[pct-l] snowed out of my shakedown ...

[Paul Robison]

Mango that's a great idea... I had it in my head that the backyard wasn't camping ... But last night I echo and I slept out... It was a great experience... The quilt was plenty warm;  but the tent was covered in ice from condensation freezing to it.  Couldn't even rub it off with my packtowel.

I hope as weather gets better I can manage condensation a little more effectively.  

Thanks for the suggestion

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On 2011-03-31, at 3:55 PM, Jim & Jane Moody <moodyjj at comcast.net> wrote:

> Paul,
> 
> Last year I used the back yard for some cold weather testing, when I didn't have the time to go out into the woods.  It worked great - I learned what I needed to have & wear to stay warm when the temp gets down around 15*F.  This was prior to going to Ned's snow school in Dec. '09.
> 
> Mango
> 
> 
> >if it snows all day again Monday i'm going to be really worried about how to 
> >test my gear before the trail;  and ideas or help is appreciated.
> 
> >have anyone else done or planned a sizable shakedown trip with ONLY your pct 
> >gear?  was climate an issue?
> 
> ~Paul
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