I thought you got good advice, except the recommendation to use cotton
outerwear for rainy conditions. The waxed cotton is usually a heavy canvas
material used for conditions where abrasion and snagging are a problem. The
wax finish does not breath well so moisture tends to collect inside unless
there a lot of ventilation openings to let the air through. Loggers,
construction workers, and ranchers use the waxed canvas stuff a lot. As I
remember the cotton ventile is a tightly woven wind resistant material but I
don't remember it being waterproof. I haven't seen that used around here for
about 30 years. Wet cotton and cold wind are a recipe for hypothermia and
lots of people have died that way. There are many light weight, waterproof,
windproof and breathable outerwear garments made now from synthetic
materials. There are also non-cotton clothes made to wick moisture away
from the skin and transport it to and through the breathable outer garments.
Patagonia and North Face are two of the leaders in this technology but there
are others. Any mountaineering shop can advise you as to what is available
to meet your needs. Cotton is good for very hot dry conditions. /jim
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Thanks for all the sage advice, especially about
water. <<big snip>>
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