[at-l] clothes for AT thru hike?

[Walt Daniels]

I have not done significant long distance hiking in cold weather but lots of
non-long distance hiking. I always opt for many layers, but be careful that
they are easy to take on and off. The most important thing is to not get
them sweaty so that while moving you need very little, but stop and you need
to pile them on quickly. You need the control over the warmth provided by
multiple layers because just how many you need depends highly on the
temperature, trail grade, wind and even your current metabolism if you have
just eaten. 

-----Original Message-----
From: at-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:at-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On
Behalf Of Tom Mantooth
Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 11:15 PM
To: AT-l
Subject: [at-l] clothes for AT thru hike?

I was wondering if someone who has hiked the AT or any other long trail
could assist me with a question I am  trying to decide concerning the weight
of various clothes on the AT.

This has to do mainly with winter hiking.  I am starting on March 10th.  
I was wondering if it is better to purtchased lightweight clothes and wear
more layers that to say use midweight?  I have for example notice that 2
lightweight under garments some time weight a few Oz less that one
midweight.  I have read in a couple of Hiking books that using lighter
weight clothes and using say 4 leyers instead of 3 is lighter yet just as
warm because of the cusion of air between layers.

Has anyone had any experience with this?  I would appreciate any pointers
that anyone can provide.  Since I shall be 71 years old when I start I need
to keep the old body as comforable as possible but with the lightest weight
that I use.

Thanks,
Tom
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