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Re: Load-out feedback

Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2023 11:35 am
by michaelzim
I discovered Trader Joe's dried orange slices c/o Lizzie H. that do wonders for the sweetness and tangy craving. Also dried Mandarins are a real score when not sold out.

M.

Re: Load-out feedback

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:48 am
by sbennett3705
How does anyone feel about rain pants for August? I have a rain shell, not sure if more is needed.

Re: Load-out feedback

Posted: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:41 pm
by wildhiker
sbennett3705 wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:48 am How does anyone feel about rain pants for August? I have a rain shell, not sure if more is needed.
Depends on whether you are out there when heavy monsoon moisture arrives. The last two years, I seemed to time my trips for maximum thunderstorms and rain. The rain was forecast, so I took the rain pants. Boy, did I need them! On more than one occasion, I had to be out in the downpour bailing out the big puddles that threatened to flood my tent. Not to mention hiking in the rain. I have the Outdoor Research "Helium" rain pants - work great and only 6 ounces.

-Phil

Re: Load-out feedback

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 1:38 pm
by sbennett3705
wildhiker wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 10:41 pm
Depends on whether you are out there when heavy monsoon moisture arrives. The last two years, I seemed to time my trips for maximum thunderstorms and rain. The rain was forecast, so I took the rain pants. Boy, did I need them! On more than one occasion, I had to be out in the downpour bailing out the big puddles that threatened to flood my tent. Not to mention hiking in the rain. I have the Outdoor Research "Helium" rain pants - work great and only 6 ounces.

-Phil
I like the idea of adjusting last minute based on weather. I thinking a set of Frog Toggs’s. I’m cheap and don’t want to carry items I won’t use. Never used them, I guess they’re basically disposable?

Re: Load-out feedback

Posted: Tue Mar 28, 2023 2:18 pm
by Gogd
sbennett3705 wrote: Mon Mar 27, 2023 9:48 am How does anyone feel about rain pants for August? I have a rain shell, not sure if more is needed.
If the air is cool, typical of Sierra upper sub alpine and alpine showers any time of year, getting your legs wet for extended periods will be similar to walking around midwinter in a pair of shorts.

Ed