Comments on: Hail to the Hail! http://fineandfull.com/posts/hail-to-the-hail What's up with Jay and Anastasia Mon, 31 Oct 2011 14:56:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: anastasia http://fineandfull.com/posts/hail-to-the-hail/comment-page-1#comment-15 anastasia Sat, 03 Jun 2006 00:12:00 +0000 http://fineandfull.com/?p=57#comment-15 Umbrellas are also useful if you have no cover as they keep the pellets from hurting a lot; although you have to be willing for that to be the last act of your umbrella. Umbrellas are also useful if you have no cover as they keep the pellets from hurting a lot; although you have to be willing for that to be the last act of your umbrella.

]]> By: Jay Fienberg http://fineandfull.com/posts/hail-to-the-hail/comment-page-1#comment-14 Jay Fienberg Fri, 02 Jun 2006 19:23:00 +0000 http://fineandfull.com/?p=57#comment-14 Good question, G! <br/><br/>To the degree we were wearing moisture wicking clothing, we dried off pretty fast (e.g., my <a HREF="http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=5732&parent_category_rn=0&vcat=REI_SEARCH" REL="nofollow">smart wool hiking socks</a> dried fast, my cotton bluejeans: not so fast).<br/><br/>As for a single piece of gear: we had brought a tarp with us to the Gorge, and were not allowed to take it in. <br/><br/>But, the people who were allowed to bring in their tarps seemed to do pretty well in the hail. They wrapped themselves in a tarp sandwich so they were both off the wet ground and sheltered from the incoming barrage of rain and/or hail.<br/><br/>Still, I think everyone got wet more than they wanted, so now I am definitely a big convert to wearing moisture wicking clothes in camping / outdoor situations. Good question, G!

To the degree we were wearing moisture wicking clothing, we dried off pretty fast (e.g., my smart wool hiking socks dried fast, my cotton bluejeans: not so fast).

As for a single piece of gear: we had brought a tarp with us to the Gorge, and were not allowed to take it in.

But, the people who were allowed to bring in their tarps seemed to do pretty well in the hail. They wrapped themselves in a tarp sandwich so they were both off the wet ground and sheltered from the incoming barrage of rain and/or hail.

Still, I think everyone got wet more than they wanted, so now I am definitely a big convert to wearing moisture wicking clothes in camping / outdoor situations.

]]> By: Gabriel Shirley http://fineandfull.com/posts/hail-to-the-hail/comment-page-1#comment-13 Gabriel Shirley Fri, 02 Jun 2006 18:04:00 +0000 http://fineandfull.com/?p=57#comment-13 So what would you recommend as the one piece of essential gear to survive a hail storm at the Gorge? So what would you recommend as the one piece of essential gear to survive a hail storm at the Gorge?

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