[pct-l] Shade

[Hillary Schwirtlich]

Oh yeah, Chilidog had a Golite Chrome Dome and I had a Birdypal. Both were
good, mine packed up smaller but didn't deal with wind as well as the
Chrome Dome.

Seahorse

On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 3:31 PM, Stephen Clark <rowriver at gmail.com> wrote:

> I swear by my Go Lite Chrome Dome. Wouldn't consider hiking So. Calif.
> without it and it can be, as Seahorse alludes, a blessing in the North
> Cascades.  Only weighs 8oz and the chrome top reflects an unbelievable
> amount of the heat you will encounter.
>
> Snake Charmer
>
>
> On Sun, Mar 4, 2012 at 12:20 PM, Hillary Schwirtlich <
> hillary.schwirtlich at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 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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