[pct-l] R

[patti kulesz]

exactly! Like I always say...NEVER expect ANYTHING on the trail...EVER! in 09 it 
was hot and dry as hell...maybe worse...but last year we got 80 mile an hour 
winds with rain, snow and 18 degree temps the third day in!
 
Sugar Moma  

 




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From: Alphabetsoup <alphabetsoupmmm at gmail.com>
To: patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com>
Cc: 'Sourdough' Foster <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>; Nikii Murtaugh 
<boundforadventure at gmail.com>; pct-l at backcountry.net
Sent: Mon, March 21, 2011 2:08:29 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] R

I'm a socal native and have read the many misconceptions of Socal on this 
list..this is a land of extremes! The desert will be windy, cold and hot often 
all in the span of one spring day! then there are the sudden downpours that come 
out of know where... Be prepared for it...

imho,ymmv,hyoh...and all that jazz


On Mon, Mar 21, 2011 at 1:55 PM, patti kulesz <peprmintpati88 at yahoo.com> wrote:

haha SoDO who told u that? Last year it rained the whole first week on the
>trail... and that was in So Cal...didn't include WA..where it riains every
>fricking day just about lol. but yes...if ur not gonna use something in ur pack
>PLZ do urself a favor and get rid of it! Also must be multi purpose items only
>in ur packs as well! I actually like my rain pants cuz they kept me warm and
>dry! also kept my pants clean...er lol
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>Sugar Moma
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>From: 'Sourdough' Foster <athruhiker2006 at yahoo.com>
>To: Nikii Murtaugh <boundforadventure at gmail.com>
>Cc: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Sent: Mon, March 21, 2011 11:36:39 AM
>Subject: Re: [pct-l] R
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>Good rule of thumb...........other than a few first-aid supplies, Carry NOTHING
>WHATSOEVER you don't use every single day! Something else...........it is
>entirely possible it will be rainy 7 days or less. Now.....does this answer 
your
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>rain pants question? :-)
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>Happy Trails!
>S'do
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>From: Nikii Murtaugh <boundforadventure at gmail.com>
>To: pct-l at backcountry.net
>Sent: Mon, March 21, 2011 1:08:38 PM
>Subject: [pct-l] R
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>Anyone know whether these would hold up on the trail?  I'm looking at some
>rain pants by Rain Shield  -
>http://shop.rainshield.com/products/productdetail/part_number=1060/4889.0.1.1 -
>according to a company spokesperson, Adam Ziskin, "They weigh about 4oz. They
>are made of a non-woven polypropylene laminated to a polypropylene
>microporous film."
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>Thanks.
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>Nikii
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