7\/7\/12 – 1175 miles
\nAt present I’m not carrying many extra clothes. In warm weather, all you need is two shirts and two pairs of shorts. One pair I always keep clean so that I have something clean to put on in town after I take a shower. I have three pairs of socks that I rotate after two days on each. Two pair of underwear (eww! ). I keep my puffy jacket just in case there is a cold snap. <\/p>\n
For rain gear I’m trying out an emergency poncho. Anything else is too hot. I do use a pack cover even though the rain will eventually enter the pack in an all day soaker.<\/p>\n
For a sleeping bag I try to use the lightest material that will keep me warm. Some hikers are using a light flannel blanket now but I have a light bag that weights only one pound. Sometimes I just sleep on top of it if it is warm weather.<\/p>\n
My air mattress is a Neo-Air Extreme, one of the lightest (and most expensive) blow-up sleeping pads made. Some of the first Neo-Airs were noisy and puncture prone, but I’ve had good luck with this one. It gets used every night I’m on the trail.<\/p>\n
I will tell about my shelter system next.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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