[pct-l] Marmot Precip

[John Abela]

Well Said Jim.


A few months back I wrote an article that falls right in line with
this matter called "What is "Core Temperature" - How important is it -
What you need to do and know!" and while it was not a medical approach
to anything it was intended to be a reminder to hikers that we have
sort of forgotten the reality of what is really important when it
comes to gear and staying safe.

http://www.redwoodoutdoors.com/2011/10/what-is-core-temperature-how-important.html

I have hiked hundreds and hundreds of miles in the rain without a rain
jacket or rain pants in the last few years - living in the Redwood
forests helps of course ;)

Realistically, for hikers, a rain jacket exists to keep your
core-temperature stabilized when it is both raining/snowing and the
temperatures drop - thus having the need of a WVP which also helps
trap the body temperature in (core temperature regulation).

So, this just leads to the questions that in the end, a good
rainjacket is one that will breath just long enough for the rain to
hopefully stop, and keep the water off your core body, and while still
breathing trap enough heat inside to maintain your core temperature.
There are rain jackets that are $300+ that can do this and there are
ones that are $80 bucks that can do this. There are ones that weight
18 ounces that can do this and ones that are 4 ounces that can do
this. So it just all comes down to whether you believe in being a
hiker who believes in laying your cloths and how much money you want
to spend and how heavy you want your backpack to be. The Marmot PreCip
meets these requirements while doing so at a decent price and weight.

John B. Abela
HikeLighter.Com
RedwoodOutdoors.Com