[BULK] - [pct-l] pack rain cover and pedicure recommendations?

[msaenz at mve-architects.com (Mike Saenz)]

There was someone on The List who offered to custom make silnylon pack
covers. I e-mailed them a while back and the price was surprisingly
reasonable. My pack is sort of odd shaped and I wanted to find a cover
that fit it as tight as possible.

My pack (REI Aconcagua) is advertised as "water resistant". And it does
fairly well in a moderate rain, but I've found wet spots on some of my
gear after hiking a day in the rain. Although the worst was a soggy
magazine I packed because I knew I'd be tent bound after pitching camp.

I actually enjoy hiking in the rain. I take pleasure from getting my
money's worth out of my Marmot Oracle and my old Filson. I get a nagging
worry, however, thinking that my gear inside my pack may get damp. I
hate having to go through damp gear once I crawl into my tent at the end
of the day...

If the person who makes these custom covers is still on the list, I'd
like to get their e-mail address again!


Michael Saenz, Associate Partner
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Subject: [BULK] - [pct-l] pack rain cover and pedicure recommendations?

Equinox makes light silnylon pack raincovers - Backcountry Gear carries
them.  
See
<http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/accessdetail.cfm?PRODUCTS__Produ
ctID=EQ1100>.

ULA now also lists raincovers.  See
<http://www.ula-equipment.com/accessories.htm>.

I'm sure there are many other lightweight raincovers available out
there, too...

As for the pedicure, might I suggest you first go to a podiatrist and
tell him of your future long trek...
 after a check and possible suggestions for footbeds, he (or she) should
know of local pedicurists to do a "hiker's" special needs...

Also look into getting John Vonhof's excellent "Fixing Your Feet" book
(Wilderness Press)...  you may be able to 'do it yourself'...

Good luck and...  Happy trails!!!
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