AT story at roanoke.com

[bugman0914]

Not sure if this is the place but this story was in the Roanoke Times today and I thought I would share it.
http://www.roanoke.com/news/roanoke/wb/286991
Mods feel free to move it if need be.
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[Yukon]

Cool article. I like how they reference 2003, anyone who hiked the AT that year knows ALL about how wet it was lol

[Bradley]

It's one thing to frown at rain clouds from an office window. It's another to wake up in a damp tent, pull on soggy, smelly clothes, and hike up and down muddy mountains in the rain carrying a pack weighed down with wet gear.

ERGO the problem; tent vs. Hammock

If you want to dry something out you hang it up . . .

. . . you dont throw it on the wet ground . . .

[Arok]

Nice! Thank you, for posting the link.

[KerMegan]

ERGO the problem; tent vs. Hammock

If you want to dry something out you hang it up . . .

. . . you dont throw it on the wet ground . . .

+1 on that; still, it is hard to get things dry when the humidity is 95+%...no matter how you treat them- short of heading for the local washateria.....
KM(who really dislikes damp feet...maybe neoprene socks?)

[Rain Man]

Last week I got HAILED on during a thunderstorm on the ridge there just north of Pickle Branch Shelter. That stuff can hurt! Fortunately, it didn't last too long (maybe 30 minutes for the total storm).

Rain Man

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