gfy_paddler wrote on Mar 12^th, 2009 at 4:11pm:

I would also be sure that your "wet" clothes dry quickly.

May can be a wild time in the Q! Everything from rain and sleet, too hot and sunny, sometimes in the same day ;)
 Quick drying clothes, to my mind means SYNTHETIC.
All the major outdoor stores sell nylon fishing shirts and pants/zip to shorts, and fleece vests and jackets.
 2 sets of nylon clothes will do for a trip, the wash out easily and dry in a stiff breeze the same. There bug bite proof, and some even have the bug dope baked in them. Bass Pro shops have the cheaper ones, the higher end outfitters are a little more expensive.
 Fleece is great, doesn't hold body odors, you can wring it out and swirl like a towel, will retain 90% of its insulating properties when damp. Layer under a rain suit or wind shirt and they'll keep you warm below freezing. I take a fleece vest/ 2x 100 wt fleece 1/4 zip pullovers/fleece hat/ fleece sweatpants for camp, or on real cold night, I wear fleece top/sweatpants for PJs. Think layering. Goose down can't be beat for weight to warmness ratio, but if you get it wet, your screwed.
 Check the Campmor link for some cheap/quality fleece, I bought the aforementioned items from them ;) The Campmor brand rain gear is excellent as well.

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