[pct-l] Long pants & sleeves

[wayneskraft at comcast.net (Wayne Kraft)]

Dave,  Thank you for  the response. This couple was not Mr. and Mrs.  
Toms.  They were sobo with day packs and spoke yankee English. I also  
think you and Michele were past Mt. Hood by the end of August? For  
some reason I can't seem to find your journal at trailjournals.com.   
Ex Officio claims their permethrin will survive 25 washings.  I take  
it you'd be skeptical of that claim.  Poison oak protection.  Another  
plus.

Wayne

On Nov 24, 2005, at 12:12 AM, David Toms wrote:

> I was worried when reading about the two matching hikers in tan  
> outfits with tan tilley hats that Michele & I had appeared to age  
> considerably during the hike and looked like we were in our 50's by  
> Mt Hood. I hope it wasn't us, but we had similarly embarrassing  
> matching outfits - light coloured long sleeves and long pants &  
> tilley hats.  They started out different colours, but months of  
> sunbleaching, ground in dirt, and being washed together meant they  
> were identical by the end.
>
> We wore shorts for less than a day each on the whole hike - we  
> found being covered up reduced our exposure to poison oak, bugs and  
> solar radiation, and was much cooler and more comfortable. They  
> were also smart enough for dinner at restaurants.
>
> We used berghaus shirts (a UK brand, 3.5oz for Michele's, 5oz for  
> mine) which were permethrin impregnated (like buzz-off), fast  
> drying and sunproof. They lasted the whole hike with no problems  
> and are still wearable. If you want the buzz-off effect without the  
> price, you can buy permethrin from REI and impregnate your clothes  
> yourself. Bear in mind it gets broken down by sweat, so for a week  
> or so will keep the bugs away but then loses effectiveness no  
> matter what the manufacturers claim. I found a button shirt was  
> great - made it easy to adjust my temperature and was well ventilated.
>
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