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wendy wrote:how bout polyester in caves? I found some pants at goodwill, that are polyester like running pants on the outside, and on the inside they are like a men's swimming suit, which i thought was weird, but anyway, i thought i'd give them a go at caving, figured they would be good for wet and muddy caves. jeans and cotton pants get heavy when wet and don't dry quickly
mgmills wrote:wendy wrote:how bout polyester in caves? I found some pants at goodwill, that are polyester like running pants on the outside, and on the inside they are like a men's swimming suit, which i thought was weird, but anyway, i thought i'd give them a go at caving, figured they would be good for wet and muddy caves. jeans and cotton pants get heavy when wet and don't dry quickly
Wendy is right about polyester. Until I bought my B&C Wunderwear pants I was a regular at the thrift store buying my caving clothes. Old polyester pants don't make much of a fashion statement but performed well in the cave.
Graveleye - I find that in many caves wearing polypro longjohns (or running tights) with men's swim trunks (a couple of bucks at the thrift store) over them is sufficient. Of course you will want knee pads to protect the knees.
JoeyS wrote:Thought I'd plug Chilliheads when you mentioned tights, Martha...
http://www.chilliheads.com/leggings/legcordura.htm
These are about 30 bucks and I'm sure they will be at SERA and TAG. They are very durable alone but you could wear some shorts over them too. I've done a couple dozen of trips in a single pair, no shorts, and I can't tell the difference between that pair and the pair I got for winter running.
wendy wrote:how bout polyester in caves? I found some pants at goodwill, that are polyester like running pants on the outside, and on the inside they are like a men's swimming suit, which i thought was weird, but anyway, i thought i'd give them a go at caving, figured they would be good for wet and muddy caves. jeans and cotton pants get heavy when wet and don't dry quickly
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