[pct-l] snow/temperature

[Diane at Santa Barbara Hikes dot com]

Are you talking about a tarp that has no walls or floor or are you  
talking about a tarp tent which is basically a single wall tent?

Either one will be fine for the time of year you are going. Low temps  
will not be all that terribly low in August. It was a high snow year,  
but by August and September the snow will be minimal.


Diane

On Jul 9, 2010, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Hello!
> I know I should be able to look this up but am finding it confusing so
> I figured I would just ask! Am thinking of trying a tarp "tent"
> instead of a tent for a hike from yosemite to whitney in august and
> september but have never used it anywhere cold enough at night to have
> snow. Does anyone have experience with this type of "tent"? Either
> way, how has the snow fall been this year? How cold does it typically
> get at night in the high sierras/what is the coldest it may get?
> Thank you so much!

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