Rain ?

**Moosehead** · 7th March 06, 08:54 PM

Find a tent and drink some Murphy's, or Beamish.

**auld argonian** · 7th March 06, 09:09 PM

There's a great book on camping that I have that was written by an author that seems to be mostly a very crabby old guy from Minnesota. In it he advises you that jeans are right out...the "trousers of death" if you get them wet...cotton holds the water and hypothermia (and a slow, miserable death out in the outback where your body will be picked at by coyotes and not found for weeks) follows. His advice is to go with wool trousers...Heller Hanson or Helly Hanson or something like that is the specific brand that he recommends.

No jeans, no worries.

Best

AA

**Iolaus** · 7th March 06, 09:38 PM

How about the difference between a wool kilt and a synthetic kilt?

**bubba** · 7th March 06, 10:44 PM

Poly vis dries pretty fast and stays fairly comfortable when wet.

**GlassMan** · 7th March 06, 11:01 PM

When it rains I just throw on my Inverness cape and a good hat/cap. And I make sure to wear my wool kilt hose because they stay warm even when wet.

**Riverkilt** · 7th March 06, 11:25 PM

Um....what is "rain?"

My most reverent prayer is to someday have the extra money to afford an Inverness Cape...just to look at and admire...the few rainy days here in Arizona are usually in the heat of summer....

I do have a replica Union Cavalry greatcoat with a huge cape...looking it over, cutting off the sleeves wouldn't make it look like an Inverness Cape...but I've thought about it....

Ron

**CameronTaylor** · 8th March 06, 12:13 AM

[QUOTE=Riverkilt]Um....what is "rain?"

I hear Phoenix is gonna get rain this weekend after 143 days or something ridiculous like that, hope you're better off water-wise then down state.

CT - Murphy's and rain, I can do this.

**Oswulf** · 10th March 06, 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by Riverkilt

Um....what is "rain?"

My most reverent prayer is to someday have the extra money to afford an Inverness Cape...just to look at and admire...the few rainy days here in Arizona are usually in the heat of summer....

I do have a replica Union Cavalry greatcoat with a huge cape...looking it over, cutting off the sleeves wouldn't make it look like an Inverness Cape...but I've thought about it....

Ron

I lived in Sedona for about 5 years, didn't see much rain until about august when the monsoon hit, then it was evey day at 5:00-6:00 like clockwork and could just pour down. If you were out in the boonies it was always a good idea to have high ground nearby, plus it was fun to see tourists hit the low spots in the road where the temporary lakes would form. Of course the rains would get the tarantulas moving about a bit more too, another tourist funny.

Oswulf