Vapor barrier socks

My feet sweat a good bit and end up getting my boot liners wet. Does anyone have any experience with or opinions about vapor barrier socks?

X2 my feet get sweaty at first, then frosty after.

Have you tried an anti-perspirant?

mark felber wrote:Have you tried an anti-perspirant?

Nope, I fucking hate that shit, don't want to turn into an aluminum Alzheimer's nutcase. Maybe goldbond would work well, seemed to stop my ass cheeks from chafing.

I've had really good experiences with the RBH Designs socks. Mostly messing around the Adirondacks in winter, but very happy with them with everything I've used them for.

RBH Website

My feet sweat in summer or winter , does not matter what the temps are and therefore I've been using vbl's for a few years now during winter activity s and can honestly say they work quite well .
My typical set up includes liner socks then the vbl's then a good quality heavy sock . If its really cold out and ill be ice climbing and wearing crampons all day then some full insole chemical heat packs go on the bottom of my liner socks before I slip the vbl's on then top off with the heavy socks .

I can honestly say my feet have stayed very warm n toasty ever sence . Keep in mind your liners will get really damp but never soaking wet because when you skin reaches a certain humidity level all sweating stops . If you do decide to change liners during the day also keep in mind your feet will flash cool , but I've never noticed this to be a major
Problem because you will be putting on dry liners right away, use the tops of the liner socks you just removed to dry out the inside of your vbl's and your feet , replace the vbl's over your new liners then top off with the heavy sock you just removed , it will be completely dry And ready for another go . You can also replace the chemical heat packs if they have grown cold , but most of the time you will notice they are still going strong.
One plus I've noticed is I have never received blisters or hot spots since using this system as ther is absolutely no friction going on in the normal areas .

Best way to see if they will work for you and not drop cash is to get a couple plastic bread wrapper or grocery bags such as the kind you end up with after a shopping trip to Wally World ect ect to use as vbl's while you test this system out .

If you do decide to purchase some vbl's I can honestly say mine have been holding up strong for over 7 years now so the cost of prefab vbl's is quite low in the long run .
To keep them that way make sure to hand wash and air dry after every use .

Hope this helps
Cheers

Any thoughts on VBL with leathers for Aconcagua? Most people I've talked to take double plastics for the cold despite the minimal amount of snow that is usually encountered. Could mont blancs/nepal evos be used with a VBL to eliminate the risk of boots not drying out overnight?

MarktheCPA wrote:Any thoughts on VBL with leathers for Aconcagua? Most people I've talked to take double plastics for the cold despite the minimal amount of snow that is usually encountered. Could mont blancs/nepal evos be used with a VBL to eliminate the risk of boots not drying out overnight?

Aside from being a shitty dusty hell-hold, Aconcagua is surprisingly cold. I took double plastics and was glad I had them. I saw many-many guides/porters wearing 8000m boots (e.g., LS Olympus Mons). These are probably excessive for 80% of the days on the mountain but needed for the rest.

If you get perfect weather, you could probably get away with Nepals, but that's a huge gamble you'd have to assume.