NetNews Usenet Archive 1992 #31/NN_1992_31.iso/spool/rec/travel/17034

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From: [e-mail] (Steve Susswein)
Subject: Questions on hiking/backpacking in Costa Rica
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I'm leaving in three weeks for a month-long trip to Costa Rica.  I plan
to do the normal budget/independent travel thing, and want to spend most
of my time hiking and backpacking in the national parks, rainforests,
volcanoes, and along the coast.  I want to travel as light as possible
(a 3500 cubic inch backpack, no more than 35 lbs), but still can't decide
whether to take camping equipment (tent/stove/pad) along in order to be
able to do longer trips into the parks, or just plan on staying at
cheap hotels and doing dayhikes.

Has anyone on the net spent much time in the Costa Rica backcountry?
Did you take backpacking gear, and if so, did you use it enough for it
to be worth carrying?

Also, I've gotten some conflicting advice about bringing raingear.  I
was planning to take a goretex jacket and pants, but a couple of people
have told me that it'll be way too hot and humid.  Any thoughts?

Lastly,  Someone recommended bringing knee-high goretex socks to wear on
muddy rainforest trails, as an alternative to buying rubber boots once
I'm down there.  Does this sound like a worthwhile idea?

Thanks,

Steve