I agree with Dr. Bob that raingear does double duty. Personally I am very warm blooded and I didn't wear rain pants while hiking but they are very nice on cool evenings or while on break when your body cools due to inactivity. In 2002 we hit a big hail storm at Baldy Camp and the raimpants and everything else we had helped keep us dry and warm. I was able to loan some clothes out even...One note though, short gaiters might be a good option while hiking in the rain as rain water can run down your legs into your boots....soggy socks make for blisters. A couple of our younger smaller scouts hiked in rainpants and were fine...never figured out why they don't sweat!.
We mostly used the standand steel tent stakes but did have some of the lightwieght MSR tri sided (groundhog, or something like that) stakes for the dining fly and they worked very well also.
Brent Steiner
Troop 141
"Dr. Bob Klein" <drbob@troop111.org> wrote:
Raingear does double duty - but it is less to keep you dry than keep you
warm. I routinely hike through rain without any raingear (I usually
need the free shower, especially these last few years on the Ranch).
Matt Cole wrote:
> We've had a question come up in our preparations for
> Philmont regarding raingear. Is it necessary to take
> the "pants" part of a rainsuit with you? Is this a
> necessity, or can the hiker tolerate wet pants?
>
> I personally intend to bring pants and top, but this
> question has come up so I thought I'd ask the
> knowledgable Philmont veterans on this list.
>
>
> Also, what are your thoughts on tent stakes? Steel?
> Aluminum? Spiraled? Straight? How long?
>
> Thanks!
>
> YIS,
>
> Matt Cole
> Troop 32 Philmont Crew 727-301
> springmills@yahoo.com
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