[at-l] Rain gear and gaiters

[shellydhale at earthlink.net (Shelly Hale)]

Thanks for the comments, Mags!

Goodness...only 10lbs!?!  Wow...I know who to go to for a brutal
tuckerization.  ;-)

Shelly Hale
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Magnanti" <pmags@yahoo.com>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:07 PM
Subject: [at-l] Rain gear and gaiters


> Two fer one post  cause I'm lazy :-D
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> GAITERS: I personally do not wear gaiters anymore for
> 3 season hiking. Find my legs get too hot with long
> gaiters and they are superflorous for me as I do wear
> sneakers that are tight enough around my foot to keep
> out debris. Having said that, when I do another race
> on dirt roads, I am going to wear low gaiters. :-)
> Teatree (PCT '03) told me about some low gaiters made
> of highly breathable material. Wish I could remember
> the name of the company. i believe Yogi's PCT handbook
> has it listed...
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> (Hiking...gaiters..no!   Running on dirt
> roads..gaiters..yes!)
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> I do use full length gaiters for winter. Log House
> designs out of New Hampshire. They are GTX..and about
> the only thing I have used with GTX in them that
> actually work! Of course, GTX was designed for cold,
> high conditions and winter in Colorado fits those
> conditions.
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> RAIN GEAR: prefer highly water resistant (not water
> proof) rain gear. As others mentioned, tend to get
> very hot when hiking. Like water resistant garments
> because they are breathable and keep the heat in and
> wind out. Broke down and went ultra light and
> (expensive!) and bought a Go Lite Wisp. 2.5 oz for
> this SilNylon jacket. Used it, happy with it. For me
> to buy an expensive jacket, it better be good! :-)
> (Expensive being $60. OK, not that bad all things
> considered.)
>
> My base pack weight is below 10 lbs now. It is what
> happens when I don't hike long trails, I tinker with
> my gear too much. :-)
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