[at-l] Am I overpacking?

[southwalker at barefootfarm.com (South Walker)]

I have heard a number of hikers say that a 3/4 pad leaves their feet cold 
since they hang over the end.

Maybe you could carry 1/2 or 1/3 of the Z pad for your feet and to sit on a 
night or at breaks during the day when the ground is damp.


South Walker southwalker@barefootfarm.com
ME-GA 1999
In hiking there is no special recognition given for speed, style,
or finesse. There are only those who do the hike and those who don't.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "amy" <askowronek@mindspring.com>
To: <at-l@backcountry.net>
Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 7:54 PM
Subject: [at-l] Am I overpacking?


> After a brush or two with being too cold and too wet in the past, I'm 
> planning on taking more gear on the trail with me this year.  But it feels 
> like a lot..
>
> I'm swapping my Z-rest for a Guidelight 3/4 Thermarest, in case I have to 
> sleep in a shelter.  The Z-rest does not do it for me on a hard floor. 
> I'm planning to swap the hammock tarp for one a foot longer, plus add an 
> underquilt.  (The underquilt can be worn as a down poncho in camp.)  I'll 
> be dropping the space blanket.  (Big whoop.)  I'll use my old quilt inside 
> the hammock.  I may or may not bring an additional envelope to go around 
> the quilt in bad weather.
>
> I'm taking my same old shorts and beat up tshirt, and my powerstretch 
> fleece top and bottom.  But I'm also sticking in a pair of duofold long 
> johns and a synthetic turtleneck.
>
> I'll have a turtlefur neckwarmer, mountain hardware liner gloves, a fleece 
> hat, a waterproof ballcap, raincoat and rainpants, and maybe water 
> resistant shell gloves.  And a fleece balaclava for bedtime.
>
> Two pairs of wool socks, two pair of liner socks, and fleece socks for 
> bedtime.
>
> A windshirt, a lightweight fleece vest, and I think that's the sum total 
> of my clothing.
>
> Am I overdoing it on the "warm and dry" theme?  I'll hopefully be doing 
> Springer to the north end of the Smokies starting April 2.
>
> -amy
>
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