[pct-l] Rain Gaer ?

[David Thibault]

In 2009 I used DryDucks (just the top) with a rainskirt the whole way.  I
never had to wear them through the sections that were covered in chaparral -
just lucky I guess.  I would suspect for a normal PCT year they would work
fine through CA as it generally doesn't rain that much (but when it does you
want something).  I actually went through 2 pairs as the zipper blew out on
the first pair.
I think I may have only had one small rip in one set (duct taped).  I did
wear them for 5 days straight in Washington.  Worked okay but I would use
something a little better there next time.  I would also swap out my down
jacket for a more wet friendly material.

I didn't use the dry ducks pants because I knew they would not hold up to
almost any trail.  They are just too flimsy for the brush and they have a
tendency to split apart.

Day-Late




Shroomer wrote:
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> Last year many folks started from Campo with DryDucks, as they are so light
> and after all, we were in the desert.  The first storm that hit of us
> proved
> the end of the DryDucks as they were shredded by the untrimmed chaparral,
> which goes on for many miles all over SoCal.   The highway was somewhere
> under that overgrown brush.  I ended up purchasing real rain gear at kick
> off, as there just was not enough duct tape to keep those things together,
> and at that point I didn't have the time to have my own sent from home.  We
> were hit by a number of storms over the first 5 weeks, and temps were often
> cold.  Some kind of silnylon or heavier rain gear, whether poncho, rain
> skirt or pants and jacket was worn by all I hiked with for the rain, or as
> a
> wind proof layer.  I shipped them home after the High Sierra, and had them
> returned to me for Washington.  I saw many a pair of DryDucks being worn in
> shreds before a change could be made.  I'd be interested to hear from folks
> who successfully used them over the summer.  They are so light I'd love for
> them to have worked out.
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