[pct-l] Snow Camping, Tyvek

[Mtnned at aol.com (Mtnned@aol.com)]

Garret,
 
If you're talking about snow camping while thru hiking you don't have the  
time to be digging proper snow caves. So can that idea. Either carry a great  
tent with good ventilation to minimize condensation or the components to make  
one. You'll have to decide what works for you.
 
I carry 4-season tents that will take a snow load, not flap in the wind,  
have good, sealed tub floors to keep the water out, have full flys to keep the  
wind-driven rain out and have numerous screened doors and/or windows for  
ventilation and views.  I appreciate roominess inside for cooking and  spreading 
out all my gear to dry and for access, so I carry a two-man tent if  I'm going 
solo, three-man if I have a partner along.  I like comfort,  warmth, and 
security at the end of a long day; I'll deal with the weight.   (Usually by the time 
you reach Kennedy Meadows, you'll be in such great shape  that you might not 
even notice the additional weight of a heavier tent.)
 
Mtnned