[at-l] Please critique my gear list

[Jim Bullard]

On 1/8/07, Mara Factor <m_factor at hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Ponchos are useless as raingear in the Whites.  It'll just act as a sail and
> blow you off your feet in bad weather. They can also get underfoot and trip
> you up when scrambling up rocks.  They catch on brush and dense undergrowth
> on overgrown sections of the trail.

An alternative to a poncho is the Packa <http://www.thepacka.com/>.
You can't use it as a tarp but it is much better than a poncho. Ed
Hinnant custom made one for me to fit over my frame pack. It comes
down to about my knees and covers me & the pack. Check it out.

-- 
Jim Bullard
http://jims-ramblings.blogspot.com/