Hey whiteblaze,
I’m currently buying some leftover gear I need for my APT Thru hike starting early July. My concerns are in raingear and food bags.
I have Patagonia capilene 3 base layer bottoms, synthetic pants that zip off into shorts, one synthetic starter shirt, another long sleeve synthetic starter shirt, and a Patagonia capilene 4 hoodie. Those are my layers for now, and my final layers WERE going to be a rain jacket and rain pants over the cap 4 hoodie if it got too cold. But seeing as though rain pants and a rain jacket will be pretty expensive, I came across a Frogg Toggs Bi-Laminate Rain Suit With Pants. Is this a sufficient substitute for rain jacket and rain pants to keep me dry? Here is a link to the item:
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B001QH5Z7O/...SIN=B001QH5Z7O
If those are not sufficient, what would be a good rain jacket and rain paints that you would suggest to carry the whole thru hike for optimal dryness?
Also, for food bags I am starting to get confused. I wanted to get carbon fiber bags for everything so that nothing gets wet, but that seems pretty expensive, so I was just going to ziplock everything and line my bag with a trash bag. But I do need a food bag to hang, and what has confused me is what size I will need. I’m going southbound and will hit the hundred mile wilderness, so I will need to carry at least 11 days worth of food just in case, and im not sure how I can make that fit in one bag. Will I need to get two 60L to accommodate all of the food? Would you suggest buying waterproof stuff sacks for all of my items or is the ziplock/trashbag technique a cheap technique that will suffice? Here is a link to the 60L bag I was reffering to. http://www.amazon.com/SealLine-Storm.../dp/B001QWKSQW
Please let me know what you think and of course any tips or info is hugely appreciated.
Kind regards.