrote:
Yeah, the sacred socks are important. I even resort to a sacred baselayer.
If the weather is nearly as cold in Harriman this weekend as it is here today, I'll be beyond the rated limit of my sleeping bag. If I'm pushing that hard in subzero temps, I'll most likely wear a windshirt over my baselayer , and slide the bottom half of my body into a contractor bag inside my sleeping bag, again as a vapor barrier. It's noisy, and slick, and damp to sleep in, but at least you stay warm. My puffy jacket will get tossed on top of the bag, or worn outside the windshirt.
AnotherKevin wrote:
Wet gear is absolutely banned from a down bag. One thing I sometimes do is prewarm my bag with a chemical body warmer. One night last winter, I got too warm with the warmer in my bag. so I wrapped my wet socks around it, put my tuque and gloves around that, and plunked it at the head end of my bag between the two sleeping pads (kind of supplementing the stuff sack pillow). The stuff was pretty near dry in the morning thanks to the heat from the warmer. (This wouldn't work for a long-distance trek, I suppose, but it's nice on a clueless weekend.)
hikerboy wrote:
AnotherKevin wrote:
Wet gear is absolutely banned from a down bag. One thing I sometimes do is prewarm my bag with a chemical body warmer. One night last winter, I got too warm with the warmer in my bag. so I wrapped my wet socks around it, put my tuque and gloves around that, and plunked it at the head end of my bag between the two sleeping pads (kind of supplementing the stuff sack pillow). The stuff was pretty near dry in the morning thanks to the heat from the warmer. (This wouldn't work for a long-distance trek, I suppose, but it's nice on a clueless weekend.)
ive worn my clothes dry inside my bag, ive put damp gloves in my bag, and never had an issue, I will dry out my bag first chance I get during the day, and air it out in the am while im taking my tent down. a vapor barrior inside the bag doesn't prevent the excess moisture getting into the bag unless it runs the full length of the bag and only vents at the opening.
worst case, im in town within 5 days, and can completely dry it out then.
LDog wrote:
hikerboy wrote:
AnotherKevin wrote:
Wet gear is absolutely banned from a down bag. One thing I sometimes do is prewarm my bag with a chemical body warmer. One night last winter, I got too warm with the warmer in my bag. so I wrapped my wet socks around it, put my tuque and gloves around that, and plunked it at the head end of my bag between the two sleeping pads (kind of supplementing the stuff sack pillow). The stuff was pretty near dry in the morning thanks to the heat from the warmer. (This wouldn't work for a long-distance trek, I suppose, but it's nice on a clueless weekend.)
ive worn my clothes dry inside my bag, ive put damp gloves in my bag, and never had an issue, I will dry out my bag first chance I get during the day, and air it out in the am while im taking my tent down. a vapor barrior inside the bag doesn't prevent the excess moisture getting into the bag unless it runs the full length of the bag and only vents at the opening.
worst case, im in town within 5 days, and can completely dry it out then.
You are most indubitably doing it all wrong ...
PaulMags wrote:
I will put damp, but not wet, liner gloves or socks in my bag. That is about it.
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Mountain-Mike wrote:
I've done the vapor barrier/bread bag sock trick from when I first started winter camping. I was lucky to a a friend of my Grandmas, that worked in a local bread factory/bakery, I had stacks of verging bread bags. Use them ober liner socks & under your insulating layer. I even used to buy the "Legg" knee high ladies stocking against my skin first to help with the moisture. I figgured if Joe Nameth could do it, no big hit on my masculinity! lol. The trick with winter camping is to stay dry. More importantly keep your insulation dry. If you are getting hot vent: unzip or take off your coat, open pit zip, open your fly, whatever it takes to keep from sweating. VBL (Vapor Barrier Liners) are for below freezing temps. The therory is your body will only sweat to a certain humidity.
hikerboy wrote:
Mountain-Mike wrote:
I've done the vapor barrier/bread bag sock trick from when I first started winter camping. I was lucky to a a friend of my Grandmas, that worked in a local bread factory/bakery, I had stacks of verging bread bags. Use them ober liner socks & under your insulating layer. I even used to buy the "Legg" knee high ladies stocking against my skin first to help with the moisture. I figgured if Joe Nameth could do it, no big hit on my masculinity! lol. The trick with winter camping is to stay dry. More importantly keep your insulation dry. If you are getting hot vent: unzip or take off your coat, open pit zip, open your fly, whatever it takes to keep from sweating. VBL (Vapor Barrier Liners) are for below freezing temps. The therory is your body will only sweat to a certain humidity.
i used to wear leggs panty hose in the 80s for winter hiking