[pct-l] Tarp shelters

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

On Aug 1, 2011, at 10:00 AM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:
> Not all hikers
> can/will abide the whinny little buggers:  I can because I have  
> considerable
> high-frequency hearing loss ? I barely hear them ?

During the warmer months and because I hike in pants and a long- 
sleeved shirt, I like to take off my clothes at the end of the day  
and lie down and rest a while. I cannot abide the whiny buggers when  
I'm half naked because they do a lot more than whine. And I'm not  
about to trade a hot sleeping bag for long pants when it's still 90  
degrees out. There have been more than a few nights where I couldn't  
get into my sleeping bag until after 1AM, and even then I had to keep  
a leg or arm out. Therefore, for as nice as the whole "sleeing under  
the stars" idea is, it just doesn't seem to work out for me unless  
it's during the time of year there are no mosquitos and no flies or  
when it's cold enough in the evening to cuddle up in my sleeping bag.