Originally Posted By Echterling


As for rainwear, I guess it depends on the temperatures you are in. I'd skip the rainwear as much as possible. Take a sweater of some sort to put on at breaks.

Do you have specific high vis gear to wear? If not, I'd look at hardware stores for the high visibility orange with scotchlite reflective band mesh vests that road crews wear.



Hadn't thought of the military stuff - I'll have to head up to the military surplus store for a looksee. Thanks.

They issue us orange, clearly labeled jackets and hats when we're fully qualified and we get good deals on some things, like forty dollar packs. This coming weekend will be our qualifying survival weekend - I'm not feeling much the chop-up-the-woods-for-shelter idea. The storm that's coming through here tomorrow will be cold and wet, so I'm definitely taking something to stay dry, big time. Also the dryer lint and storm matches, lighter, etc.
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