A Great Tent , though heavy and could handle all the bad weather. " Note: ever notice how many thru-hikers used jeans in the 70's??? It must have started with Rybak.. Even bad boots, jeans, maps didn't stop hikers in the early years of the PCT... Today these folks would be " Laughed" off the trail for be so ill-prepared, yet in the 70's, these two we " Cutting Edge" in many ways with their tent and brand new MSR Muti-fuel stoves. ( Goggle Search : Kevin Kowalchuk who designed the camera for Imax used on Everest)