DarrenM wrote:Sometimes after a hard day, it doesn't matter how much I have on and I find standing around outside cooking/photography etc makes it worse.
The best thing I have come up with is just get in the tent and cook up plenty of hot food in the vestibule. Eat heaps and sleep works for me. Boring I know.
wayno wrote:i use merino in camp, and not for walking, holds too much sweat and is warmer for camp wear
paul_gee wrote:I wouldn't say it 'holds' too much sweat. It sure does become damp quicker and more readily but that's the beauty and point of wickability. Bring the moisture to the fibres and then let it evaporate.
Strider wrote:paul_gee wrote:I wouldn't say it 'holds' too much sweat. It sure does become damp quicker and more readily but that's the beauty and point of wickability. Bring the moisture to the fibres and then let it evaporate.
But the problem is that is takes hours to evaporate. Once merino is wet through with sweat, it stays that way all day.
wayno wrote:DarrenM wrote:Sometimes after a hard day, it doesn't matter how much I have on and I find standing around outside cooking/photography etc makes it worse.
The best thing I have come up with is just get in the tent and cook up plenty of hot food in the vestibule. Eat heaps and sleep works for me. Boring I know.
by the end of the day your metabolism is slowing down esp if you havent kept your food intake up or you've had a long day walking. so you're producing less energy and body heat. nothing is warmer than being in a sleeping bag if you dont have a decent fire.
photohiker wrote:We seem to be missing the basics here.
After an arduous walk in the cold and cooling temperatures, you have sweated all day. Your inner layer is moist. When you stop the water in the clothing continues to evaporate from your clothing, reducing temperature.
Swap your clothing for dry, recharge your metabolism, and add insulation. Dry insulation will work, wet clothing won't.
photohiker wrote:We seem to be missing the basics here.
After an arduous walk in the cold and cooling temperatures, you have sweated all day. Your inner layer is moist. When you stop the water in the clothing continues to evaporate from your clothing, reducing temperature.
Swap your clothing for dry, recharge your metabolism, and add insulation. Dry insulation will work, wet clothing won't.
GPSGuided wrote:photohiker wrote:We seem to be missing the basics here.
After an arduous walk in the cold and cooling temperatures, you have sweated all day. Your inner layer is moist. When you stop the water in the clothing continues to evaporate from your clothing, reducing temperature.
Swap your clothing for dry, recharge your metabolism, and add insulation. Dry insulation will work, wet clothing won't.
+1
When working hard with heavy sweating, no fancy material could cope with the volume of moisture involved. Swap for dry cloths at the first opportunity.
photohiker wrote:We seem to be missing the basics here.
After an arduous walk in the cold and cooling temperatures, you have sweated all day. Your inner layer is moist. When you stop the water in the clothing continues to evaporate from your clothing, reducing temperature.
Swap your clothing for dry, recharge your metabolism, and add insulation. Dry insulation will work, wet clothing won't.
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