[pct-l] Weather for Kick Off

[Gail Van Velzer]

I heard about the guy in the bathroom!  I think you are right, that it has 
more to do with skill in setting up a tent/shelter than the structure 
itself.  I saw lots of shelters without guy lines or without them tight 
enough.  Also saw a lot that could have been tied lower to the ground.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sean Nordeen" <sean.nordeen at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2014 6:35 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Weather for Kick Off


> It has nothing to do with the shelters,  So no, you don't have your
> answer.  Its called not much practice setting those shelters up.  I went
> walking around the campground at 7am on Saturday while the wind was still
> blowing to check out the thru-hiker camp.  Most of the shelters that had
> problems were improperly setup.  Ironically, I saw more tarps setup
> properly then the more tent like shelters.
>
> Some of those lightweight shelters need a little more skill in getting 
> them
> tensioned right compared to a self standing tent.  Not a problem to 
> someone
> who practiced.  It is a huge issue to someone who never even set it up
> before.  I drove some of those hikers down to the kickoff.  From talking
> with them, I know for a fact that many never even tried their shelter
> before starting.  Before I hiked, I took my gear out in Thanksgiving on a
> 10,000ft ridge line and camped in high winds with snow blowing horizontal.
> I was quite satisfied with my tarp setup after that and had no fears for
> what the PCT would throw at me.  Few hikers bother to try stuff out in bad
> weather.
>
> And you apparently didn't hear about the hiker sleeping in the men's
> restroom after the storm that we have to step around to go in.  He was
> sound asleep after 7:30, even with all the noise we were making.
>
> -Miner
>
>>Many of the tarp tent type structure didn't hold up!  They blew around 
>>Lake
>>Morena and many people were drying their sleeping bags and other gear in 
>>the
>>bathrooms and other buildings.  I've always wondered how some of these 
>>super
>>ultra-lite hikers get along in inclement weather.  I guess I have my 
>>answer.
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