Get waterproof trousers on with ease

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Walking

Keep a plastic carrier bag with you, they weigh nothing and pack down small.

If you get caught out in the rain, put the bag over your foot and your waterproof trousers will slide on effortlessly!

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Long life for Gaiters

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Trekking

To make you gaiters life that little bit longer cut a 4 inch section of tubular webbing and slide it over the strap that goes under your boot. This will protect the strap, which normally wears out first, and prolong the life of the gaiter. Replace the webbing as necessary.

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A hedgehog trained to scuttle up and down the

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Climbing

jessyb wrote: A hedgehog trained to scuttle up and down the table from guest to guest makes an unusual mobile cheese and pineapple cube nibble dispenser at cocktail parties. no, but seriously, the BEST EVER "climbing your nuts off all day" fuel . . . is . . . . orange juice & water mixed up. You don't need anything else. The slow release will keep you going all day and you don't even need to stop for food. Try it. It works. :)

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Take two bin bags with you when on an overnight

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: General Outdoor

Neil wrote: Take two bin bags with you when on an overnight trip. You can then put these over your dry socks at the end of the day and still wear your soggy boots/ trail shoes.

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Check out Park self-adhesive clear patches for

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Mountaineering

Keith Donne wrote: Check out Park self-adhesive clear patches for running repairs to your shell clothing. I've used them on a torn gore-tex sleeve and crampon-punctured pertex trousers, and they do a good temporary job in extremis. You get them from most cycle shops, as they're really for puncture repairs: just peel off the backing like a plaster and stick it on, but you may need one on each side of the fabric.

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If you are using hand warmers, when you stop for a

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Winter Sports

rob jones wrote: If you are using hand warmers, when you stop for a drink, drop them into your gloves, so when you put the gloves on they are nice and warm. Also carry spare disposable hand warmers just in case you come across a group of frozen kids on a ski lesson in Canada .

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When walking in wet weather always put your

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Walking

Doug Wilson wrote: When walking in wet weather always put your waterproof trousers on over your gaters: stops the water running down your between gater and trousers into your boots.

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If you have an eVent jacket or waterproof trouser,

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Mountaineering

Richard wrote: If you have an eVent jacket or waterproof trouser, it is important to keep it clean othewrwise the fabric will not work to its potential. Any dirt will render it pretty useless. Other than that it is a great product, the best fabric ever.

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You've got lots of clothes on and forecast is dry.

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Walking

michael brady wrote: You've got lots of clothes on and forecast is dry. Sudden squall brings lotsof rain. Oh my god the kids are with you. Just get out 2 or 3 black bin liners and smallest roll of any tape. In a flash provide masses of protection. 1PENCE each lifesavers with no weight either.

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Winter climbing: Get down to your local cavers'

Product/Skill: Waterproof Clothing   Interest: Winter Sports

Keith Waddell wrote: Winter climbing: Get down to your local cavers' shop, and buy a pair of neoprene cuffs. These fit from mid-forearm to base of the palm and are excellent wrist warmers. They're quite cheap, so buy two pairs. And warm wrists = warm fingers. They also stop snow (or, let's be honest, in Scotland, icy water) from running down your sleeves.

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