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Re: [at-l] Parasols was Um_____ellas
In addition, you can eat without sitting in the rain (provided there is no
shelter close). That means you can use your stove, too. Umbrellas do have
their advantages, but I haven't tried it it.
Highlander
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> From: kahley7 <kahley7@ptd.net>
> To: DaRedhead@aol.com
> Cc: at-l@saffron.hack.net
> Subject: Re: [at-l] Parasols was Um_____ellas
> Date: Thursday, June 11, 1998 4:13 PM
>
> DaRedhead@aol.com wrote:
>
> >
> > Okay, I'll take the plunge - _why_ would one need an umbrella when we
have
> > gortex hats and backpack covers?
>
> The main reason Jardine used an umbrella was as protection
> from the sun in the desert, I think..gotta read the book.
> But I want it because I like to hike in the rain but I
> don't like getting rained on.
> Imagine a day like it is here today..temp 60 and a
> constant fine drizzle. Way too warm for raingear
> and a bit too cold to just get wet. Your glasses are
> a mess cause the hat you have pulled down to keep them
> from the rain are trapping your body heat and making them
> steam. Since you can't see anyway, you stop looking...
> just hunch your shoulders, drop your head, try to ignore
> the water dripping down your back and continue zombie style.
>
> Or you can walk in a little tiny no-rain zone. Dry
> glasses, no hat so less steam...looking around and seeing
> what happens when it rains..everything is shiney,
> glistening,
> new. Your shoulders are relaxed, your back dry. Or at
> least that's the way it works in my imagination <g>.
>
> Plus you have instant shelter for lunching or cooking
> supper.
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