[pct-l] Heat Protection

[richard at hare22.demon.co.uk (Richard Hare)]

Thanks Chris
I might just keep it in for those sections you mention then  send it on! I
heard about the man who charges  'fence painting' for shade and thought a
bit of shaded portable real estate might be a valuable asset on the trail!

Rik

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Christopher Willett [mailto:chwillet@indiana.edu]
> Sent: 11 September 2003 13:50
> To: Richard Hare
> Cc: PCT - list
> Subject: Re: [pct-l] Heat Protection
>
>
> 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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