RE: [Philmont]: Novice backpacker with Philmont questions

I am going to play devil's advocate here as I do not understand one of the
issues.

I have a poncho that covers the pack. I like it as I do not have to always
take the pack off to put the poncho on. If I have enough warning and we
expect heavy rain, I will take the pack off, put the poncho on in is normal
mode, to keep myself dryer then put my pack cover on my pack.

In camp if it raining, I put the poncho in myself and the pack cover on my
pack. So what "choice" are you talking about. Does anyone put the poncho
on the pack and the pack cover on themselves?

Yes, I know you are talking about some less bright backpacker who thinks
that if your poncho covers your pack you do not need a pack cover. It is
just I have never met one of them.

Roman Smith
CoR St. Joseph Church
South Bend, IN

At 11:06 AM 9/9/2004, you wrote:
>Ponchos are highly discouraged at Philmont. If you look at the Guidebook to
>Adventure (mailed during the spring prior to your trek), you will notice in
>their discussion of rain gear that the only rain gear listed is a rain suit,
>not a poncho. In my opinion, even a cheap rain suit is superior to any
>poncho. With the gusty winds and sudden temperature drops that often
>accompany storms at Philmont, a poncho just doesn't cut it. As someone else
>already mentioned, the ponchos that cover both the person and the pack are
>fine IF you happen to be hiking with the pack. When you're in camp, then it
>becomes a choice of whether the person stays dry or the pack stays dry. If
>you happen to be wearing the poncho w/o a pack (i.e., on a side hike), all
>that extra material is going to blow around and be a pain.
>
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Received on Thu Sep 9 21:42:03 2004