Hey everybody! I will be hiking next next weekend (most likely) in the cold and wet. 3 Days 2 nights
I expect lowest temperatures encountered to be above freezing at worst-35-40F.
Concerning gear I will have:
Icebreaker 150 bottoms
Suplex Nylon convertible pants
driducks ultralight rainsuit (the one where the hood zips into the jacket), includes pants
icebreaker tech t lite shirt
smartwool long sleeve zip
wool socks + liner
Montbell Thermawrap
Balaclava
Warm gloves + latex glove
nike mesh running shoes (quick dry-hopefully-thats why i chose the mesh ones)
And i will be storing my gear in trash compactor bags/heavy duty garbage bags.
I have a few questions:
1. When drying socks/clothes overnight, i have heard one should wring them out as much as possible and put them in the sleeping bag-however, i have a quit, can this also be done in a quilt? (will be in a hammock)
If not, could i do it in the space between my underquilt and my hammock?
Or should i do something else?
2. Should i spin the excess of the trash compactor bag and secure it with rubber bands, or is there a better way to secure it for waterproofing?
3.I assume the wool socks will keep my feet warm when wet-as they brush up against the wet vegitation/encounter rain, should i bring winter weight wool socks or will smart wool adrenalines + xstatic liners be enough?
4. When layering gloves, should i put the latex part closest to skin, and the warm one on top? Can one buy giant latex gloves to go on top?
