Hello WB!
I have a marmot mica rain jacket and a pair of marmot essence rain pants. I also plan to hike in a pair of Exofficio Ziwa convertible pants. I plan to go SOBO in early to mid-July. Here is my question: Do I need the rain pants? They are not heavy but still I'd like to shed 6 oz if possible.
From my understanding, I'll sweat inside the rain gear no matter what (and I'm a heavy sweater). So the point of rain gear is not to keep dry but to keep warm. If that's the case, maybe I don't need the rain pants in the first 2 months because the weather is still warm? My plan is to hike with the mica jacket and the pants with the legs taken off on a rainy day. I will change into a pair of dry running shorts once I get to the shelter.
Do you think this will work?
Thanks!
Moosky