Hiking.....?

Question

My daughter is going hiking and whitewater rafting in NC. I was told not to send any clothing items made of cotton. What kind of underwear should she take for maxmium comfort?

Answer 1

The only reason I can think of that you would be asked not to send any cotton clothing would be that cotton loses most of its insulating ability when it gets wet and can increase the risk of hypothermia.  I don't know if you would necessarily need to go so far as to exclude cotton underwear, especially in the summer, but if you would like, you could send "under armor" or a similar type of fast drying, warm clothing.  A bathing suit would probably work fine as well.  These can both be found at sporting goods stores, or a generic brand of under armor can be found at wal-mart and probably other retail stores.