[pct-l] rain chaps vs rain pants

[Diane Soini of Santa Barbara Hikes]

I have the chaps myself. I was always hot wearing them so I had to  
take off the legs of my pants just to keep the sweating down.  
Anything heavier would have been way too hot and sweaty for me. The  
one thing they are not so good for is that you can't really sit down  
in the rain because your butt isn't covered and you can't wear them  
while you do your laundry. So I also carried a light skirt to wear in  
town.
On Feb 23, 2011, at 8:10 PM, pct-l-request at backcountry.net wrote:

> I have a pair of very light weight?rain chaps.? I like the fact  
> that they are only a few ounces but worry that they may be too  
> light for a thru hike and have been looking at the Golite
> Tumalo Pertex Storm?Pants that are around?10 ounces.? More weight =  
> more protection but they are more weight and take up more space in  
> my pack.? Any thoughts?? Yea it's the battle of the light weights  
> vs the ultra light weights, go at it guys!
> ?
> Shepherd?