Learning by Reading About Others' Doings

Here's a good article over at Section Hiker, giving a run-down on gear that did and didn't work on a recent trip in Scotland.  In May, Scotland's weather is a reasonable stand-in for winter weather around here: wet, near-freezing at night, then up into maybe the 60's, wet, etc.

Note to self:  Don't even consider spending big bucks on a single-wall tent, no matter how light it may be.  Those things only work in deserts.  Around here you'd need a snorkel to sleep in one, and that would double the weight of the whole thing, so what would be the point?