Vapor barrier socks

Before I used vapor barrier socks , I’d completely soak out the liner socks , wool socks , and Intuition liners with perspiration on winter day hikes. On multi-day backpacking trips, that meant sleeping with my liners in my sleeping bag at night to keep them from freezing and to dry them out. Reynolds Oven Bags make excellent vapor barrier socks for very cold winter hiking.

That distilled fresh water softens the skin and promotes fungus and bacterial infections. Use VAPOR BARRIER SOCKS for extra warmth on very cold day trips, multiple day alpine climbs and cold weather expeditions to protect your thermal socks from becoming saturated with sweat. Save vapor barrier socks to get e-mail alerts and updates on your eBay Feed.

The Rab VB Socks are waterproof vapor-barrier socks designed to prevent freezing condensation on moisture-soaked feet. For use in extreme cold conditions. Made from a lightly-coated 70d waterproof Nylon fabric, the VB Socks also feature an elasticated ankle and extended top locks with cord lock. Also included is a stuff sack for storage.

I need to add vapor barrier socks between liner and insolation layers. The VB Socks are waterproof vapour- barrier socks , designed to prevent freezing condensation on moisture soaked feet, for use in extreme cold conditions. The Rap Vapour Barrier Socks are waterproof vapour- barrier socks that prevent freezing condensation on moisture soaked feet in very cold conditions. First you’ll want to put on a pair of thin synthetic liner socks against your feet. Next you pull on the vapor barrier liner (VBL) socks.

Then you add a thick, warm wool sock over top. No foot sweat will now enter your thick socks or footwear. Now here’s the counter-intuitive part of the whole system. Here is a both an affordable and readily available vapor barrier sock system that has seen me well for many years for all outdoor winter pursuits. Mesa ETP vapor barrier fabric are key components in primary and secondary rim seal systems.

A ligh tweight liner sock can be worn under the Gator Neoprene Socks to wick away moisture. The socks do not require a liner sock. With the vapor barrier , your feet will be wet so it’s a tradeoff.

I’ve heard of other people wearing two socks with the vapor barrier between the socks. At least then, the inner sock can help absorb some of the moisture. Either way you go, you have to make sure to air out the socks , vapor barrier and your feet at the end of the day. With thermo liners, my feet (and socks ) get soaked without any vb sock or plastic bag system.

I used the vapor barrier socks for a few years prior to hot tenting and prior to using mukluks. I put a very thin pair of wicking socks under the vapor barrier socks. I then put my wool socks over the vapor barrier socks.

They did a decent job in keeping the inside of my boots dry. Vapour Barrier Liner Socks : These waterproof socks should be worn between inner and outer socks to trap moisture from sweaty feet. BARRIER PROTECTION, Vapour barrier socks have been available now for donkeys years, acting as a barrier between your sweaty feet and the precious insulation in your socks and inner boots.

They are usually warn over a thin liner sock , and removed at the end of each day to dry out. RBH Designs, which manufactures a variety of vapor barrier clothing bonds a cloth layer to the inside of their barriers to reduce that sandwich bag feel. Their site has some good data on vapor barrier reasoning and use.

This specialized bit of expedition kit is a waterproof vapor barrier sock used to prevent freezing condensation on moisture soaked feet in very cold conditions. Then the vapor barrier , then a good wool sock , and finally your boot. Also, take the vapor barrier and wicking sock off and wear a new pair, or just a dry outer sock. Prolonged use of vapor barriers without changing socks can cause trench foot, a painful, trip-wrecking and potentially dangerous condition. Rab VB Vapour Barrier Sock Tough waterproof socks for high altitude and alpine winter use.

In extreme col wear them between a thin inner sock and a thicker outer sock. Synthetic-insulated PrimaLoft sock for base camp use. During extended trips in arctic conditions, even the best down or synthetic sleeping bags can get damp and heavy from accumulated body vapor. Worn next to skin or over a thin base sock , a vapor barrier liner prevents sweat from getting into your outer socks and boots and keep warm air next to your skin. Vapor Barrier Socks for extreme cold.

Layer them between a lightweight inner sock and insulating outer sock. This vapor barrier prevents humidity from your feet reaching the insulation of your boot which would lead to cold feet. Currently, my choice of winter footwear system benefits from (is actually dependent on) vapor barrier socks. Currently, my vapor barrier of choice is plastic bags, some of which work pretty well and some of which fail. Especially designed of high altitude and alpine weather, VBL socks are worn over your bare feet (or over a thin socks ) and inside of a thick wool sock.

I use Tingley rubber overboots as my mukluks. Like any vapour barrier system the idea is that when you reach 1 humidity within the sock your feet will stop sweating, and in a traditional sock combo this barrier also stops both your outer sock and boot from getting wet. Once the felt was down, I walked in my socks to keep things clean, and walking over the poly did not puncture it. Another helpful technique is to make your own vapor barrier by putting plastic bags over your liner socks (more fun!).

This will keep your insulation dry. Mukluks Mukluks are near perfect for dry-cold conditions.