[at-l] Wet T-shirt contest results,,,,finally

[rafe.bustin@verizon.net (Raphael Bustin)]

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At 07:53 AM 8/27/2002 -0500, jan/kahley wrote:

>So....how does this relate to hiking?  Silk is often
>recommended as a skin layer in cold conditions.  If
>your silk T-shirt is like my silk T, it's best use would be on
>the hottest of days as a dunking or even your own sweat
>would make it act like a personal cooling unit.  Silk varies
>in weave and texture so try this at home first kiddies.



Interesting report.

For hiking in hot weather, I routinely dip my cotton T-shirt
in a stream, then wring it out (away from the stream) and
put it on wet.  The initial cold lasts about 5 seconds.  After
that, you get a nice cooling action that typically lasts for
a couple of hours.  I've never tried this with silk, however --
but it works great with any ordinary cotton T-shirt.


rafe b.
aka terrapin
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