[pct-l] gaiters and maps

[Marion Davison]

I too love Joe Trailman gaiters.  I have used them for many years.  They 
  keep the trash out of my shoes, but don't give me a heat rash like the 
old nylon gaiters did.  I am not surprised to learn that Dirty Girl, REI 
and Montbell all have a similar product now.  I believe Joe was the 
first.  They have lasted far longer than expected, and they are still 
going.  Eveready gaiters!
I also LOVE the PCT Atlas.  I don't want to invest in a color printer, 
color inks and special paper.  I don't want to spend the money and time 
printing my own maps.  I love all the info included with the maps in the 
atlas--the mileage, profiles, elevation, water alerts.  I love that it 
is pocket sized--I no longer have to photocopy pages from the guidebook 
or dig through a bunch of lengthy prose on some other page to find the 
information I want.  This series has vastly simplified my trip planning 
and my days on the trail. Thank you, Eric, for all the work you did and 
it is totally worth the money in my opinion, totally suiting my needs 
and feeding my map/data obsession.
Marion