[philmont] On Rain Pants & Campshoes

>>> With regard to rain pants - I don't. I use nylon zip-offs and
gators, even in a rainy year lik '04 the pants dry very fast. <<<

I used to agree with this. As long as I was able to keep moving I hiked
through cold, wet and windy conditions wearing a rain top and nylon
hiking shorts and never felt cold. Then .... we spent the night at Wild
Horse in our tents listening to one of the worst lightening storms I
have ever experienced. We waited in our tents in the morning until we
thought it had passed, broke camp and I donned my usual rain top and
shorts to hit the trail. Then it hit again. Lightening very close
together with zero time between flash and boom. Spread out and squat
time. The temperature dropped rapidly. Throw in a little hail for
effect. By the time we were able to get moving I was shivering
uncontrollably and very worried about hypothermia.

Never again.

Doug

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Received on Sun Mar 23 20:26:33 2008