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<blockquote data-quote="Litehiker" data-source="post: 2348767" data-attributes="member: 54178"><p>If you get "felt pac" boots be SURE you also wear a <strong>VBL (Vapor Barrier Liner) </strong>to prevent sweat from soaking the felt and making the boots cold. Yeah, many don't notice this too much because they go back to a nice warm house at the end of the day where the liners can (mostly) dry out.</p><p></p><p>But for maximum warmth day after day, and especially in a tent camp, you need VBL socks. The coated ripstop ones do work except they slide down and tend to bunch up at your toes and provide no insulation.</p><p></p><p>My solution is 3 mm thick closed cell neoprene divers socks over thin polyester liner socks. When camping take a pair of liner socks for each day. At the end of the day when camping put your felt boot liners in the foot of your sleeping bag so they will be warm the next morning. Remove the divers' socks and turn inside-out to dry and, yep, put them at the foot of your sleeping bag. Put the gross liner socks in a Ziplock freezer bag and <em>close tightly. ;o)</em></p><p><em>With 3mm divers socks you need no other outer socks. </em>Besides, they will make for a fit that is much too tight. </p><p></p><p>The diver's socks can be used with any boots you want to keep warm and dry all day. My favorites are made by <strong>US Divers</strong> because they are factory seam sealed (important) and have left and right shaped socks. They last for years and never ride down on your foot. Be sure to try them on over thin poly or other synthetic liner socks for fit that is neither too tight or too loose. </p><p></p><p>Got oversized boots? Try 5 mm thick divers' socks for even more warmth and better boot fit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Litehiker, post: 2348767, member: 54178"] If you get "felt pac" boots be SURE you also wear a [B]VBL (Vapor Barrier Liner) [/B]to prevent sweat from soaking the felt and making the boots cold. Yeah, many don't notice this too much because they go back to a nice warm house at the end of the day where the liners can (mostly) dry out. But for maximum warmth day after day, and especially in a tent camp, you need VBL socks. The coated ripstop ones do work except they slide down and tend to bunch up at your toes and provide no insulation. My solution is 3 mm thick closed cell neoprene divers socks over thin polyester liner socks. When camping take a pair of liner socks for each day. At the end of the day when camping put your felt boot liners in the foot of your sleeping bag so they will be warm the next morning. Remove the divers' socks and turn inside-out to dry and, yep, put them at the foot of your sleeping bag. Put the gross liner socks in a Ziplock freezer bag and [I]close tightly. ;o) With 3mm divers socks you need no other outer socks. [/I]Besides, they will make for a fit that is much too tight. The diver's socks can be used with any boots you want to keep warm and dry all day. My favorites are made by [B]US Divers[/B] because they are factory seam sealed (important) and have left and right shaped socks. They last for years and never ride down on your foot. Be sure to try them on over thin poly or other synthetic liner socks for fit that is neither too tight or too loose. Got oversized boots? Try 5 mm thick divers' socks for even more warmth and better boot fit. [/QUOTE]
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