That shirt was fast drying with a smooth weave and SPF 30, didn’t stain or tear, and was always comfortable. The Verdict: Next time, I would look for a lightweight long-sleeve polyester shirt to wear from the start, certainly through the desert, or go with the Rab Aeon Tee again. I requested a change in my next resupply box, and picked up the Rab polyester t-shirt in my Trout Lake box, then wore it happily to the border. Anyway, the texture was so smooth that it felt slimy when sweaty, which is All The Time when thru-hiking. No one gives a fuck - I didn’t give a fuck, except about that shirt. It might have looked better in the store, but on the trail I felt like a frump monster, and believe me - the PCT is no fashion show. I must have been high on Town Fumes or something when I bought it, ’cause it was just fugly. Wearing the green printed Royal Robbins shirt at the 2000 mile marker in Oregon. Because I hadn’t planned to swap shirts there, I just went to the outfitters in town and found one on sale for ~$20. By the time I got to Bishop at mile 789, I was ready for a new, hole-less shirt. It also stained quickly and severely, and like most thin merino wool, shredded where it rubbed. It breathed well, didn’t rub raw patches into my skin, and didn’t have seams on the tops of the shoulders for the backpack straps to chafe on. I started the hike in a 150 gm merino wool Icebreaker Flash Short Sleeve V-neck t-shirt. I am not repping any brand here, just sharing the ones that worked for me. With that in mind, here are the garments that accompanied me on the PCT this summer:ĭisclaimer: Each item in this review was purchased by me with my own money, or given as a gift. That’s the nature of the beast that is the Pacific Crest Trail. You too may have to throw out all your carefully done research and just get whatever is available in whichever town you’re in. It was comical halfway through the hike, when I had 10 short minutes on wi-fi to find and buy a replacement, remembering how much thought I’d put into the original item before the trail. This did me well for the beginning, but honestly, I ended up changing almost everything in my pack, including my clothes. You will be sweating for like, 2668 miles of the 2669 mile trail, and you don’t want a material that makes you colder when it’s wet.īecause I like doing research, I spent many hours picking out the “right” clothes for the trip. The only real guideline is I’ll give is, no cotton. That being said, it’s up to you to figure out what is right for you. Preferences aside, it’s good to remember that clothing is gear on the trail - wear the wrong garb and you could freeze, burn, or get scratched up by ice or brambles. The purpose of this PCT clothing review is to let you know this one hiker’s likes and hates, and perhaps in the process give you ideas for where to start your research. If something sounds like it would work for you, give it a try!Įach and every hiker has different preferences, and one person’s favorite item could be another person’s biggest hate. In this post, I’ll review everything I wore from Campo to Manning Park. Some of it was great, and some did not work for me AT ALL. I wore 4 different shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 4 different hats, and 5 pairs of shoes over the course of my 160 day PCT thru-hike. ![]() Wearing my old Smartwool long underwear over my shorts for warmth, a bit before Warner Springs.
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