Ladies Hiking

By April McKeegan-Garcia

April McKeegan-Garcia, travel writer and hiker, has pondered the cotton question – to be or not to be in cotton on the trail! - and she shares her amusing and insightful conclusions with Ladies-Hiking.

Years ago I sat in a winter survival class stymied by the instructor’s proclamation, “In the wilderness, cotton kills!”
I looked down at my clothes and realized in horror I was covered from head to toe in this murderous material.

Killer Cotton!
How could this soft, plush fiber, a common thread in everything from socks and undies to bedspreads and pillows, get such a raw deal?

Here is the cotton-picking truth:

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