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If you are working hard, excess sweat will build up under any waterproof or water-resistant layer. The time it takes varies on the conditions, and it is not a foregone conclusion as might be interpreted from this pretty simplistic comment above. I think I might have been lucky when I have walked in Spain, and didn't have many rainy days in Apr. On those that were sufficiently wet to wear rain-pants, it was never hot enough to sweat excessively and it become a problem. In other places and times it has been a problem, but not on either of the caminos that I walked in Apr.Try shorts. Legs are a damn sight easier to dry than trousers. Waterproof trousers = sweaty legs: water-repellant trousers = not quite so sweaty but still sweaty legs.
And yes, I will still bring one pair of shorts, but my question relates to the pair of long trousers that I want to bring.Try shorts. Legs are a damn sight easier to dry than trousers. Waterproof trousers = sweaty legs: water-repellant trousers = not quite so sweaty but still sweaty legs.
Probably neoprene socks. Stay dry on the outside but will fill up with sweat on the inside.Try shorts. Legs are a damn sight easier to dry than trousers. Waterproof trousers = sweaty legs: water-repellant trousers = not quite so sweaty but still sweaty legs.
Waterproof socks? Hmmm.
HI @SaraB despite my somewhat frivolous ( simplistic pace Doug) comment above I do appreciate your dilemma but there may be a fundamental misunderstanding at the root of this issue. Waterproof trousers tend to be made of high-density nylon, oiled, waxed or silicon coated fabrics or rubberised canvas or cotton. They are literally water-proof. If you tie knots in the ankles you can fill them with water and the water will not leak out. Similarly, if when wearing them you sit in a puddle the water will not leak / seep in. You nether regions will remain dry. However, if you hike vigorously while wearing such trousers the natural perspiration that your body generates will not evaporate, it will accumulate on the inside of your waterproof trousers and soak into whatever you are wearing beneath. I wear waterproof trousers when fishing the lakes and rivers of the UK. Even in heavy rain my legs stay dry and if I choose to sit on the bank so does my bum. I take them off before hiking back to my car - even if it is raining.Thanks for your comments on waterproof socks. I have read the other thread in this section, and after many days of pondering I have come to the conclusion that buying just one pair might be a good compromise.
However my main question is about the trousers. I do need to buy a pair, and I don't know whether to go for the waterproof or for the water repellent solution.
Obviously the waterproof ones would be a lot more protective in case of torrential rain, but useless otherwise. Whereas wouldn't I be able to use the water-resistant ones even when it's not raining? (this is a genuine question, I don't own any water-resistant trousers so have no idea if it is the case!)
If so, I would be able to carry only one pair instead of two. Thoughts?
We must shop in quite different places. I have not seen this old fashioned approach to rain wear in outdoors outfitters for many years. Most modern hiking rain wear appears to be 2.5 or 3 layer fabrics that transpire vapour, not the sort of completely impermeable fabrics one might find in industrial applications. That said, you face the same issues that if you are working hard enough, your sweat doesn't evaporate and builds up as a liquid under the fabric. After all, the fabric is waterproof - both ways. I would rather be walking in rain pants and jacket in cold, wet and windy conditions than not to have the benefit of that protection.Waterproof trousers tend to be made of high-density nylon, oiled, waxed or silicon coated fabrics or rubberised canvas or cotton.
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