[at-l] Two Questions

[Katrx@aol.com (Katrx@aol.com)]

In a message dated 1/7/02 3:20:02 PM Central Standard Time, 
revmrf@kingcon.com writes:




> heavier Gortex rain jacket which I use for x-c skiing or to go with my 
> Frogg Togg.  I am set with layers of Polartec and other hi-tec
> 
   
 Rusty:
   How about taking your x-c jacket and mailing it home if you don't like it. 
(please remember that in the first 150 days of my hike, I had 50 days of rain 
and people with Frog Togs were not only wet but cold) I'm sure others had 
different experiences but that was my observation. Little Steps ( or was it 
Gotta' Hike)?Anyway, one of them, hated the Toggs and got something else. I 
used a Marmott Precip. with my capilene and polartec 200 weight. Ended up 
usually using the polartec as a camp shirt after I stopped and a pillowcase 
filler at night. (also, placed the long johns in the pillowcase so, if I got 
cold or had to go to the bushes at night, they could be found and put on 
without waking anyone else.  I was just fine down to 18 degrees. (I had an 
internal frame pack which make a huge difference in daytime hiking warmth). I 
wore my capilene long john during the day under my REI rain pants only 3 
times...and only for a very short period. Normally, in wind and down to about 
20 degrees, my rain/wind pants were perfect. after I warmed up, my shorts and 
gaiters pulled up to my knees were great. I wore my marmot jacket backwards a 
couple of times in the wind/cold. I had a sleeveless top that I wore in the 
summers and as an undershirt, with a long sleeved capilene zip-up to mock 
turtle in the winter. The zipper is very important. I wish I had known that 
before I bought other capilene tops. I will never buy another non-zip top. 
The versatility is very important; at least, for me. I was a hot hiker and a 
cold sleeper. 
  Hike Happy
Dare
Ps: Question 2: no


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