Drying socks during camping..?

Jan 27th at 1:43 am By: `

put rocks near the fire, warm them up, but not too hot and then put those stones in your socks. It dries them from the inside-out.
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Jan 27th at 2:07 am By: Schnurrbart

First of all you have to have socks that wick moisture, insulate even when damp, and are thin enough to dry as quickly as possible. I suggest wool socks with a thin polyester liner. You could layer more than one pair of each, and should bring plenty of spares. Rather than keep your socks inside your sleeping bag, as some might suggest, especially in cold temps where getting rid of moisture is essential, it’s better to just leave them hanging inside your shelter. During the day your socks can dry on the outside of your pack, and often in wearing them they will dry somewhat from body heat, and if all else fails you can put them inside your jacket in the interior pocket.
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Jan 27th at 3:01 am By: wannabeoutside

Bring PLENTY of socks!!! There are a lot of things you can do without when camping/hiking, extra socks aren’t one of them. To dry the socks you do have, you can use the hot stone technique, put them in your sleeping bag (as long as it isn’t a down sleeping bag,) put them under your coat and let your body heat do some of the work (as long as it isn’t going to lower your body temp) or if the air is dry and you aren’t expecting any moisture you can just let them air dry (this works with mainly damp socks as really wet ones will usually freeze before they are fully dry)

To answer cissy’s question as to why you would hike/camp in below freezing temps… the answer is because you will get different experiences at different times of year. As long as you take a bit of precaution you can have an even better experience in winter than you can in the summer
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Jan 27th at 4:29 am By: Outdoors Gear

If there’s snow, you’re always going to have wet socks and it’s nearly impossible to dry them out when it’s below freezing. I’d bring a few pair, and put them in your sleeping bag at night, (if you can bear the smell and dampness).

A better option, is to get some thin socks or sock liners to wear under your regular socks. They don’t weigh much, so you can bring a few pair. It helps take the edge off when putting on a pair of damp socks and you can change them out as they get wet.

Also, I try to be smart about what socks I’m wearing. If you’re hanging out around camp and not moving much, put the dry socks on. If you’re going for a day hike, put the damp ones back on because you know they are going to get wet again, but you’re feet will be warm because you are moving.
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