<html><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>What is this obsession with umbrellas? I mean, seriously, I'm not being a troll here -- why do so many people like them? I tried it once and it wasn't any different for me than a wide-brimmed hat and a good long-sleeve t-shirt but considerably more weight since you generally need to still carry a hat and a shirt anyway.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><div>Most of the heat in the desert is reflected from the ground anyway so overhead cover only helps the direct radiation. Doesn't seem worth it to me.</div><div><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div><br><div><div>On Jan 22, 2008, at 1:02 PM, JOHNNY J FARBER wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0; "><div id="MailContainerBody" leftmargin="0" topmargin="0" acc_role="text" canvastabstop="true" name="Compose message area" style="padding-left: 10px; font-weight: normal; font-size: 10pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); border-top-style: none; padding-top: 15px; font-style: normal; font-family: Verdana; border-right-style: none; border-left-style: none; text-decoration: none; border-bottom-style: none; "><div>We followed the Jardine method of rubber banding the mylar to the umbrella which worked great. He recommended using the small rubber bands from an orthodonist. The wind turned our umbrellas inside out a few times, but most of time they were lifesavers. Campmor sells a metallic coated treking umbrella 24.99--spf 50+--this is what we are using this year. </div><div>JOURNELS---I would like to know the address of a user friendly journel site. Despite the fear that all the comments have struck into my heart, I still want to write a journel of our 2008 trip. Just kidding about the fear--many of the comments are helpful. Besides I gave up fear (at least I don't let it stop me) when I fought cancer in 2006. Sharon "Free" (from fear & cancer) Farber</div>_______________________________________________<br>Pct-l mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Pct-l@backcountry.net">Pct-l@backcountry.net</a><br>To unsubscribe or change list options (digest, etc):<br><a href="http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l">http://mailman.backcountry.net/mailman/listinfo/pct-l</a><br></div></span></blockquote></div><br></body></html>