I rediscovered blousing tonight?

I remeber we used to have to blouse the bottoms of our combat pants with these little stretchy bands with hooks. It's a pretty cool idea really. Anyhow I have these light brushed nylon hiking pants which have zip bottoms with a little bit of flair for boots, and the are quite long and breezy, which is a waist of material. So I folded them up inside, with an elastic on the inside which blouses it against my calf. I can adjust the height, depending on socks, and the blousing makes the pants a bit puffier which traps alot more air than simply tucking them into my socks.

Got to thinking that this sort of blousing might be good on other layers, like sleeves and hem of my wind jacket. I have an XXL light nylon and it is oversized enough that I can blouse it some, rather than just stretch it down as far as I can. I think this is a good way to get the most out of fleece and wool layers. Some waist bands can be a real bummer though. Needs more work to get things hanging right.