Great info here! I found it very useful. Thanks!!!
Great info here! I found it very useful. Thanks!!!
It really is so weird. I do think the complete opposite. I made a pair of down booties (if I can call them that ) out of a JCPPuffer jacket. I have yet to use them, but I will keep your (and others) experience in mind. Cause I was thinking nice toasty warm socks as well. We shall see! Maybe this weekend I will get out in the back yard for a hang and test them out.
"In seed time learn, in harvest teach, in winter enjoy." -D'Signore's, Tide Mill Farm, Edmunds, Maine.
I never wear much on my feet when I sleep.
My quilt/sleeping bag helps contain the heat from the rest of my body helping my feet to stay warm.
I do know that if I don't wear enough insulation on my head and/or if I have a cold spot on my body, my feet/hands can get cold.
This has happened in my hammock when winter camping with a maladjusted bottom quilt and the typical cold back issue.
I usually find that if my hands or feet start to get cold, I can put an extra layer on my head and/or torso to fix it.
This works much better than trying to add insulation to my feet/hands.
There is some science behind it. If you your brain senses cold in a certain part of your head, your brain will reduce the circulation to your appendages and so cold feet/hands are the result.
Like they say, if your feet are cold, put on a hat.
Glad I'm not the only one who froze their but off (well, toes off) that night. Had the same problem - went to bed with a rather tight pair of wool socks on, and as it dropped below freezing, I kept waking up with painfully cold feet. I'm going to find a pair of down socks and wear them over my bare feet (or with a loose pair of thin socks as suggested).
Great thread!
I'd rather be in a hammock. - Dolly Parton
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