tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post3143206434430980005..comments2023-11-07T15:44:03.771-07:00Comments on Rambling Hemlock: Umbrella riggingJoan Westhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-56390845985127490892018-06-09T09:22:39.545-06:002018-06-09T09:22:39.545-06:00How long should the umbrella handle be when extend...How long should the umbrella handle be when extended? I want to make sure the umbrella I get is long enough to attach properlyMaria T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04372875091960872229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-74467316250650614932018-05-08T23:23:43.031-06:002018-05-08T23:23:43.031-06:00I used an umbrella on the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim ...I used an umbrella on the Grand Canyon Rim to Rim last September. I was so glad I did - especially once I got down to the bottom of the canyon where the temps were 109 in the shade! And I wasn’t the only one with an umbrella either. I saw two rangers walking around at Bright Angel Campground with their umbrellas. My backpacking companions were just a little jealous of my cool head! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486347040029698428noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-39337397255005378972018-01-20T18:10:34.738-07:002018-01-20T18:10:34.738-07:00I have been using an umbrella for a couple of year...I have been using an umbrella for a couple of years now hiking and backpacking. I thought it would work kayak touring too and it does. Working in the shade is so much better and I have used the 'brella for downwind sailing as well. Used it around the Black Sea in some real heat and humidity. Makes all the difference. Handy for the afternoon thundershowers as well. I just rig it to my pfd rather like attaching it to a pack. Not hard to do. Thanks again for your post on how to do this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186810400041434748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-49028282323824767432017-08-04T11:52:26.629-06:002017-08-04T11:52:26.629-06:00Thanks for the great write up. It cleared up a lot...Thanks for the great write up. It cleared up a lot of questions. <br /><br />My only regret is that I didn't take the umbrella plunge before those long, hot stretches on the JMT last year.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140415489585946876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-6643925024532724802017-08-04T11:49:58.639-06:002017-08-04T11:49:58.639-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01140415489585946876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-86393372171567390952017-07-21T12:23:41.939-06:002017-07-21T12:23:41.939-06:00She is using one on the PCT. https://www.youtube.c...She is using one on the PCT. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQhqmV26773qZhzqJz4VFcw<br />HelpWithAluminumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929857383455545650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-65899527223049120992017-07-21T12:22:16.795-06:002017-07-21T12:22:16.795-06:00This comment has been removed by the author.HelpWithAluminumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09929857383455545650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-15750447993731533362016-06-01T10:30:07.917-06:002016-06-01T10:30:07.917-06:00Hi Joan,
I'm a brolly convert too and use a s...Hi Joan,<br /><br />I'm a brolly convert too and use a similar rigging idea but the pipe insulation is a genius idea. I'm going to try it.<br /><br />I was in the Peak District (UK) the other week and it tipped it down for nearly two days. I used my brolly along with a Pertex windshirt, softshell shirts and eVent ankle gaiters and I kept dry and well ventilated. No wet, clammy shells to deal with or dry out. As you say, a brolly is great as a sunshade too.......not that we seem to be having much of that this year in England!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-12612444221918155152016-05-04T07:37:58.503-06:002016-05-04T07:37:58.503-06:00Hope it works for you. If not, keep trying differ...Hope it works for you. If not, keep trying different ideas. Lady on a Rock also posted this method that I know works for many people:<br /><br />http://ladyonarock.com/2015/04/19/hands-free-hiking-with-umbrella/Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-58069092044314086402016-05-01T20:38:45.768-06:002016-05-01T20:38:45.768-06:00Hi Joan...........thanks for the rigging tips - wi...Hi Joan...........thanks for the rigging tips - will definitely try your idea. My hiking partner and I have been contemplating different ways to carry an umbrella hands free, but I think this is a good one. Thank you! I've hiked here in the Pacific NW with an umbrella for years, and yep, still get funny looks from folks, but I love it. I find I can stay much drier and much cooler as I can unzip my jacket and take my hood down. So that icky-sticky feeling from sweating within is lessened. It does rain here a bit, you know. Oregon Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06797040038048539816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-87562579132492411302016-04-05T19:42:05.348-06:002016-04-05T19:42:05.348-06:00What a great place--I've been wanting to head ...What a great place--I've been wanting to head out there sometime. The umbrella sure does make certain hikes doable--glad you found a way to get out there. :)Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-44458712412858760262016-03-19T18:33:10.574-06:002016-03-19T18:33:10.574-06:00Just finished hiking back and forth across Death V...Just finished hiking back and forth across Death Valley at Badwater Basin. Would not have been possible but for the shade of my umbrella. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06186810400041434748noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-56079242397623696842015-05-10T08:48:23.024-06:002015-05-10T08:48:23.024-06:00How exciting to be heading out there! Hope the um...How exciting to be heading out there! Hope the umbrella helps you enjoy the countryside. Happy Trails, hard candy!Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-35518453886381946812015-05-10T03:56:53.963-06:002015-05-10T03:56:53.963-06:00I'm about to start the England Coast to Coast ...I'm about to start the England Coast to Coast hike and anticipate quite a bit of rain. I'm looking forward to trying out my new Swinglite umbrella. Thanks for all the great tips!<br />J "hard candy" PrestonAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11587245688565696533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-24173831152610871812015-04-02T06:45:26.957-06:002015-04-02T06:45:26.957-06:00You're welcome! I keep forgetting to update t...You're welcome! I keep forgetting to update this article-- one more thing was that you can use carabiners to attach it too (the small size) if you happen to loose your shock cord loops or if they break. Didn't work as easily to de-rig, but at least it was something.Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-60905226082094036602015-04-02T01:31:35.304-06:002015-04-02T01:31:35.304-06:00Great rigging tips Joan.Great rigging tips Joan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16908172037348024454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-58251425899228905662015-02-08T17:47:17.130-07:002015-02-08T17:47:17.130-07:00Glad to hear of your success with using an umbrell...Glad to hear of your success with using an umbrella on the AT. I don't see them as often out here on the east coast, but as you mention, they are wonderful in rain. I'm with you about using them handheld out on the AT- lots more foliage here than what I encountered on the PCT. Out west, I used it more hands-free. <br /><br />Thanks for the comment!Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-49507153226038854462015-02-06T23:10:32.004-07:002015-02-06T23:10:32.004-07:00Been using an umbrella the second half of the Appa...Been using an umbrella the second half of the Appalachian Trail, and half of the Appalachian Trail again so far. I'm always using it in the rain, but I keep it handy by stowing it loose in the bottom of my pack's rain cover where it looks like a wet day. I almost exclusively use it handheld, so I can move it around and push wet brush and low branches out of my path in addition to catching the rain overhead!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-84020141911290882382014-08-16T14:13:16.204-06:002014-08-16T14:13:16.204-06:00Hi James Volk- I suppose that makes sense that th...Hi James Volk- I suppose that makes sense that they are catching on in the PNW! Hope your new umbrella serves you well for hiking. :)<br /><br />Umbrellas have been quite common out on the PCT. I did break mine by using it in the wind and had to get a replacement, but it was still worthwhile to carry one and I used it for sun, rain, and snow.Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-3842859224163039272014-08-08T07:26:50.761-06:002014-08-08T07:26:50.761-06:00I picked up a brolly after reading about how you u...I picked up a brolly after reading about how you use yours... I went to show it to my hiking buddy and he pulled out the one he'd just gotten. They seem to be catching on in the PNW... although 'around-town umbrellas' are seen less often in Seattle than in other places I've lived.<br />Thank you for all the good info.JamesVolkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04142988032186023819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-22160898900187656122014-04-16T13:14:29.279-06:002014-04-16T13:14:29.279-06:00What a great trick for high winds! We've just...What a great trick for high winds! We've just had quite a bit of wind on this stretch where I put my umbrella away, so I'll definitely give this a try. Thanks so much for sharing!Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-72469124452887933882014-04-16T09:10:50.545-06:002014-04-16T09:10:50.545-06:00In areas above tree line where you think the wind ...In areas above tree line where you think the wind will be too strong for an umbrella try this 'trick'. Using both hands, hold the umbrella as far up the shaft as possible (just below the stretchers) and point the umbrella into the wind. Use as loose a grip as possible so when the wind shifts and swirls the umbrella will always pivot and point into the wind. Use the other hand to hold the handle. Again, loose grip, let the wind pivot the umbrella, it will naturally point into the wind and will not collapse.<br /><br />I used this trick crossing the Presidentials in NH in the rain with wind gusts of 20mph. The umbrella was vertical most of the time but my upper body stayed drier (and warmer) than my rain suit clad companions.<br /><br />Have fun!<br /><br />OnestepKurt "Onestep" Cedergren.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02030894338778312599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-55081632432279596712014-04-06T18:14:13.892-06:002014-04-06T18:14:13.892-06:00Hi Jay, Hope the rigging works out for you!Hi Jay, Hope the rigging works out for you!Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-76269522528771883652014-04-03T16:48:00.232-06:002014-04-03T16:48:00.232-06:00Ha! Jake it figures I'd find you here! Joan, t...Ha! Jake it figures I'd find you here! Joan, thanks for the great instructions. I'll be doing this for my Chrome Dome tonight.Jay Thompsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15131852955917165127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-437728056755394515.post-19217928302430365112014-03-19T09:28:52.531-06:002014-03-19T09:28:52.531-06:00I sewed that fleece orange skirt. Based it off th...I sewed that fleece orange skirt. Based it off the Melanzani micro grid ultra mini skirt, which I also wear and love. 'Downside' is that fleece skirts have major static cling, especially when worn with long underwear bottoms. Though I find the static cling is useful because it keeps it less breezy in cold weather- so I consider it a 'feature' not a failure. <br /><br />Fleece skirts are also great because they provide lots of warmth-- I wear them under rainpants in winter and I sleep in my fleece skirt because my hips tend to get cold sometimes.<br /><br />I'm not sure how the fleece would be for the JMT in summer though- I loved having mine for my snow course, but I'm still undecided if I'll bring mine with me into the Sierra- *probably* but I may also go with a ripstop skirt instead.Joan Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16396313531820725640noreply@blogger.com