[at-l] Pack list for feedback

[jpf23235@yahoo.com (JPF)]

OB,

Thanks for the comment. Like you, my legs are usually comfortable in cold
weather with bottoms and a pair of nylon hiking pants as long (as you noted)
as I am dry. So, I could just lose the extra pair of hiking pants...


JP



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Orange Bug [mailto:orangebug74@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Saturday, October 06, 2001 8:07 PM
> To: JPF; kahley; at-l@backcountry.net
> Subject: RE: [at-l] Pack list for feedback
>
>
> Not such a tough decision. I use only one pair of hiking pants and one
> set of rain pants. I also carry long Capilenes in winter and cold
> weather. I have a zero degree bag. Even in the Smokies blizzard last
> March, my legs were never of any concern.
>
> I'd focus on weight for your torso and head, as well as feet and hands.
> Those are the areas that lose heat fastest. I found as long as I stayed
> dry, I'd stay pretty warm. I use a large sleeping bag, and would use my
> heat to dry clothing a bit at a time. I had considered fleece pants,
> but never needed them.
>
> Bill...
>


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