Basically anything that’s wet is less than useless as insulation. cotton socks, gloves, jeans, and sweaters tend to develop wet spots from your sweat or puddles and conduct the cold right into those areas.
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JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 1 day ago
avoid cotton fabrics
Why?
If walking, keep your feet underneath your center of gravity
In fact, do the ‘penguin shuffle’ whenever in doubt!
coreray00@discuss.online 1 day ago
nokturne213@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Once cotton gets wet it offers no thermal protection. If wool (and other fabrics) is wet it will still keep you warm.
archonet@lemy.lol 23 hours ago
I’ve found having a cotton t-shirt as a base to actually help when wearing layers, as the cotton wicks away any sweat from my skin and keeps me feeling generally drier and therefor warmer. Also helps if you find wool or other outer layers itchy. You’re right to not wear additional layers of cotton fabric, though.
ech@lemmy.ca 21 hours ago
Cotton doesn’t wick anything, it absorbs it. And if you’re sweating enough that it’s a problem, remove layers until it isn’t. That’s the point of them.