 Poster: A snowHead
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| zikomo wrote: |
@valais2, noooooo
Jam first. Always. So you are sure to get some with every bite. I respect your right to believe differently and will defend that right to the death, even when you are SO wrong!
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@valais2, Cardinal sin. Always jam first. No exceptions.
And by far a lesser issue - thermals under socks or whatever takes your fancy
But always jam first.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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@beenative, you put jam on before your thermals? Sounds like rather specialist kink... does it attract wasps?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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@Richard_Sideways, it helps with the blisters... 
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| Richard_Sideways wrote: |
| @beenative, you put jam on before your thermals? Sounds like rather specialist kink... does it attract wasps? |
I find it provides a distinctly savoury tang that complements the jam nicely.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Personally see no need for base layer/thermal under the sock but if you must yes, make sure that everything is smooth and there is no friction.
However, the OP's statement "I suspect my boots might have been a little bit loose." could well be the critical one and something that should have been addressed.
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| jayjayjam wrote: |
I got blisters on the front of my shins this year for the first time this year. I suspect my boots might have been a little bit loose.
However, I was also wondering whether it could be have been caused by wearing socks on top of long thermals?
Thought I'd ask Snowheads.
Do you wear your socks underneath your thermals or on top?
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I'm firmly in the ... only socks in your boots camp BUT the one exception if you have delicate shins is to use Sidas (there are others of course) Shin Protectors which stick directly onto the skin and then your ski socks go on top.
For those who suggested a base layer inside your boots would aid wicking I'm afraid you're mistaken. Base layers are designed to wick moisture directly through the material ... NOT laterally within the material. So, what you'll get is that your base layer will wick the moisture into your socks ... which will then work as before. And, being more realistic still, remember that your ski boots are completely impermeable (well, very nearly) so the only exit for moisture within your ski boots is the tiny ring of material at the top of your ski boots. That is also under pressure (assuming you did your boots up properly) so the amount of moisture that can be exited is minimal.
My personal recommendation, but here this is a matter of preference, is to buy 3/4 length base layers in different thicknesses to deal with different temperatures. So you can go from NO base layer, to thin, to thick depending on conditions. This approach has allowed me to ski from +2 to -30 degrees C in comfort.
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Thanks very much everyone for your helpful and witty replies. Definitely jam first then cream on my socks next year.
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| Blackblade wrote: |
| jayjayjam wrote: |
I got blisters on the front of my shins this year for the first time this year. I suspect my boots might have been a little bit loose.
However, I was also wondering whether it could be have been caused by wearing socks on top of long thermals?
Thought I'd ask Snowheads.
Do you wear your socks underneath your thermals or on top?
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I'm firmly in the ... only socks in your boots camp BUT the one exception if you have delicate shins is to use Sidas (there are others of course) Shin Protectors which stick directly onto the skin and then your ski socks go on top.
For those who suggested a base layer inside your boots would aid wicking I'm afraid you're mistaken. Base layers are designed to wick moisture directly through the material ... NOT laterally within the material. So, what you'll get is that your base layer will wick the moisture into your socks ... which will then work as before. And, being more realistic still, remember that your ski boots are completely impermeable (well, very nearly) so the only exit for moisture within your ski boots is the tiny ring of material at the top of your ski boots. That is also under pressure (assuming you did your boots up properly) so the amount of moisture that can be exited is minimal.
My personal recommendation, but here this is a matter of preference, is to buy 3/4 length base layers in different thicknesses to deal with different temperatures. So you can go from NO base layer, to thin, to thick depending on conditions. This approach has allowed me to ski from +2 to -30 degrees C in comfort. |
I have 3/4 lengths, some old and skin tight, some older from when I was a little larger. Shell trousers and single thermals down to say -10/15 and then I just fire a second looser pair of thermals over the first pair if it’s colder.
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When I rented boots, thermals on then socks over the top.
Now I have my own boots that fit my skinny baby ankles, only socks in the boots. Need to invest in some 3/4 thermals so my poor knobbly knees don't get windchill on the chairs.
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