[pct-l] Legs of the PCT (Lint and Anish)

[Diane Soini]

I know you're just kidding.

Soap is not necessary and would lead to you needing to use more  
water. Half a cup is about as much as you might spill being careless  
making your dinner so it's inconsequential. Weighs a lot less than a  
useless bag liner that you're not going to need most of the time on a  
thru-hike, too. You don't have to get pristine clean, just get most  
of the dust and sweat off so you can sleep comfortably. I can't  
imagine sticking your dusty, dirty, sweaty legs into long underwear  
or a bag liner without cleaning them first, either. At the very  
least, use a dry bandana and try to get the dust that isn't embedded  
into your pores off. These days I do a good dusting of my legs with a  
towel before I shop at Trader Joe's on my way home from a day hike.

On Oct 27, 2013, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> From: Dan Jacobs <youroldpaldan at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Legs of the PCT (Lint and Anish)
>
> But Diane, that 3/4-1 cup of water weighs X grams! Are you crazy for
> carrying that much extra weight or just plain stupid? (heavily  
> sarcastic,
> very tongue in cheek, not intended to be a dig at Diane at all,  
> really!!!!!)
>
> And soap, that is more dense than the water! I can't even bear to  
> think of
> carrying that, too!!!!!
>
> A Few ounces shy of a full cup,
> Dan Jacobs
> Washougal