[pct-l] Hiking wet

[Phil Newhouse]

thanks MUCH, Brian and Chuck

On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 9:36 PM, Brian Lewis <brianle8 at gmail.com> wrote:

> Like Steeleye, I favor something along the line of a poncho (he says
> parcho,
> similar item).
>
> Not to stir up further FAQ debate, but the FAQ does have an entry on this:
> http://postholer.com/faq.php#rain
>
> This entry, perhaps like many (most) looks at this point to be just one
> persons attempt at a balanced perspective; it doesn't seem complete to me,
> but I think that over time FAQ entries can and should be extended to
> include
> various viewpoints (which is why I raise this again).
>
> I don't agree with the FAQ entry that a poncho is necessarily "a bit
> unmanageable in strong winds" --- with a simple belt of some sort, I see a
> poncho as effectively a nicely ventilating (albeit somewhat short sleeved)
> rain jacket mated to a rain skirt.   If the weather isn't too cold, a
> poncho
> and shorts are a good combo.  If too cold for that, add a layer of some
> sort
> (maybe just a wind shirt) to torso, perhaps add rain chaps or relatively
> tall gaiters.    As I think others have mentioned earlier on this general
> topic, "staying dry" is a chimera if hiking for any length of time in wet
> weather; it's about temperature control.
>
> Hiking "style" relates too; if more or less comfortable on the move in
> rainy
> weather, I'm likely to get cold if stopped for too long.  So one approach
> is
> to minimize breaks, maintaining body temperature through more or less
> continuous energy output.  It's certainly not the only approach, but I
> think
> this points out that whichever approach a person uses will definitely
> impact
> the type and amount of raingear that's desireable.
>
>
> Brian Lewis / Gadget '08
> http://postholer.com/brianle
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