FW: [pct-l] Gear Test Notifications

[CMountainDave at aol.com (CMountainDave@xxxxxxx)]

In a message dated 12/31/03 12:38:23 AM, ilja@cs.caltech.edu writes:

<< It has nothing to do with the PCT. >>
 Huh? By that reasoning ANY post that deals with backpacking gear has nothing 
to do with the PCT. Frankly, I can't think of a more pertinent subject than 
to get unbiased opinions on how different gear compares to one another. After 
all you are going to be carrying it a loonng ways and spending lots of money
 How do you choose gear? By listening to some sales person in a sporting good 
store or by relying on friends who aren't about to admit that the $300 
dollars they spent on a sleeping bag or pack was money that could have been spent on 
something cheaper and just as good