The Phil-list Jun_2007: [philmont] Tinkerbell Has Arrived

From: Joseph Jansen <jajansenjr@gmail.com>
Date: Wed Jun 06 2007 - 17:59:42 CDT

I don't have a brand of rain gear to recommend but can suggest that
when you go into the store and see rain gear that looks interesting
feel the fabric to determine if it is likely to hold up.

There is plastic and then there is plastic. Plastic is a polymer and
not all polymers are the same. Polypropylene is a heavier material
(as another poster noted) and should be superior to polyethylene
because the average molecular weight is larger.

Most plastics have stabilisers added to keep the plastic from getting
fragile upon exposure to sunlight but not all stabilisers are either
high quality or have been added in the right amount.

It's probably worth doing an Internet search to get the low down on
any particular plastic rain gear is made from.

It rains often enough at Philmont that getting decent rain gear should
be aimed for.
I would mainly avoid really cheap gear that looks and feels flimsy.
I've seen rain gear that doesn't hold up even with casual wear outside
the home, not to mention holding up on a Philmont trek.

A shake down hike will reveal whether or not rain gear is likely to
hold up at Philmont.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com
Philmont 1965; 1978

On 6/6/07, Larry Taylor <Larry.Taylor@co.travis.tx.us> wrote:
> Multi-floral down parka? so you took a down comforter off your wife's bed
> cut a hole in it sewed a hood in and sprayed water proofing onto it? Ok,
> that does it ! I am going to the Disney store in the Mall and getting
> tinkerbell on a patch and will present it when I see you at base camp! are
> you coming off the trail July 1st? ;)
> >>> On 06-Jun-07 at 4:21 PM, in message
> <MDAEMON-F200706061622.AA2221848pd50003519158@troop47.com>,
> Kevin Mineart <kjmineart@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> I also have a very nice down hunting parka (NOT $19.99 at the Sportsman's
> Guide) that, while not in the trash, is now a patchwork of stitched rips and
> tears due to being worn in the brush (which also included that wonderful
> import, 'multi-flora rose'.)
>
> Even the best rain gear won't hold up if it's not treated with a little
> respect. In 2003, our crew leader had a cheap set of plastic rain gear which
> didn't require any external aggitation to self destruct, he simply squatted
> to help pick up the log we were making into a rainwater diversion barrier as
> part of our conservation work and the pants split out from knee to knee. I
> stupidly thought that my down hunting parka would hold up to being pulled
> through the brush, which the bits of down that floated around me the rest of
> that day proved otherwise!!
>
> Kevin Mineart
> 2007 618-E2 MVC Crew Lead Advisor
> 2003 802-B3 T214 Crew Associate Advisor
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: Andre Houser <ahouser@yahoo.com>
> To: philmont List Member <philmont@troop47.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, June 6, 2007 3:47:13 PM
> Subject: [philmont] Tinkerbell Has Arrived
>
>
>
> John LeBlanc <philmontjohn@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well, since I got it going pretty good on the innies vs outies, I thought
> I's stirr the pot some more.
>
> The Frogg Togg ripoff.
>
> Each year several, maybe a lot of people discover the great lightweight
> rainwear in the sky called Frogg Toggs.
>
> I know, I know, "they worked for me".
>
> When Frogg Toggs started showing up at Philmont they had to order more trash
> cans to hold all of the used up, ripped and discarded Frogg Toggs.
>
> In 2005, one of our youth was the proud owner of a new set of Frogg
> Toggs.....until he put them on in the brush, and immediately tore a gigantic
> rip in the pant legs....and then came the downpour......
>
> Andre Houser
>
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