[at-l] Gear List - for March **BFT** OT

[Russ Drake]

I agree about being prepared for all kinds of weather... I had was close to hypothermia on one trip and I did not realize ... until I hid in my bag and I just could not get warm.. not fun.
   
  Your right about the filter if it is freezing... useless is right...  The weather also depends upon what stove I am going to bring... I have an Coleman Apex that is SOLID if the temps are going to be cold... I have a pepsi can stove for milder temps...  
   
  

Sloetoe <sloetoe at yahoo.com> wrote:
  -- Russ Drake wrote:
### Only able to reply briefly, but here's two quick
thoughts:

> I am going on a BP trip in March in the Black
> Forest Trail (BFT) here in PA and I am trying to
> minimize my gear all the while trying to think of
> staying warm while in camp.
### You need to be prepared for it all, unfortunately
-- which means from 60*F down to 0*F, and pouring rain
and driving sneaux. There's just no way to safely do
an extended trip without having the extremes onboard,
and a PA March is extreme.

> Another issue is that there is going to be a few
> stream crossings... I know how to do this in the mid
> summer hikes .. but I never tried this in March ...
> I am thinking of slipping into my croc's and slip
> across as quickly as possible.
### Sounds like a great idea. I just did a trail
yesterday with a dozen over-ankle crossings in 10
miles -- you'll get used to it.

BTW, if temps drop, leave the filter and larger H2O
storage stuff at home -- they'll be worse than useless
in 12 hours.

sloetoe

Spatior! Nitor! Nitor! Tempero!
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