[pct-l] Hiking Wardrobe

[Reinhold Metzger]

Yes Jon,
I also like to hike in style.
My hiking wardrobe consists of the finest garments available at fashion 
trend stores like Goodwill, Salvation Army and St. Vincent De Paul.
And, at .50 cents for shorts, .75 cents for shirts and $1-2 for jackets, 
I don't have to get nervous about rolling around in the dirt with them.
Besides,...."DIRT IS GOOD FOR YOU"...any dirty hiker will tell you that.
As a matter of fact,  "DIRT"  is what distinguishes "HIKER TRASH" from 
wanna'be hikers.

You will never see me prancing around the trail in $100 shirts or $200 
jackets like Switchback.
Switchback looks like he just stepped out of a fashion design store.
I mean you should see him when he comes strutting down the trail in his 
black lingerie, fuzzy pink camp slippers, hands free umbrella, solar 
powered fan and reflector tape.
He is a sight to see......I mean he is a real show stopper!!!
Even the bears get real nervous when they see him.
Makes us dirty "hiker trash" real jealous.

JMT Reinhold
Your jealous trail companion
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Jon wrote:
John I use Gortex jackets my wife makes me.
She's made three for me in the last 35 years.
She uses a french seam and there is no taping or seam sealing to wear 
out and leak.
The one she just finished weighs 7.5 oz with warmer pockets and hood.
I will use it on my 2013 thru-hike not only as a rain coat but also as 
my primary defense against cold winds. It also, when laid on top, adds 
about 10* to my sleeping bag.
I've had a few "manufactured" jackets (Gortex and Dry Ducts) and they 
all have had problems of not breathing well enough and being too warm 
while hiking.
For pants I use a pair of REI Event gortex pants I picked up and the 
Salvation Army thrift store for $5 .... still had the original REI $99 
price tag on them.
'ti later
Jon Marysville WA