[pct-l] snowshoes?

[Paul Mersfelder]

Yeah the weight doesn't add.  Especially since it sounds like the conditions
don't justify it.  I'll look into the microspikes.  thanks!

On Thu, Mar 10, 2011 at 5:58 PM, Paul Robison <paulrobisonhome at yahoo.com>wrote:

> If your base-weight is ten pounds, adding three is ridiculous... If your
> bpw is 25 lbs then the snowshoes wouldn't be noticed as much; it's all about
> perspective.
>
> That said ... It's a personal choice but I'll try to get by with
> microspikes... I live in Canada and he majority of my camping experience has
> been on snowy mountains, so that is a factor...
>
> ~Paul
>
> Sent from my iPod
>
> On 2011-03-06, at 1:31 PM, Paul Mersfelder <pmersfelder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey party people.  Planning my first thru hike and I hear a lot of
> > chatter about people not using the ice axes they carry and post-
> > holing 'til the cows come home.  What do you vets think about
> > lightweight snowshoes out there?  The crampons underfoot would give a
> > little traction and post-holing would be a thing of the past.  Worth
> > the weight (under 3 lbs)?
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