I sometimes put the damp piece of clothing in a plastic bag, place it in the foot end of the sleeping bag, I’ll leave a small opening in the zip and feed the opening of the plastic bag out. The vapour escapes without going into the precious down. Expert level.
Great continuation of the series. My feet are still my major sticking point in cold weather. My feet run hot and sweat a lot when i'm moving so trying to manage that has always been a challenge. I haven't used the thicker insole. I will have to try that. Thanks Nate
As a thiner undersocks I heard good experiences (better moisture wicking so less cold) about the five toe ones than the regular ones (I just used one in the summer, it was good). Other than that as an extra winter equipment some chemical or (battery powered) electrical hand warmer can be mentioned maybe for even drying shoes or gloves (?, I have not tried it yet if it can work). Plus I saw heated clothing (underlayer, insoles, vest, jacket) in one of the hunting stores, but I have no experience with it.
Yeah I use often those types of socks during summer, I've found them to reduce the chance of blisters quite a bit. I have no experience with battery powered stuff - I have no doubt they're very warm, but I see them as an additional point of failure. When then battery runs out, they're not worth much. Chemical hand warmers are easy to carry, in fact I have some in my kit bag all year around. A good emergency backup, but not something that you should rely on constantly.
You didn't mention the vapor barrier approach for both feet and hands. I wear nitrile gloves and then wool gloves and mittens. The nitrile gloves make a definite warmth improvement. You can make heat reflective shoe/boot insoles with 3MM Reflective Foam Insulation Shield or equal. But a felt inner boot will provide total coverage for one's feet.
Yeah I didn't, because I simply don't have enough experience with it. It's quite a niche technique here in Finland, I only know of winter cyclists doing that.
@@TaivalOutdoors You are far North. I failed to mention that I make heat reflective, breathable, wind & water repellent/ proofed full range of clothing for the outdoors. Such items as shoulder clokes, anoraks, over pants, beanies, leg gaiters, gloves, mittens & over socks. I find my anorak and over pants together weigh a mere 6.3 ounces and each fit in the palm of both hands. Compare that significant range of utility to the weight & volume of clothing that has roughly five times the volume such a fleece jacket without a hood weighing around eight ounces in relation to my hooded anorak that weighs 3.7 ounces. The fleece gets wet as do all woven fabrics, adds weight to you, reduces movability and is easily penetrated by wind. I particularly enjoy wearing the combination of my anorak & 1.2 ounce leg gaiters. I wear the gaiters over my base layer & my hiking pants
Wool is good. Merino wool is even better. Extra socks/ good socks, extra mittens n extra hats & buff or scarves are ALL Good. Good to head off cold feet or hands or head.
@@MrLuffy9131 Wool alone isn't enough. For example, wool blocks wind poorly. Some people also don't like 100% wool underwear. Alpaca and merino wool are good options against your skin, sheep wool works for heavier insulation layers.
I sometimes put the damp piece of clothing in a plastic bag, place it in the foot end of the sleeping bag, I’ll leave a small opening in the zip and feed the opening of the plastic bag out. The vapour escapes without going into the precious down. Expert level.
A bit fiddly, but I can see that working.
Great continuation of the series. My feet are still my major sticking point in cold weather. My feet run hot and sweat a lot when i'm moving so trying to manage that has always been a challenge. I haven't used the thicker insole. I will have to try that.
Thanks
Nate
Thick felt insoles also can handle a bit of moisture, so they might be exactly what you need.👍
As a thiner undersocks I heard good experiences (better moisture wicking so less cold) about the five toe ones than the regular ones (I just used one in the summer, it was good). Other than that as an extra winter equipment some chemical or (battery powered) electrical hand warmer can be mentioned maybe for even drying shoes or gloves (?, I have not tried it yet if it can work). Plus I saw heated clothing (underlayer, insoles, vest, jacket) in one of the hunting stores, but I have no experience with it.
Yeah I use often those types of socks during summer, I've found them to reduce the chance of blisters quite a bit. I have no experience with battery powered stuff - I have no doubt they're very warm, but I see them as an additional point of failure. When then battery runs out, they're not worth much. Chemical hand warmers are easy to carry, in fact I have some in my kit bag all year around. A good emergency backup, but not something that you should rely on constantly.
You didn't mention the vapor barrier approach for both feet and hands. I wear nitrile gloves and then wool gloves and mittens. The nitrile gloves make a definite warmth improvement. You can make heat reflective shoe/boot insoles with 3MM Reflective Foam Insulation Shield or equal. But a felt inner boot will provide total coverage for one's feet.
Plus one for vbl.
Yeah I didn't, because I simply don't have enough experience with it. It's quite a niche technique here in Finland, I only know of winter cyclists doing that.
@@TaivalOutdoors You are far North. I failed to mention that I make heat reflective, breathable, wind & water repellent/ proofed full range of clothing for the outdoors. Such items as shoulder clokes, anoraks, over pants, beanies, leg gaiters, gloves, mittens & over socks. I find my anorak and over pants together weigh a mere 6.3 ounces and each fit in the palm of both hands. Compare that significant range of utility to the weight & volume of clothing that has roughly five times the volume such a fleece jacket without a hood weighing around eight ounces in relation to my hooded anorak that weighs 3.7 ounces. The fleece gets wet as do all woven fabrics, adds weight to you, reduces movability and is easily penetrated by wind. I particularly enjoy wearing the combination of my anorak & 1.2 ounce leg gaiters. I wear the gaiters over my base layer & my hiking pants
This is the first of your videos I've seen, it's very good! I'll go back to watch the rest of this series.
Cheers buddy, hope you like them.
Cool man
Thanks for stopping by Randall 👍
6:00 Some people prefer this because the wool doesn't moisten very easily from the sweat of your foot and therefore your feet stay warmer.
Wool is good.
Merino wool is even better.
Extra socks/ good socks, extra mittens n extra hats & buff or scarves are ALL Good.
Good to head off cold feet or hands or head.
I know they say wool works in all conditions but it just feels cold in all conditions lol
@@MrLuffy9131 Wool alone isn't enough. For example, wool blocks wind poorly. Some people also don't like 100% wool underwear. Alpaca and merino wool are good options against your skin, sheep wool works for heavier insulation layers.
Thank you!