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    Posted: 03 Feb 09 at 4:09pm

Originally posted by turnturtle

Originally posted by Rupert

Just hang a towel on the boom, and each time your hands
get wet, give them a quick dry...simple really, I don't know why I didn't think
of it before.


surely I can pimp in something electric and warming from the bog roll
people?

Now, you see, going the electric route didn't occur to me - how about nicking a hand dryer from a service station and rigging it up on the foredeck?
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Maybe a patio heater instead then?
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Well I've just got a pair of the magic marine ones, we shall see how they fare... Is it me or are the fingers quite short? My own are quite long but...
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i just bought a pair of surf gloves. they are 5mm i think so should be plenty warm enough with the wrist seal strap they have. will try putting a pair of builders gloves on top and see how that goes. but never really had problems with cold hands except when surfing. bargain at £16
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Wetsocks question: I know you're not supposed to wear socks under them as it messes up the insulating thing, but what about nylon tights/socks? (any ladies out there?) Helps warmth under a wetsuit, but will they stop the wetsocks working?
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Originally posted by HannahJ

Wetsocks question: I know you're not supposed to wear socks under them as it messes up the insulating thing, but what about nylon tights/socks? (any ladies out there?) Helps warmth under a wetsuit, but will they stop the wetsocks working?

OK I am not female, but, Rooster Wet socks and Rooster boots are toasty as toasty can get. I also find its near impossible for water to seep in, if it does its soon warmed up.

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Chicken power hot socks are great.  Had them on Saturday with gill trap boots.  Wow, for the first time I could actually feel my feet during winter sailing, I would actually go as far as saying they were toastie.  'Cos they are really thin [less than a mm] I guess you could wear they with normal wet socks.  But wear the hot socks as the first layer as they are titanium or at least they have that silver lining stuff.
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Slightly different issue but I actually (and very
unusually) wore socks with my drysuit last weekend cos
it was proper cold. Mixed blessing to be honest as the
extra insulation was canceled out by my boots now being
a size too small and thus cutting off circulation to
feet. Hence, still bloody cold!

PS I am using Chrome to write this and it screws up the
text layout. Sorry about that.
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Originally posted by Skiffybob

I've got a pair of those Gill ones, and they're the muts when it's really cold.
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You can grip small lines but it dunno about bob but your fingers really start to get tired!! From straining to grip..
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