In outdoor hiking, it is standard for socks to be wet. No matter what hiking shoes you wear, walking on rainy days, clear skies, and hot days, through dewy grass areas, under different environmental scenarios, different physical fitness, and different equipment will cause the socks to be wet to varying degrees. What should I do if the socks are wet?
The following is my approach, my personal preference is to use Smartwool wool socks. Note that the following methods are for perspiration and breathable chemical fiber hiking socks or wool socks. If your socks are generally thick cotton socks or sports socks with mainly cotton components, these methods are not suitable; please only try to dry them.
< vital>Slight dampness at the front of the sock:
Slight water at the front of the sock for sweat Wet, feeling wet and cold when resting. At this time, the outer layer of the shoe is usually dry, and the inner layer is also slightly damp at the front end, which generally occurs when the weather is good, the feet are fast, and there is a lot of sweat. The treatment method is to change into a pair of dry socks after arriving at the camp or destination and then put the slightly damp socks in the pocket of the down jacket
, and it will be almost dry before going to bed.
For moderately wet socks due to sweat (without wringing out water):
It is obvious that the socks are damp when wearing them, which is usually caused by a natural constitution that is prone to sweating a lot, or the outer layer of the shoes is already wet in dull rainy weather, and the evaporation of sweat and water vapor in the shoes is not good. In this case, the wet socks can be put in the kettle with hot water first, and the hot water will quickly evaporate the water in the socks. At this time, you will see a lot of white smoke from the wet socks. Wait until the hot water temperature of the kettle is reached. After descending, you can repeat the operation in heated water until the socks are significantly dry, put them in a sleeping bag when you go to bed, and have dry socks to use the next morning.
Breathable socks during travel:
Weather permitting, you can take them off Take off your shoes, let the socks breathe, or even place them on a hot rock to reduce the dampness of your socks.
Shoes are undamaged, but socks are severely damp:
Wear undamaged Rain boots, for various situations, cause serious dampness of socks, usually due to rainwater infusion, failure of the waterproof layer of shoes, slippage in the creek, etc. At this time, the dampness of the socks can be squeezed out of the water. To dry socks, the first step is to wring out the water as much as possible, drain the water in the shoes, and then treat them as moderately damp socks. Please refer to the second instruction above.
Severe dampness in socks due to broken shoes:
For various Situation that causes severe dampness in socks and some degree of dampness in shoes, evaluate how damp your shoes are, and find out why your shoes are leaking. Stop wringing the socks dry; you don’t need to dry them because wet shoes will still wet the socks unless it is more than six or seven days of upright walking and the weather is sunny every day; completely wet hiking shoes have a chance to dry. You can only endure a short day trip until you go down the mountain. Of course, you should put on dry socks when you sleep at the camp at night and wear wet socks when you travel the next day.
