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A couple of comments here, I learned prior to and during thru hiking the appalachian trail.
Gore tex is good but It is not a magical bullet, You will still sweat and still have some moisture buildup while being very active wearing, once again it better than all the others options I have tried or read about. Gore tex rain pants and jacket, they act as a wind break, and an extra layer, the rain pants and jacket can be worn while washing your other clothes that have become nasty, stinky and dirty after wearing for several days.
Here is a trick for using a gore tex jacket to help make a sleeping bag warmer, after getting in the sleeping bag with the jacket off, take the jacket face down and slide your feet into the jacket from the botton of the jacket, then take the hood of the jacket fold it under the sleeping bag, pull the draw string snug not tight, to keep the jacket from sliding off the bag.
Second is using two layers of socks, ok granted for a lot of people this works, but for a lot of people this does not work, I use smart wool socks they are a blend of wool and synthetics, change a couple of times a day to keep your feet dry and allow them to breathe especially in the first week or so strenous use.
A third one is polypropilene clothing to wick away sweat expecially in areas of high humidity,
In high humidity areas remember this cotton kills, cotton kills, it absorbs sweat and when exposed to air causes hypothermia,
Now in extremely dry hot area's people want cotton it absorbs the sweat and the moisture helps to kool the body while evaporating.
I have extra socks and short and long sleeve t-shirts in my bug out and get home bags, so when i stop I can get the wet moist shirt off of me before it cools to quickly and causes me to chill, keep the feet dry and happy, change those socks often especially the first few days or weeks of high activity, let the callises build up, no one needs a blister
Gore tex is good but It is not a magical bullet, You will still sweat and still have some moisture buildup while being very active wearing, once again it better than all the others options I have tried or read about. Gore tex rain pants and jacket, they act as a wind break, and an extra layer, the rain pants and jacket can be worn while washing your other clothes that have become nasty, stinky and dirty after wearing for several days.
Here is a trick for using a gore tex jacket to help make a sleeping bag warmer, after getting in the sleeping bag with the jacket off, take the jacket face down and slide your feet into the jacket from the botton of the jacket, then take the hood of the jacket fold it under the sleeping bag, pull the draw string snug not tight, to keep the jacket from sliding off the bag.
Second is using two layers of socks, ok granted for a lot of people this works, but for a lot of people this does not work, I use smart wool socks they are a blend of wool and synthetics, change a couple of times a day to keep your feet dry and allow them to breathe especially in the first week or so strenous use.
A third one is polypropilene clothing to wick away sweat expecially in areas of high humidity,
In high humidity areas remember this cotton kills, cotton kills, it absorbs sweat and when exposed to air causes hypothermia,
Now in extremely dry hot area's people want cotton it absorbs the sweat and the moisture helps to kool the body while evaporating.
I have extra socks and short and long sleeve t-shirts in my bug out and get home bags, so when i stop I can get the wet moist shirt off of me before it cools to quickly and causes me to chill, keep the feet dry and happy, change those socks often especially the first few days or weeks of high activity, let the callises build up, no one needs a blister