[pct-l] Rain Gear

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

It's more likely you will encounter dangerous weather at the  
beginning and end of a thru-hike. So-Cal is very unpredictable. It  
did not rain at all for me in 2008 but it did snow (so it must have  
been raining on somebody else.) In 2009 I got a lot of rain. Even so,  
I never had heavy-duty rain gear. Just silnylon chaps, an umbrella  
and a light wind jacket with DWR. This year the weather was even more  
severe and unpredictable.
On Sep 18, 2010, at 5:12 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> Is it necessary to carry rain gear (pants & jacket) for the  
> southern sections of the PCT?  I a light wind jacket with DWR  
> adequate? When is full rain gear typically needed on the PCT?  I am  
> trying to go light as possible on my 2011 PCT thru hike.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Dan