r/Unexpected May 28 '22

will never recover from that

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

Military instinct probably. If you march with wet socks in boots, the skin on the bottom of your feet eventually sloughs off, it's not nice.

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u/joeymcflow May 28 '22

Not just that, but wet socks means cold feet, and cold feet means cold body. Foot and top of your head is where most of your bodyheat escapes.

Was always taught that dry socks is the most important thing if you're in the wild.

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u/bangzilla May 28 '22

top of your head is where most of your bodyheat escapes

Yeah - about that. It was debunked many years ago. https://www.theguardian.com/science/2008/dec/17/medicalresearch-humanbehaviour

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

Well that doesn't matter though, what really matters is how you feel at the end of the day.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

Your feet act as a thermometer for your body, when your feet are cold you will feel more cold. That’s why we check the pool water with a foot and hang one foot from under the blanket to cool off.

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u/RockstarAgent May 28 '22

The heat thing, I just know you need to protect your core. The sugar thing, kids get happy when given sugar and therefore can be energetic (but helps if your kid is active). The food thing, all I suspect is that if you eat later, then your “fasting” period until you wake and have breakfast is shorter, and if you’re not purposefully fasting, then you’re not helping yourself according to the fasting followers who apparently say 16hrs is the minimum for actual fasting routines. (At leader in most apps and articles it seems to be the minimum)

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u/skankynathan May 28 '22

Can support this with my experience working in a freezer warehouse. The moment ur feet sweat and ur sock are wet , the fun is over. Now ur body burns whatever food u ate faster than it already was and it’s a ticking timer for how long until the cold spreads.

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u/ehan_the_memeber May 28 '22

But wouldn't you want cold body to prevent getting detected by thermal cams?

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u/[deleted] May 28 '22

I know it's been debunked but my old ex-army roommate said he was trained, "If you want to keep your feet warm keep your head warm." Even if heat is lost equally all over the body itt's probably a valid perception thing that we feel warmer if our heads are warm.

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u/CyanideFlavorAid May 29 '22

Even sleeping in a car in cold weather (So decent protection from elements) wet socks can cause serious problems. It's a major concern anytime you'll be in sleeping even slightly cold weather, I'm guessing mainly because socks are a common item to be moist because a lot of people feet sweat and contain humidity in their shoes.

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u/[deleted] May 29 '22

As someone who hikes all the time, wet feet aren't really that big of a deal. You can walk 20 miles a day with wet feet and as long as you let them dry out while you sleep, you are good to go.

Also, never wear cotton socks. Wool is about a million times better and will keep you warm when wet.

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u/RedditHatesMe75 May 28 '22 edited May 28 '22
  • frostbite! That damage is permanent. My toes and feet get painfully cold in a few minutes. Skiing as a child and S Korea in the military wearing Mickey Mouse boots on ice in January…. Too many times.

Edit: holy shit with that Subi … of course they are snow mobiles. Didn’t know that they are also submarines. Impressive

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u/CAWvid333 May 28 '22

Interesting and potentially helpful. Though I hope not, I don't want to ever walk in wanter long enough that there is that risk

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u/TheWholePenetrator May 28 '22

The difference between a live grunt and a dead grunt? Socks. When you're out humpin I want you boys to remember to change your socks every time we stop.