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Good foot admin/wet and dry tips ?

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  • 01-10-2013 8:41pm
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    2canvandamme
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    hey ,
    newbie question :)
    any good ways of cutting down the number of socks you bring in to the field so to save space ? , heard of some lads just bringing three pairs .. one on them one in the bergen and one drying somewhere on their person as well as their goretex socks. Been told that if you use this system correctly you haven an unlimited supply of socks ... stupid question but could anyone explain the best way to do this ?
    thanks :o


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    Frosty McSnowballs
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    To save space?

    How long are you going for?
    Where are you going?
    What will you be doing?
    What pack etc are you carrying?


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    John Mongo
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    It completely depends on how long you're out for. Anyone who never brings more than 3 pairs of socks out with them, is an idiot.


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    Frosty McSnowballs
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    I use the method of wear one pair out and bring one for each day you will be out, one for the way back.


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    discus
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    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    I use the method of wear one pair out and bring one for each day you will be out, one for the way back.

    Same, but with goretex socks for the odd period where I know I'll have a chance to dry my boots out... Lash on the socks if I'm doing the model kit or something that is likely to be undisturbed for 2 hours. It's 2 minutes of admin to swap over to another pair once I'm done, to just stand around in wet socks and boots is lazy IMO.


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    Frosty McSnowballs
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    discus wrote: »
    Same, but with goretex socks for the odd period where I know I'll have a chance to dry my boots out... Lash on the socks if I'm doing the model kit or something that is likely to be undisturbed for 2 hours. It's 2 minutes of admin to swap over to another pair once I'm done, to just stand around in wet socks and boots is lazy IMO.

    Yeah good point. It makes a huge fecking difference to morale too.

    There's just certain things you don't cut back on when going on the ground, socks, foot powder/talc and water.


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    2canvandamme
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    outside of courses and that how do you hear of lads operating for a few weeks on the ground or in the jungle where there soaked all the time , they cant have a bergan full of socks so ???


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    Frosty McSnowballs
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    2canvandamme wrote: »
    outside of courses and that how do you hear of lads operating for a few weeks on the ground or in the jungle where there soaked all the time , they cant have a bergan full of socks so ???

    There's no big secret way of doing it. During the day, if it's dry out (if in a base camp) put them on a branch to dry.

    If on the move, and it is dry out, hang off the side of your pack

    At night, put them between you and the sleeping bag, it will kinda dry them.


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    booom
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    Senor Fancy Pants wrote: »
    There's no big secret way of doing it. During the day, if it's dry out (if in a base camp) put them on a branch to dry.

    If on the move, and it is dry out, hang off the side of your pack

    At night, put them between you and the sleeping bag, it will kinda dry them.

    If you're in thick cover the chances are you'll get wet and stay wet. Humidity is so high you can't dry anything on the go and have to wait till you can get a fire going, and in any case, you'll probably end up having to cross numerous waterways during a days march. From personal experience, once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you're going to be wet for the next few days or weeks- invest in good insoles and some elastoplast.


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    booom wrote: »
    once you've resigned yourself to the fact that you're going to be wet for the next few days or weeks- invest in good insoles and some elastoplast.

    Amen brother. I hate when people pussyfoot on exercise, and try keep from getting wet boots or wet full stop. So unprofessional.. Just accept you're getting wet, and that it's not gonna change anything.


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