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[pct-l] Heat & Clothes
- Subject: [pct-l] Heat & Clothes
- From: StoneDancer1 at aol.com (StoneDancer1@aol.com)
- Date: Thu Dec 30 14:32:51 2004
It's probably been run into the earth...but.
I used a nylon, long-sleeved, huge-sized shirt... REI and plenty of others
make them. Sierra Traders usually has some brand or other pretty cheap. Light
in color... Mine started out white, but turned sage as did my light brown
nylon shorts, when I washed all my clothes along with a dark green Duofold
Varitech t-shirt. I kept it buttoned up and on throughout the desert (and
everywhere, in fact) , on the theory that keeping moisture in slows water loss.
Seems to work for Bedouin folk. Took a good hat, one that particularly covered
neck and the sides... to keep out a lot of ricocheting sunlight. There's
plenty of brands. Over the years, I have often used a baseball cap with a
handkerchief ala Sahara style hats. This is useful when water is available for you
can wet down the handkerchief.
I used sunblock only on my face and hands. Of course, that was the
agreement between self and dermatologist so he would let me go. The curse of
growing up on the beach.
After sweating through the desert for days, careful how you handle the long
sleeve nylon shirts. They become so encrusted and stiff that they may
break into shards and fall to ground. ( This is tongue-in-cheek... for
literalists :C)
Wore only short pants. Didn't even take any long pants in California or
Oregon. Windpants served for long, when necessary, and that was rarely. Should
have worn them on Muir Pass since I postholed for hours and wound up with
sanded down legs. Love that snow burn!
When it's hot, be hot. When it's cold, be cold.
"No Way" Ray Echols