Originally Posted by
staehpj1
I figure that in light rain I can lay on my side and shelter the mesh. In harder rain I think maybe my rain jacket can be rigged to cover the mesh.
that's what I thought too
, but in reality you're there all groggy from having no sleep, rain is poring down and there you are with a smelly jacket on your face which is getting soaked and muddy and you have to wear it the next day
my best solution was to curl up my mattress into a hoop, lying inside and using that as a roof
you will survive just fine but its no fun, after the third night I adapted and started to look for abandoned huts, big trees, caves or rock piles, anything usable to cover the top half of your body
its adventure alright, I had a great time, but I learned :-)