[pct-l] Hiking in the rain

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

I was thinking silnylon ultralight.


On Feb 27, 2010, at 8:52 PM, boundforadventure at gmail.com wrote:

> Diane - What you describe is already a reality. They're called  
> booties and you'll find them where they sell bicycle gear. I have  
> two pairs of Sidetrack neoprene booties that fasten at the back  
> with velcro. The bootie goes over your show and has a wide piece of  
> elastic under the arch.  The down side is that your feet sweat, so  
> when you take them off, your socks are wet. Here's a link http:// 
> www.jensonusa.com/store/product/SH400D01-Sidetrak+Ignite 
> +Bootie.aspx?sc=FRGL. You could probably cut the neoprene down to  
> just fit to the top of your show.
> N
>
>
> On Feb 27, 2010, at 11:48 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> > I'm looking for some tips for hiking in the rain, especially when
> > tree cover is non-existent? The thing that concerns me the most is
> > about how I'm going to take breaks to air out my feet.
>
> I'm afraid that unless it stops raining, the only time you'll get to
> take a break to air out your feet is when you sleep at night. So keep
> a spare pair of socks that you never wear on the trail or sleep
> barefoot (actually, barefoot feels great.)
>
> This goes for whether there's trees or not.
>
> I have been thinking about making some kind of rain gaiter that
> covers the whole top of my shoes from like the ankle down but chances
> are my feet would just get hot and sweaty. I still want to try it
> someday. Affix them with Velcro like Dirty Girl gaiters.