[pct-l] Clarification

[hiker97 at aol.com (hiker97@aol.com)]

If the moon phase website did not come through, here it is again: http://stardate.org/nightsky/moon/
 
Also, when I said I was going to use my SpinnTwin Shelter for a ground cloth, I did not mean as installation.  Of course, it does not have hardly any installation value.  I meant just for some added damp protection.  That is all.  If I wanted more installation, I would just use a longer foam pad instead of the torso length pad I use now.  I did not state it very well the first time around.  Hey, but I got people all worked up.  Neat.
 
Another thing too.  Of course the old mountainmen would be thrilled with a lot of our new gear and would have wished they had it in their day.  But I still maintain that they would be very dismayed at the over marketing of outdoor gear in the modern backpacking world.
 
Finally, I am not advocating not using a shelter.  But what I trying to do is think a little bit out of the box.  And start from the viewpoint of exactly what do I need a shelter for and when and go from there.  This has led me to realize I had some hang ups that were unnecessary and now I am going to make some dramatic shelter technique changes.  That is all.  If it does not work, then I will go back to my free-standing solo tent. :-)
 
Thanks for everyone's fine inputs.  And keep smiling.
 
Cheers, Switchback
Gear Gorilla & Camp Minimalist