[pct-l] Heat Protection

[chwillet at indiana.edu (Christopher Willett)]

There were only one or two places along the 700 miles in SoCal that I
could not find some shade to sit in.  I never had to sit out the heat of
the day, and only in the aquaduct crossing in section E and the walk from
the river to the tunnel under the freeway near Agua Dulce was shade very
scarce.  But, if you are used to the UK heat, this might not be a bad
idea.

On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Richard Hare wrote:

> Hi
> 
> During a recent heatwave, I rigged by tarp in the garden and sat beneath it.
> The super thin 1.1oz silnylon offered very little protection from the heat,
> it's also kind of transulucent.  Does anyone think it would be worth my
> while rigging a mylar space blancket over the top of the tarp for the
> desert? I am intending to sit out the heat of the day whenever possible, and
> reakon  I would probably need to use 2 at 2 oz each, is this a worthwhile
> weight to take? I had not intended to use a space blanket for anything else.
> 
> Regards
> 
> Rik
> 
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