"since cotton is now considered not the best thing for backpacking etc.. perhaps we should think about using things like CoolMax. Anyone out there care to comment on this?" I think it is a different situation. The idea behind not wearing cotton on the trail is to keep yourself warm and dry- since cotton stays wet longer and doesn't wick moisture away from your skin it can contribute significantly to hypothermia-so you won't catch me hiking w/out my bergelene. In this instance cotton was suggested as a way to stay wet and cool-something cotton does well... -Allison *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Mon Aug 09 1999 - 07:08:47 PDT
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