The thought of getting out of a VB liner in very low temps in wet underwear doesn't appeal to me at all-I struggle enough getting out in the summer!
VB sleep clothing seems a much better way of doing things for a couple of reasons;
You can wear it in the day too.
Getting out for a midnight snow yellowing trip wont be anywhere near as painful.
The painful taking off of the VB in the morning is halved as its done in 2 stages.
You can wear clothes to warm up in the morning without changing out of wet thermals and getting your insulating layers damp-make a hot drink, then change clothes.
I looked at Stephensons VB clothing and RBH's cuben VB clothing and thought " Sauna Suit!"
I found a boxing company on ebay selling a
PU coated, aluminized polyester sweat suit . I got the suit, tried it on and weighed it ( as we do);
70g bottoms, 130g top, cut the same as a track-suit. Result! Comfy, waterproof, light and aluminized.
Coupled with my toasty
RBH Vaprthrm socks and some VB gloves, this should keep my insulation dry at night, without being imprisoned.
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