[pct-l] Hiking the PCT wihout a shelter?

[Terry Norton]

Hiking without some form of emergency shelter is reckless.  Rain in
Oregon and Washington can be unrelenting!

BUT...Dare I say it?  You could have a very lightweight emergency
shelter.  Consider something like a 1.5 mil thick plastic "painters
tarp."

I know several guys who hiked the AT without any form of shelter.
They employed several strategies:

- Stop early on rainy days at a shelter
- Hike on to another shelter if full
- Ask for a tent/tarp from people in the shelter if they won't make room.

These are all based on the shelter system on the AT.

cheers,
terry