[pct-l] Chaffing Skin in the Desert

[Stephen]

This sounds a bit extreme, but if not used to the dry air, yeah it desicates 
one quite quickly.
As far as chafing, I will never forget rubbing my but cheeks raw hiking big 
miles in the Sierra.  The only thing I found that worked, and I used this 
often racing bicycles, was to carry a small amount of good old fashioned 
vasaline.  It works really good on cracked lips also and sooths cracked 
dried skin.
Hard zippers are the reason I have never relished theideaof hiking with 
convertible short/pants.  However I just got some really light ones from Ex 
and will give these a go. Zipper are covered and  no issue.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Pat Wormington" <airecrew at netzero.net>
To: <pct-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Tuesday, March 31, 2009 2:03 PM
Subject: [pct-l] Chaffing Skin in the Desert


> While packing my pack I started thinking about the chaffing I
> experienced in the Desert.  I have hiked almost all of the PCT and
> nowhere else on the PCT will you experience such dry air as Southern CA
> and chaffing problems.  The inside of my thighs were rubbed raw by the
> seams of my zip-offs.  I wore bike shorts under my pants, and my light
> long johns inside out at night.  The seams were too painful against my 
> skin.
>
> Also for those testing their sleeping bags at home remember you will be
> dropping weight on the trail, shedding your natural insulation.  I carry
> a 15 degree bag and I love it.
>
> Almost There...............Jollylopper
>
>
>
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