[pct-l] Things you wish you knew before you hiked the

[David Thibault]

For Rain pants - consider a rain skirt from sil-nylon.  They breath better
and your feet are going to get wet either way.

As for things in retrospect:   Wide shoes, have a little flexibility in
your food resupply, Ben & Jerry's, if using a stove it is nice to have a
non-cook meal available in case conditions make it necessary, it takes a
while to learn how much water to carry, you can eat meals whenever -
breakfast for dinner, dinner for breakfast in dry areas to keep water
weight down,  things will go bad sometimes - dealing with it is part of the
hike, you can't control the weather just how you react to it.  and most
importantly have a great time.

Day-Late



> .
> I'd like some feedback from veteran PCT thru-hikers about a) things they
> wish they had known before they started hiking the PCT and/or b) things
> they would have done differently in retrospect. Really open-ended, I know.
>
> ALSO I'm looking for tips on rain pants. Any lightweight options out
> there? I'm not looking to spend a lot on cuben fiber pants. Anyone have
> thoughts on panchos?
>
> Thanks!
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