Re: Cute new part: LMG5126

john larkin <jl@glen--canyon.com> wrote:

[...]

It must have been dreadful before waterproof synthetics and stuff like
Thinsulate were invented.

Wax-impregnated cotton is fairly waterproof as long as it is re-treated
every year.  Wool is good for insulation (so is fur, if you are rich),
so the traditional combination of cotton underwear for sweat absorbtion,
wool for insulation and  waxed-cotton outer clothing for weatherproofing
worked quite well.

One of my most useful emergency garments is a waterproof overskirt.  It
can be worn over a skirt or trousers and can be put on by pulling it
over your head, so it doesn't drag wet from the ground up over your
clothes like overtrousers would.  It was made from an offcut of a tent I
was making and happens to be waterproof rip-stop nylon, but a
lightweight waxed-cotton material would be just as effective.  I don't
know why more people don't carry them; mine takes up very little space
in my bag.


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