How do I stay dry in extensive periods kneeling in the snow?

I‘m building a huge igloo with my stepbrother and we are kneeling by this pile of snow we shoveled and we are hollowing it out, and our goal is to work 6 hours straight on this thing, but like halfway through we have to go in because we are cold because our pants are soaking from the knees down. I‘ve tried wearing 4 PAIRS OF PANTS!!! (3 denim jeans, 1 pair of mesh pajama pants) and still, dripping wet. Our last resort is to tape paper-towels to our knees, but when they get soaked, they‘ll shred up and fall apart and just make us colder. Any tips on how to keep your knees dry in extensive periods kneeling in the snow?

The pressure on the tires is maximum pressure that the tire can safely handle. The pressures listed on the drivers door and on the drivers side post are what Ford has figured out to give the best traction,load control etc. and is the pressure I recommend setting the tires to for the vehicle.

there's a sticky label on the interior the vehicle door or door jamb which will inform you what to inflate your tires to. do no longer inflate the tires to the tension listed on the facet of your tire, it could provide you a bumpy trip and placed on out the middle of your tires. on my 2000 stay sparkling of stratus with the 14 wheels and 2.4l engine the tire tension is 30 psi all around, your vehicle could be diverse.

The pressure on the tires is maximum pressure that the tire can safely handle. The pressures listed on the drivers door and on the drivers side post are what Ford has figured out to give the best traction,load control etc. and is the pressure I recommend setting the tires to for the vehicle.

Look on the inside of the drivers door jam, it will tell you there. It is probably 30 or 32 psi. DO NOT USE WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIRES, that is the maximum pressure you can use with those tires, and is not vehicle specific. You need to use what the vehicle manufacture specifies, not the tire manufacture.

there's a sticky label on the interior the vehicle door or door jamb which will inform you what to inflate your tires to. do no longer inflate the tires to the tension listed on the facet of your tire, it could provide you a bumpy trip and placed on out the middle of your tires. on my 2000 stay sparkling of stratus with the 14 wheels and 2.4l engine the tire tension is 30 psi all around, your vehicle could be diverse.

Look on the inside of the drivers door jam, it will tell you there. It is probably 30 or 32 psi. DO NOT USE WHAT IT SAYS ON THE TIRES, that is the maximum pressure you can use with those tires, and is not vehicle specific. You need to use what the vehicle manufacture specifies, not the tire manufacture.

Try wearing knee waders or putting a tarp down between you and the snow. Don't use absorbent material in contact with the snow. Your body heat will melt the snow which the material will absorb and become more conductive for heat loss. You seem to have learned this first hand. You have probably finished your igloo by the time you read this but, next time try the extra pants for warmth but add a waterproof barrier to protect the insulating quality of the pants. Good luck and be careful not to have a large amount of snow on top of you where melting could result in even worse problems.

Anything made of cotton (like jeans or flannel) will actually make you COLDER then you would be without it when it gets wet. Those 4 pairs of pants will actually make you colder then you would be if you weren't wearing any. (Hikers in damp areas say cotton kills) The thing to do is to wear something that is made of wool, polyester, or silk. Or just keep the cloths from getting wet. The best thing is to wear rain pants over wool or polyester long underwear. You can pick these things up fairly cheap at Walmart or Ocean State Job Lot. Children's snow pants or Ski Pants would of course be ideal. If you can't get those, you could wear nylon track pants over old wool dress pants. As a last resort you could wear an oversized rain poncho that covers your knees. Those are cheap. .or you can just lay a sheet of plastic (like a trash bag) on the ground where you are kneeling.

Try wearing knee waders or putting a tarp down between you and the snow. Don't use absorbent material in contact with the snow. Your body heat will melt the snow which the material will absorb and become more conductive for heat loss. You seem to have learned this first hand. You have probably finished your igloo by the time you read this but, next time try the extra pants for warmth but add a waterproof barrier to protect the insulating quality of the pants. Good luck and be careful not to have a large amount of snow on top of you where melting could result in even worse problems.

Anything made of cotton (like jeans or flannel) will actually make you COLDER then you would be without it when it gets wet. Those 4 pairs of pants will actually make you colder then you would be if you weren't wearing any. (Hikers in damp areas say cotton kills) The thing to do is to wear something that is made of wool, polyester, or silk. Or just keep the cloths from getting wet. The best thing is to wear rain pants over wool or polyester long underwear. You can pick these things up fairly cheap at Walmart or Ocean State Job Lot. Children's snow pants or Ski Pants would of course be ideal. If you can't get those, you could wear nylon track pants over old wool dress pants. As a last resort you could wear an oversized rain poncho that covers your knees. Those are cheap. .or you can just lay a sheet of plastic (like a trash bag) on the ground where you are kneeling.