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This is due to the amount of clothing they have on . I noticed Larry , to - day , had on two vests , two coats , and an overcoat , with his oilskin outside of that . They are elephantine in their gait for , in addition to everything else , they have wrapped their feet , outside their sea-boots , with gunny sacking . It _ is _ cold , although the deck thermometer stood at thirty-three to-day at noon . I had Wada weigh the clothing I wear on deck . Omitting oilskins and boots , it came to eighteen pounds . And yet I am not any too warm in all this gear when the wind is blowing .