[pct-l] Re: Gear Tradeoff -- rainwear

[pcnst@oakapple.net (David hiking PCNST in bits)]

Along the same lines, has anybody ever found a clothing system that
keeps them really dry when hiking up steep hills in heavy rain/snow with a
heavy pack?    Assume that it's windy too so umbrellas and ponchos
don't solve the problem.

I've concluded that the purpose of rain wear (I currently have Frog Toggs)
is to insure that you are soaked in your own warm sweat rather than
cold rain, and so lose less heat.    The theory of switching into your
warm dry clothing when you stop, and back into your cold wet clothing the
next day, seems to be difficult to put into practice if the rain continues
hard for extended periods.    As Strider says, eventually everything gets
wet.   All you can do is cherish your memories of being
hot and dry in the Mojave.

When it's cold, wet, and windy in the Mojave, that really sucks.