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

[yogi]

Equating the PCT with the AT is irresponsible.  On the
AT, there is always a shelter that you can get to. 
Sure, you might have to walk several miles in the
rain, but you'll sleep under a roof at night.  

The PCT is a whole different ball game.  If you aren't
carrying some sort of tent or tarp, and then bad
weather hits, you'll put yourself in a dangerous
situation.  This happened in 2003 just north of Warner
Springs.  Several unprepared AT hikers were
hypothermic because they weren't prepared for the
weather.  It can and does rain in Southern California.

"Ask for a tent/tarp from people in the shelter if
they won't make room" ......... um, you can't be
serious with this suggestion! 

yogi
www.pcthandbook.com




--- Terry Norton <terry.norton at msubulldogs.org> wrote:

> 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
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