[pct-l] grown-up clothes

[shelvinrock at comcast.net (shelvinrock@comcast.net)]

In a message dated 11/23/2005 9:55:32 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,  
wayneskraft@comcast.net writes:

>>>What do you all think of hiking in grown -up clothes: very  light  
weight long sleeve shirts and  pants?>>>>

After 50+ years of sun exposure and a recent bout of [sucessfully cured] basel cell carcinoma on my nose, I think a LOT about how I should have worn a long-sleeved shirt/long pants AND a good sun hat all those sun-filled years! [But - as always - HYOH].
Tim S. [in SUNNY Albuquereque]From jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org  Thu Nov 24 17:15:36 2005
From: jerrygoller at backpackgeartest.org (Jerry Goller)
Date: Thu Nov 24 17:20:42 2005
Subject: [pct-l] Long pants & sleeves
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Message-ID: <030401c5f14c$fb6843d0$0200a8c0@jerry>

The stuff you buy at REI is .05%. Get the 2.5% in the outdoor section of
Home Depot. It's for yard treatment but it is the same stuff. Lasts for the
entire season. The military uses 13% and that lasts a year (52 washings)

Jerry 


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 Bear in mind it gets broken down by sweat, so for a week or so will keep
the bugs away but then loses effectiveness no matter what the manufacturers
claim. I found a button shirt was great - made it easy to adjust my
temperature and was well ventilated.