[philmont] Frogg Toggs?

I have a Marmot Precip+ jacket that I wouldn't trade for ANYTHING! I wore
it during the monsoon of our 2004 trek and never, and I mean never, had any
leakage. Super lightweight. Plus, I hiked in it for many hours and had no
overheating or "just as wet inside due to sweat as outside due to the
rain". I loved it so much, I bought the pants recently when they were on
sale and I had my REI dividend to spend. My daughter has a Marmot Precip
jacket as well and she also NEVER had any leakage or sweat issues. I got
hers on sale at Sierra Trading Post for under $50 (although it is lime
green, which suits her just fine). Mine is a more upscale model (and
Precip+ instead of just Precip) that I got on-sale for around $120 at REI
(and again used my dividend). There are few items of my gear that I
unequivocally recommend, but my current raingear is on that list. Like I
tell our Philmont contingent members, the three main items where you don't
want to skimp are: boots, raingear and sleeping bag (in that order).
Trimming corners elsewhere doesn't seem to bite you as bad. My 2 cents,
your mileage will vary. YIS. Mike Conkey ('76, '02, '04 and '07).

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I don't know from Frogg Toggs, except that our Scoutmaster likes his.

Both of my sons now have Marmot Precip jackets I found at off-season sales
at REI's outlet store online (www.reioutlet.com), for, IIRC, $60 each. We
added the lightweight, waterproof nylon pants from Campmor for a full set.
The Precips are great jackets -- and the pants didn't get worn too much at
Philmont , even though we were there last year during the monsoon season.
The boys said the rain usually came in after they finished hiking for the
day, and if they did get wet on the legs it didn't take long to dry. I
think they only wore the rain pants one day -- but the jackets frequently.

YMMV.

Rick Tyler
ASM, Troop 575
Philmont 2006 Coordinator Emeritus

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