[pct-l] Rain Gear or Plastic Rain coat

[Herb Stroh]

I did get rained on pretty good in norcal last year in late June. I used a light waterproof rain jacket and a rain skirt from Zpacks. The skirt weight in at a scant 1.9 ounces. Sure you eventually get wet from the calf down but that happens in a poncho anyway; or from sweat if hiking in rain pants. You can easily get in and out of the skirt without taking the pack off and it vents better than pants.

-----Original Message-----
From: Pct-L [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of Thomas Stachl
Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2017 4:50 PM
To: Kevin English; pct-l at backcountry.net
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Rain Gear or Plastic Rain coat

I'll only be carrying a rain jacket, and I'm not sure I'll actually wear it while walking because I sweat too much to stay dry anyway. So it's possible to get away with a plastic raincoat, poncho or full rain gear. It all depends on personal preference and style.

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 4:17 PM Kevin English <kenglish at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all,
>   have a very silly gear question and need to settle as wife and I 
> can't agree.
>
>   If we are section hiking for 2 months, PCT in July/August only 
> norcal section, is it ok to just bring plastic raincoats only or do we 
> need to bring a full set of rain gear?
>
>
> Kevin
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