[pct-l] Too much clothing!?

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Lisa, 

Here are my suggestions. 



Keep the mid-wt base layers.  Sleep in them.  Delete either the down jacket or the fleece, or delete both and carry a lighter lined wind jacket, like the Marmot windshirt or equivalent.  It is so flexible in many conditions. 



Weigh a fleece balaclava; if lighter or about the same, drop the wool beanie. 



Drop the sleep / camp pants.  Use the cap 2's instead.  



Switch out the Precip rain jacket for a silnylon rain jacket with hood (pullover, no zipper).  You won't need it very much till later anyway.  The silnylon will be good over the windshirt in sideways rain or strong winds. 



You won't be in camp long enough to get real cold - unpack, set up, eat, get in the bag.  You'll be too tired to sit around shivering.  



I would take crocs instead of flip-flops.  They stay on better, are more cushiony, and don't absorb water when fording in them.  Weigh about the same. 



The best advice is to load it all up and go on a long weekend hike (multiple nights).  Pay attention to what you didn't wear.  Or, sleep out on the backporch in your clothes / bag/ matress / etc. to see if you stay warm enough. 



Watch?  I bought a $15 timex wrist watch and cut the rubber / plastic band off.  Carried it in a zippered pocket in my pants. 



Good luck. 

Mango 


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Freathy" <rainorshinecamper at yahoo.com> 
To: "pct-l" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Monday, November 22, 2010 1:46:58 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] Too much clothing!? 

Watch~? (don't have one yet, suggestions??) 
Short Gaiters? 
  
Total weight~ 66.2oz 
  
Clothing in pack 
Mid-weight wool base layer top~ 7.8oz 
Capilene 2 base layer bottoms~ 6.1oz (thinking about switching to wool?) 
Fleece~ 11.9oz (thinking this is overkill w/other base layers & down jacket in 
camp, any thoughts?) 
Pre-Cip Rain Jacket~ 12.5oz 
Wool Beanie~ 4.1oz 
Sleep/camp pants~ 6.5oz 
Down Jacket~ 6.3oz 
Flip flops~ 4.5 oz (if I can keep one luxury piece these are it... can't stand 
shoes and don't want to have to wear them in camp/breaks) 
  
Total weight~65.3oz 
  
Yes folks, that's 8.2 lbs of total weight in clothing (worn & pack)... 
suggestions??