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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 933960" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>As a fan of winter camping I have a great fondness for warm feet.</p><p> </p><p>For me that means a vapor barrier to keep my sweat from wetting the insulation (socks, boot liners and boots).</p><p> </p><p>I've found that the best VBL socks are thin neoprene diver's socks that I seam seal with sealent used for urethane coated tents. Be sure to seal both sides. These socks are also WARM!</p><p> </p><p>THE SYSTEM:</p><p>1. thin poly liner socks</p><p>2. thin (1/8") neoprene divers socks </p><p>3. Gore-Tex boots or felt pac boots and (for non-camping trips) Mickey Mouse military style winter boots.</p><p> </p><p>>At night I remove the VBL socks and the liner socks and put on clean liner socks and heavy wool "sleep socks". DO have a clean pair of poly liner socks for each day.</p><p>> Turn the VBL socks inside out to dry a bit in the tent then put them inside your sleping bag so they will be completely dry and warm in the morning. Put the skanky, sweaty liner socks in a Ziploc bag.</p><p>> Next I remove liners from boots such as the foam liners from telemark ski boots or the felt liners from felt pacs.</p><p>>The liners go into the foot of my sleeping bag. In the morning they are <em>warm</em>.</p><p>> I "telescope" my boot tops over each other to keep out snow and lay them outside the inner tent but inside the vestibule.</p><p> </p><p>>If you do not have boots with removable liners then try to put them in a stuff sack and into the foot of your sleeping bag. This is why my winter sleeping bags are the long versions.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 933960, member: 54178"] As a fan of winter camping I have a great fondness for warm feet. For me that means a vapor barrier to keep my sweat from wetting the insulation (socks, boot liners and boots). I've found that the best VBL socks are thin neoprene diver's socks that I seam seal with sealent used for urethane coated tents. Be sure to seal both sides. These socks are also WARM! THE SYSTEM: 1. thin poly liner socks 2. thin (1/8") neoprene divers socks 3. Gore-Tex boots or felt pac boots and (for non-camping trips) Mickey Mouse military style winter boots. >At night I remove the VBL socks and the liner socks and put on clean liner socks and heavy wool "sleep socks". DO have a clean pair of poly liner socks for each day. > Turn the VBL socks inside out to dry a bit in the tent then put them inside your sleping bag so they will be completely dry and warm in the morning. Put the skanky, sweaty liner socks in a Ziploc bag. > Next I remove liners from boots such as the foam liners from telemark ski boots or the felt liners from felt pacs. >The liners go into the foot of my sleeping bag. In the morning they are [I]warm[/I]. > I "telescope" my boot tops over each other to keep out snow and lay them outside the inner tent but inside the vestibule. >If you do not have boots with removable liners then try to put them in a stuff sack and into the foot of your sleeping bag. This is why my winter sleeping bags are the long versions. [/QUOTE]
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