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[pct-l] when to hang food in WA



On Oct 29, 2005, at 3:22 PM, David Plotnikoff wrote:
> While I'm at it, what's the collective wisdom on carrying a Marmot  
> DriClime
> windshirt through Oregon in July? My previous worst mosquito  
> experiences
> (Desolation Wilderness through Plumas) taught me the little demons  
> can bite
> through even two layers of snug shirt. I'm thinking the windshirt  
> may be
> just loose enough and thick enough to work as a mosquito barrier in  
> camp.
> My alternative is to go to raingear in the evenings.

DriClime all the way.  The mosquitos weren't so much a problem but
one of my coldest nights on the trail was in southern Oregon in early  
August.

My DriClime jacket is my favorite gear item.  After 5500 trail miles  
the zipper
finally bit the dust.  I need a new jacket or at least a new zipper now.