sotapersonalequipment
Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revisionNext revisionBoth sides next revision | ||
sotapersonalequipment [2022/04/19 18:16] – [Boots] mm3iig | sotapersonalequipment [2022/05/26 21:33] – [Socks] - more editing in this bit too mm3iig | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
- | ====== | + | [[oarc-sota-day|Back to the main page]] | [[oarc-sota-day-beginners|Back to What Should I Take |
- | SOTA (//Summits on the Air//), POTA (//Parks on the Air//) and HEMA (//Humps Excluding Marilyns Award//) are radio but in the Great Outdoors as they say. See below information regarding the person equipment not radio related to have a fun but safe journey into the great outdoors. | + | ]] |
+ | |||
+ | ====== | ||
+ | SOTA (//Summits on the Air//), POTA (//Parks on the Air//) and HEMA (//Humps Excluding Marilyns Award//) are radio but in the Great Outdoors, as they say. See below information regarding the person equipment not radio related to have a fun but safe journey into the great outdoors. | ||
===== Boots ===== | ===== Boots ===== | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
- | Sizing boots is more important than people think, don't get the size you normally are as most people are a size bigger than they normally are. There are two reasons for this one: you will be wearing bigger socks so they take up more room and you don’t want your feet rubbing. Secondly when you walk for long hours and distances your feet expand and this creates problems if your boots are too small your feet will curl up and be damaged. Lastly when you feel for a boots fit easy tip is that the boots should be secure round the ankle and have wiggle room in the toes. | + | **Sizing boots:** This is more important than people think - don't get the size you normally are as most people are a size bigger than they normally are. There are two reasons for this one: you will be wearing bigger socks so they take up more room and you don’t want your feet rubbing. Secondly when you walk for long hours and distances your feet expand and this creates problems if your boots are too small - your feet will curl up and be damaged. Lastly when you feel for a boots fit an easy tip is that the boots should be secure round the ankle and have wiggle room in the toes. |
- | Taking care of boots this is very important to keep boots waterproof. However please bear in mind that boots are not designed for standing water they are designed to keep water out running over them. So don’t stand in water for long periods of time as they will leak, if you need that wellies are the way to go however | + | **Taking care of boots:** it is very important to keep boots waterproof. However, please bear in mind that boots are not designed for standing water they are designed to keep water out that is running over them. So: don’t stand in water for long periods of time as they will leak in. If you need that then wellies are the way to go. However, |
===== Socks ===== | ===== Socks ===== | ||
- | {{: | + | {{: |
+ | |||
+ | The first type is a general walking sock. This is usually a medium-high sock which is sung round the foot but with a bit more padding in the ankle and toe area. | ||
+ | |||
+ | The second type is a liner sock. This is a thin sock which is used in very hot summers and as sock to help with blistering. | ||
+ | |||
+ | Lastly there is an anti-blister sock. This is like a walking sock, however instead of using a liner sock it has a mesh on the inside. The result | ||
+ | One final piece of advice is to change into a new pair of socks when driving back from the hills. This will allow your feet to breath and recover from a long walk sooner. And the car will smell nicer... | ||
===== Base Layers ===== | ===== Base Layers ===== | ||
sotapersonalequipment.txt · Last modified: 2022/06/06 00:21 by mm3iig