how do i layer clothes to stay warm on my upcoming hiking trip in the georgia mountains?

Question

2 day hiking trip, in the north georgia mountains the second week in october. i need to know how to layer clothes so i can make out a checklist for all our hikers to follow so everyone will be prepared.

Answer 1

POLYPROPYLENE is your best friend..
it'll wick away sweat from your body and keep you warm.... wear them under jeans and under long sleaves... make sure you get a thermamax liner socks too... you can get all this at any outdoor store....
if all else fails, wear layers... you can always take off clothes if you get too hot, but you'll be miserable if you're too cold....

happy hiking!!

Answer 2

you need insulation. There is a clothing line called Cuddl Duds (that is the spelling, not cuddle). Anyways they have undergarments that are thin and warm, in short sleeve and long sleeved and shor leg and long legged. They are sold at Target, Penny's and all kinds of places. You can visit their web site on line. They do not restrict your movement and are very comfy. Or you could go to a sporting goods store and but ski underwear. Again it is thin and comfortable and very warm. Then layer over pants and a shirt, then a sweater and then a jacket. Get thick warm socks which will keep your feet warm and help keep your feet blister free and more comfy for walking and hiking too. You can get great socks again at any sporting goods store. Have fun on your trip. If the weather will be rainy or damp rain gear with pants, a hood and a jacket that you can turn the collar up on and snap the sleeves and the pants closed at the ends too.

P.S. Bring band aids. You always need them, for blisters, cuts and scratches. lol

Answer 3

I would try to find a clearing close by and use rocks and make me a SOS that would be big enough to be seen from the sky. I would get me the longest stick that I could find and put my shirt or jacket or something on the stick so that someone might see me waving it. I could also you the bottle to reflect light and use it as a SOS so to speak. I should wouldn't move around any further than where I am at. I have saw too many movies where someone is lost in the woods and the rescuers can see where the person was but they have moved on some where else. They would have been found much sooner if they had just stay where they were.

Answer 4

The bottome layer should breathe and wick moisture away, think EMS Techwick or something similar.
Next something to trap warm air and another layer to trap warm air.
Next a jacket.
Check the EMS(Eastern Mountain Sports) website or LL Bean, they may give a better description.

Answer 5

i live pretty near where you are going, the weather should still be fairly mild for the time of year you are going during the day... so I'd tell the group.. t shirt, then a long sleeve polo, sweater or fleece lined jacket for the cooler times of day... that way they can unlayer as they warm up while hiking, and not be carrying anything too heavy

Answer 6

You need a windbreaker on the outside, a warm fleece or wool layer next, and then a bottom layer of a t-shirt or Under Armour. No cotton, it stays wet.

Answer 7

I went to Killarney Ontario in the spring for 8 day trip. No cotton and just wear as many waterproof layers as possible.

Answer 8

If you're asking this question seriously and you have other people depending upon you, call off the trip!! You're not prepared! Don't endanger yourself and others! I'm not joking (although I usually am -- not this time!)!

Please award Best Answer points to me right now because I deserve them, as you can now plainly see and must agree. I do not want to wait because I am not at all patient with you.

Answer 9

i would say start with the thinest layer first then add on heavy clothes thats how i do it anyways