[pct-l] Raingear

[Jeffrey Olson]

>  I encountered major rain four times in the Sierra and was glad I carried 
> decent raingear. I used Marmot Precip garments but will attest to the 
> problems with perspiration build-up when using lightweight rain gear in 
> warmer weather.
I'll put a word in for a silnylon poncho.  I sweat bigtime, all the time when walking uphill for any length of time.  The poncho does its job as well as letting me alter how much breeze gets to my clothes...  There are a couple ponchos that double as tarps...  You can expect rain at any time in Oregon or Washington.  In 1991 my girlfriend and I hiked in a two day storm around Bucks Lake, normally summer seriously dry.  Miserable...

Jeff, just Jeff
Martin, SD (in sunny Santa Rosa, CA for the holidays)