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[at-l] I came back



My knees sweat. Do I get extra points?

Dawg



----- Original Message -----
From: "W F Thorneloe" <thornel@attglobal.net>
To: "Frank Looper" <mapster@charter.net>
Cc: <at-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, January 30, 2005 3:05 PM
Subject: Re: [at-l] I came back


> Frank, you sweat but have good ventilation in your boots. Life is good for
> you. Some folks wear socks that will not wick, or have waterproofed/vapor
> proofed their boots until they turn into sweat pools. Trail runners are
> great for the ventilation, although not so great when walking thru puddles
> and streams.
>
> It all balances out.
>
> OrangeBug
>
> At 01:13 PM 1/30/2005 -0500, Frank Looper wrote:
> > > Everyone has wet feet within 3 hours of hiking the AT.
> > > <snip>
> > > OrangeBug
> > >
> >I keep hearing that, but my feet don't sweat very much until it gets
85-90
> >degrees. Even then, my choice of socks prevents blisters.
> >...
> >
> >I also think that a part of my don't sweat/don't blister combo is the use
of
> >trail runners instead of boots. They ventilate nicely.
>
>
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