[pct-l] First Post on Forum and Gear ?'s

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Welcome, Sven.

I can't comment about the specific pack or pants (just think weight,  
weight, weight).  But when I saw the third item, my reaction was  
immediate:  Are you sure you want a GPS?  The trail is almost a  
"wilderness freeway" most of the way, and the rest of the way a compass  
and map should be fine.  You'll burn a ton of batteries doing a track, and  
while I've found a GPS useful for finding obscure bear boxes most of them  
are so obvious you'll trip over them in the dark.  Of course, if you want  
to know exactly how far away is La Crosse at any given time, a GPS is the  
way to go.

Again, I always come back to the weight issue.  I struggle to keep my base  
below 13#, but others here mentioned a base weight pared down to single  
digits by the time the Canadian border came into view.

Good luck with the planning.  The trip won't go at all the way you planned  
it, but as others here recently noted, the planning is still a necessary  
antecedent to success.  Have a fabulous trek.

On Sun, 28 Oct 2007 19:46:22 -0700, Sven Brailey <svenbrailey at gmail.com>  
wrote:

> Hi all,
> My name is Sven Brailey.  I'm from La Crosse, Wisconsin, and I'm  
> planning a PCT thru-hike
> next year.  This is my first day reading and posting on this
> forum.  I learned about its existence from Cheryl "Journey" Watson who
> thru-hiked the PCT this year (some of you probably met/know her!).  I met
> her for the first time yesterday at a public talk about her PCT  
> experience she gave
> at the church she and her husband are helping expand in Winona,
> MN.  It was a heartwarming and brain-expanding evening....afterwards I  
> was even more excited about my trip!
> To start off, I have a few boring gear ?'s:
>
> 1) Does anyone have any first-hand experience using Arc'Teryx Naos
> backpacks?
>
> 2) How about RailRider WeatherPants....are they overrated/overpriced?
>
> 3) DeLorme's Earthmate PN-20 GPS?
>
> Thanks and looking forward to further communications!
>
> Sven



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