[pct-l] Being prepared

[Gail Van Velzer]

These were my very thoughts and I could have written that first paragraph 
myself!  I said these very same things to several people.  Those at KO were 
lucky it was only 50 degrees and they had bathrooms and cars to go to!
Golly

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Douglas Tow" <douglastow at gmail.com>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2015 2:56 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Being prepared


> At the 2014 kickoff, there was wind and rain Friday night.  A great number
> of hikers ended up in their cars or in the camp bathroom, as their
> minimalist tents, or the hikers' inexperience in using their gear, proved
> inadequate to keep them warm and dry.  The imagination flew at the thought
> of what would have happened if those folks were on the trail, days from 
> any
> exit point.
>
> I, and countless other hikers, have had themselves and their packs
> completely soaked in cold conditions, and only the ability to get warm and
> dry (shelter, dry sleeping bag, perhaps something dry to wear at night)
> saved them from the danger of hypothermia, or at best the misery which
> might send them off the trail for good.  Many people leave the trail
> because they and their gear are not up to conditions, but few leave 
> because
> they have 35 pounds on their back vs. 30 pounds.
>
> Do you want every chance to get to Canada or not?
>
> Chipmunk
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