[pct-l] Raingear

[Jon Danniken]

From: "Jeffrey Olson" wrote:
>
>>  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...

Yep, ditto here on the poncho.  I still am considering making some type of 
chaps to go with the poncho (to keep the legs dry), but didn't get around to 
making 'em last year.

Jon