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Re: [at-l] Parasols, and an alternative.

$40 !!...I will use my umbrella ($3) modified..wieght 11 oz KC

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> From: Nyberg, Peter K <NybergPK@aetna.com>
> To: 'AT-List' <at-l@saffron.hack.net>
> Subject: [at-l] Parasols, and an alternative.
> Date: Friday, June 12, 1998 4:41 AM
> 
> The main thing missing from the discussion about umbrellas ( both this
time
> and the last ) is reports from people who have actually carried and used
> them on the AT.  I don't think we can ever move towards a consensus on
this
> issue if it's something that we just talk about while sitting at our
desks (
> although, it does have a certain entertainment value ).
> 
> So if there's anyone out there who can bring any real world experience (
> preferably on the AT ) into this discussion, PLEASE help save us from
> ourselves.  Consider it one of those 'kindness to strangers' things.
> 
> Now, to add fuel to the fire, here's a device that looks like it's trying
to
> fill the same ecological niche as the backpacking umbrella, but may be
more
> practical:   http://www.packshade.com.  Again, I'd love to hear from
anyone
> with actual experience with the thing.
> 
> Peter
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