[pct-l] Frogg Toggs

[Eric Lee]

Sir Mixalot wrote:
>
The main reason you still wear rain gear is to stop the rain from directly
wicking away your heat.  Cold water can absorb a LOT of energy, so while it
may seem like being soaked by sweat is bad, it's nothing compared to having
the rain suck the heat out of you.
>

Yup.  If you're hiking in all-day rain, especially in Oregon/Washington, you
had better get used to the idea that you're going to be wet.  The goal is
not to stay dry, the goal is to stay warm.  "Dry" is an impossibility - the
best you can hope for is "moderately damp".  It's much easier to stay warm
if you're not totally drenched by cold rain directly to your skin, which is
why rain gear is essential.  But you're going to be wet-ish, either from the
outside or the inside via sweat.  "Waterproof/breathable" only works when
you're not exercising strenuously.

Eric