I'm planning a trip to Zion and hiking the Narrows in May and instead of renting socks/dry pants I'm thinking of purchasing so I have them for future use. I don't have any experience with dry/wet suits, dry pants/tops or neoprene socks. Can anyone recommend a certain brand and/or product?
Daniel
Neoprene Socks/Dry Pants
Neoprene Socks/Dry Pants
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Re: Neoprene Socks/Dry Pants
By late May, the air temp can reach 100F, so I'm not sure you'll need a suit - which isn't much fun to hike in anyway. Are you just hiking up from the tourist trail to the Narrows or planning to do the long dayhike/overnight backpack from Chamberlain's Ranch? If all you're doing is hiking up to the Narrows, just wear your light hiking shoes with Hanz neoprene socks. The water will be cold but the hike isn't that long and the NPS won't let you do it if the river is running too fast. For the backpack (which we did years ago), I'd wear my regular hiking boots with neoprene socks. You can do the backpack/daylike in light hikers, but the rounded rocks on the river bottom can badly bruise your feet (as one of us found out when we did the backpack).dfs1109 wrote:I'm planning a trip to Zion and hiking the Narrows in May and instead of renting socks/dry pants I'm thinking of purchasing so I have them for future use. I don't have any experience with dry/wet suits, dry pants/tops or neoprene socks. Can anyone recommend a certain brand and/or product?
Daniel
Re: Neoprene Socks/Dry Pants
Thanks for the info Van.
Maybe I will just wait a little while longer to see how the weather is shaping up.
Daniel
Maybe I will just wait a little while longer to see how the weather is shaping up.
Daniel
"Would you like an adventure now, or shall we have our tea first?" Peter Pan