ON YOUR BODY
In ordinary breathable waders you normally dress in layers of insulating undergarments (Long-johns + thick bibs etc. ) in order to keep warm and comfortable. This is NOT how you should dress in your LOC Waders! If you do you will simply get to warm!
Therefore, and we can´t repeat this enough, it is important that you dress as lightly as possible inside your LOC Waders. This is due to the fact that the patented 3-D Mesh Tech System inside the wader already provides the insulation and warmth needed.
So, you should only dress in a thin base layer (we ourselves use the thinnest Merino Wool long-johns*), regardless of temperature on land and in water.
NOTE! We are all different, how you need to dress in order to stay warm and comfortable is very personal and will differ from others. This goes for all outdoor activities. But if you follow our suggestions above, you´ll have a great starting point for adapting to your specific needs.
UNDERWEAR
We strongly recommend to use Merino Wool underwear (or no underwear at all) under your Merino Wool long-johns. Don´t use cotton based underwear, they will get sweaty and uncomfortable after a while.
ON YOUR FEET
Again, this is important to understand. The neoprene feet on our waders are different from what you are used too. When developing our waders we put strength and durability as the number one criteria. That is why we decided to use a pre-compressed 3 mm neoprene of the best quality available in our feet.
This kind of neoprene is stronger than ordinary 5-6 mm neoprene that you are used too. But, as we gain strength and durability with the pre-compressed neoprene quality, we do lose a bit of the insulation properties. So in order not to get cold feet you need to adapt how you dress in order to be warm and comfortable.
The starting point is to use wool socks as this is by far the best material that we have tried. Then you simply adapt by using the layer-on-layer principle. I.e. start with a thinner wool sock (a liner) for sweat transportation and then add a thicker wool sock for warmth.
Some of our customers use two thick wool socks and some even use a thin, second neoprene sock over ours, in our experience this doesn´t add as much warmth as layering up with wool socks on the inside, but again, how you dress is a personal thing so if this works for you, then this is how you should dress.
IMPORTANT! We recommend that the wool socks that you use, should end a centimeter or so above the gravel guard on your LOC Waders. If they are longer they will get too far into the 3-D Mesh area and you run the danger of getting too warm and sweaty.
NOTE: UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD YOU USE COTTON SOCKS AS THEY ATTRACT MOIST AND WILL MAKE YOU BOTH WET AND COLD!!!