VBL Socks

For me: Use thin liner socks.

it’s not necessary to dry the liner.

They will always stay moist.

Put them inside a plastic bag into the sleeping bag.

They dry quickly due to body heat if you wear them for a short time  once in the tent (but not into the sleeping bag)

The best VBL socks are 3 mm closed cell neoprene divers’ socks over thin poly liner socks. 3 mm because they permit you to wear your normal size boots.

The VERY best VBL divers socks are made by Aqua Lung because they are factory seam sealed and made in Left and Right shapes for no bunching of material at the toes.

Believe me I’ve tried every VBL from plastic bread bags to “shaped” plastic VBLs to coated nylon ripstop VBLs and nothing comes close to neoprene divers’ socks

In camp at night remove divers’ socks & turn inside-out to dry in tent for 15 minutes or so.

Put wet poly liner socks in quart ZipLoc freezer bag and don clean sock liners and heavy wool “sleep socks”. Then place the divers’ socks in the foot of your sleeping bag along with your removable insulating boot liners. (Your boots DO have removable insulation, right?) Warm liners in the morning mean no painfully cold toes while making breakfast and breaking camp.