15 P er sonal Pr o t ectiv e Eq uipment PPE and Eq uipment Clo thing In general clo thing should be light y e t w arm and w at er repellent Se v eral la y er s of light clo thing are most ef f ectiv e A v oid jeans as the y ha v e no insulating q ualities and do no t dr y q uickly Dress f or the en vir onment being tra v elled thr ough no t the inside of the v ehicle or air craf t Pr oper f oo tw ear is essential ie boo ts no t running shoes P ar ticularly in wint er conditions f ailure t o plan f or pr oper clo thing can be q uickly f atal If tra v elling consider no t only the w eather conditions at y o ur star ting point but also those lik ely t o be encount ered en r out e and at y our destination When tra v elling in air craf t the decision must be made whe ther t o w ear outdoor clo thing or t o carr y it in the air craf t In an y case clo thing should be st ored within easy reach inside the air craf t ie no t in the tail or cargo com par tment In the e v ent of a crash landing sur viv or s of the im pact ma y succumb t o e xposure if injuries or fre pre v ent them fr om reco v ering outdoor clo thing and sleeping bags Carr y goret e x t ype clo thing a w ool sw eat er or shir t and a w at er pr oof rainsuit at all times no matt er ho w w arm the w eather appear s when y ou begin y our trip Use them bef ore y ou ge t w e t or cold Hypo thermia occur s mainly in cool w e t conditions when the insulating v alue of clo thing is lost due t o w e tness Loss of body heat with w e t clo thes is 30 times f ast er than with dr y clo thes Goret e x type clo thing and w ool clo thing pr o vide f ar be tt er pr o t ection than co tt on in w e t w eather A v oid o v er heating b y slo wing do wn or b y remo ving la y er s of clo thing Man y plastic or oilsoak ed clo th rainsuits trap body moisture Ev aporation of sw eat fr om the body causes great he at lo ss and whe n de ad air space s in clo thing be co me flle d with he atcond u cting mo istu re this he at lo ss is acce le rat e d