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- From: uvfowl@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Vicki J. Fowler)
- Subject: Re: Warm clothing while hiking
- Message-ID: <1992Nov19.142208.8355@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>
- Summary: layering
- Organization: UNC Educational Computing Service
- References: <1992Nov16.191823.1274@ole.cdac.com>
- Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 14:22:08 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov16.191823.1274@ole.cdac.com>, ssave@ole.cdac.com (The Devil Reincarnate) writes:
- > I need some recommendations for clothing while hiking in cool/cold/chilly
- > weather. I find that I warm up quite a bit soon after I start walking and
- > it becomes uncomfortable to keep the same clothes on. On the other hand, the
- > moment I stop for a break, within 10 min or so, I get chilled to the bone!
- >
- > What do you wear when it gets cold? Also, wearing all this bulky layering
- > clothing is not comfortable, and restricts movement. What happens if it is
- > raining? This is the Pacific NW, and everything you read about the rains
- > here is true :-)
- >
- I agree that layering is the only way to go, even though it can be
- a bit uncomfortable and not as easy as summer hiking. I like to get by
- with the least number of layers in the daytime.....maybe lightweight
- long underwear, a flannel shirt, and a wool sweater. I carry my
- lightweight raingear and have it handy just in case it rains...its the
- same raingear I use in the summer. As soon as the sun gets low, I know
- the temperature is going to drop drastically, so I begin to get ready
- for the colder temps by putting on my homemade vapor barrior vest
- (made of a large garbage bag with holes for the head and arms)...this
- goes either next to my skin or over the long underwear. I add another
- layer of midweight long underwear, then a flannel shirt, wool sweater,
- an additional shell, and if its really getting cold, my thinsulate
- parka. This is what I often sleep in, too (I get cold very easily).
-
- At any rate, I think the advice that someone else gave about being
- chilly when you start off is really good. You will warm up very fast.
- My breaks are short, usually less than 10 minutes, so that I will not
- get chilled and have to go through the putting on, taking off routine.
- Its not until I have set up camp for the night that I slow down my
- activity and think about putting on more.
-
- I think a lot of trial and error will help, to see what works best
- for you.
- vicki
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