Windy cold ride.
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@Sunyata 226772 wrote:
This is a good way to get frost bite…. I do NOT recommend wearing a non-breathable layer next to your skin. (Sincerely, Your local neighbourhood backcountry medic…)
Thanks, I was thinking the same thing. I’ve heard/seen/read several other people doing the rubber glove thing as a first layer like the OP. I was also just thinking about last night when I was working on my bikes with latex gloves on, and my hands were soaked after about an hour. I feel like that would be uncomfortable during a ride.
I did some googling on the phrase “vapor barrier rubber gloves”, and the first article I found says don’t do it because of frostbite. To be fair, he’s an explorer in extreme polar conditions.
https://explorersweb.com/secrets-polar-gear-part-3-vapor-barrier-liners/#:~:text=Vapor%20barriers,with%20boots%20and%20sleeping%20bags.I often use plastic bags (or cut-in-half Amazon shipping/cushioning pillows) over my feet, but always over my socks and not next to my skin.
Vapor Barrier for feet courtesy of Amazon by bikecentric, on Flickr
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