[pct-l] Shade

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

Chilidog and I both had one. We would do it again. People who didn't have
one would start complaining about the heat way before we did. I sent mine
home at Kennedy Meadows and I wish I'd sent it up to Cascade Locks for the
Washington rain. Chilidog kept his and had a much more pleasant time.

Seahorse

On Sat, Mar 3, 2012 at 6:29 PM, Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes <
diane at santabarbarahikes.com> wrote:

> I did not have an umbrella for So Cal, but I found an umbrella in the
> trash in Kennedy Meadows. I tried it out and man I had wished I had
> had one all along. The sun just seared into me in 2008 and it was so
> nice to finally feel like I was out of it. It wasn't as cool under
> the brim as I had hoped, but it did take some of the searing effect
> off. I ended up brining that umbrella with me in 09 on my hike from
> Santa Barbara to Canada. I had a chance to use it from Hikertown
> north and it was great, but mostly because in 09 it rained on me all
> through the desert. In high winds it sometimes blew inside out but it
> would pop back. I'd hold it with my hands. I used shock cord to
> attach it to my shoulder strap so it would be hands-free. Later it
> was useful in Washington when it rained all the time. However, in
> Washington unless the rain is actually coming down from above, it
> provides little value. It seems like the rain in Washington comes
> from all directions, and from all those wet plants smacking me in the
> face. The only dry spot was the top of my head, yet I unfurled that
> thing and walked under the canopy across half the state. Another drag
> about it is you can't see very well in front of you if you're really
> under the canopy like I would be. I had the spines pretty much right
> against my head.
>
> On Mar 3, 2012, at 8:13 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
>
> > Yeah Ed,
> >
> > That was part of the reason that I asked. In '06 'everyone' had an
> > umbrella, yet each year I see fewer and fewer. So was it a fad? Not
> > all
> > fads lack usefulness...my pet rock is still my best friend...
> >
> > jackass
>
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