[at-l] Re:Need a pack cover

[m_factor@hotmail.com (Mara Factor)]

This is what worked for me when I was preparing for my thruhike...

I went to three different stores in the area, and bought all the packcovers 
they had.  Just because one cover works for one person on their pack does 
not mean it will work for you on your pack.  I brought them all home, packed 
my pack as it would likely be packed on the trail, and tried on all of the 
packcovers.  Then I weighed all of the packcovers I thought might work for 
me.

I ended up keeping a very simply designed The North Face packcover that only 
weighed three ounces.  It fit my Dana Designs Terraplane like it was 
designed for the pack.

At three ounces, I doubt you can do better with a plastic bag.  If I were to 
use plastic, I would always be carrying a second bag in case the first got 
torn.  The weight of the plastic bags would probably be 3 ounces.

One of the nice features it has is a drawstring on the bottom.  You can pull 
it all the way closed but there will always be a tiny little hole so that 
any water that creeps in can drain.  I usually just tucked the extra string 
into the packcover and it always stayed put.

When I was on the AT in GA a few weeks ago, I used my new Kelty
Vapor.  The packcover was a bit big for that pack but still worked just fine 
so now I'm hoping to find a similar packcover a size smaller.  Thanks for 
the reminder...

Mara
Stitches, GAME99


>From: CSpears283@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 13 Apr 2001 23:48:00 EDT
>
>Anyone know a good pack cover for when it rains??? Getting ready to do some
>of the AT in a few weeks.  Anyone have experience with an original idea?.
>olehiker in La.
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