the leather shell may be enough to keep cool. Pull back the sleeves 

 from the wrists or unbutton the shirt or put the parka hood down. 

 When wearing a belt over the parka coat, remove the belt and open 

 the parka coat forward at the neck in order to cool the body. 



Melting hoarfrost makes the clothes wet. Therefore, do not 

 let the frost melt. Before entering a warm tent or shelter, re- 

 move the outer garments and, while they are still dry, beat and 

 brush the frost out of them. If the stay inside is long, hang the 

 garments inside to dry. If not, leave them outside in the cold 

 where the remaining hoarfrost will not melt. 



Fisure 5-2 — Shoepac. 



Drying clothes is particularly difficult in crowded living quar- 

 ters. To overcome this problem, hang the clothes on a rack sus- 

 pended from the ceiling above the stove where the air is warmer 

 than at stove level. 



CARING FOR FOOTWEAR 



Standard issue shoes with overshoes or Arctics are generally 

 satisfactory for shipboard use. Footwear for shore use requires 

 special precautions. Since it is difficult to prevent feet from per- 

 spiring, make sure the footwear does not fit tightly. Likewise, 

 take the trouble to put on dry socks and insoles at the beginning of 

 each day's work or march. In cold weather, moisture will con- 

 dense either in the outer sock or on the inside of the boot. Frost 



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