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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 7222828" data-attributes="member: 15700">Having spent 4&nbsp; years in southeast Asia, I have hiked in a tropical storm.&nbsp; It sucks even just being in it, let alone hiking.&nbsp; One of the worst feelings is wearing rain gear in a rain storm while it's also 85 or 90 degrees at the same time because it traps the heat and mugginess under it, and you start sweating profusely even if you aren't really doing anything.&nbsp; Also, I loathe the feeling of getting out of a shower and feeling like you have to take another one because the heat and humidity are so bad (I'm from the PNW, so that combination is not something I'm used to.&nbsp; I'm sure the folks in the south well know this feeling).Then again, one of my favorite experiences was my final test at Mountaineering school in Cheju Island during a monsoon in August.&nbsp; I was in full military gear, but no raincoat.&nbsp; The downpour didn't happen until after many of the tests and we started on our 2 mile climb up the mountain for a final 300ft Aussie rappel.&nbsp; I was lead, and I remember raising my arms up to the sky and shouting, &quot;Is this all you got!&quot; as the rain was drenching us.&nbsp; It was a weird feeling I can't really explain.&nbsp; Where something sucks so much, suddenly a switch flips and it's motivating and awesome.But anyway, to answer your question, a downpour in the tropics is not a relief from the heat unless you're pretty much naked and not doing anything.&nbsp; If you're geared up, it sucks.&nbsp; A lot.&nbsp; Even with rain gear.&nbsp; Especially with rain gear.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 7222828, member: 15700"] Having spent 4 years in southeast Asia, I have hiked in a tropical storm. It sucks even just being in it, let alone hiking. One of the worst feelings is wearing rain gear in a rain storm while it's also 85 or 90 degrees at the same time because it traps the heat and mugginess under it, and you start sweating profusely even if you aren't really doing anything. Also, I loathe the feeling of getting out of a shower and feeling like you have to take another one because the heat and humidity are so bad (I'm from the PNW, so that combination is not something I'm used to. I'm sure the folks in the south well know this feeling). Then again, one of my favorite experiences was my final test at Mountaineering school in Cheju Island during a monsoon in August. I was in full military gear, but no raincoat. The downpour didn't happen until after many of the tests and we started on our 2 mile climb up the mountain for a final 300ft Aussie rappel. I was lead, and I remember raising my arms up to the sky and shouting, "Is this all you got!" as the rain was drenching us. It was a weird feeling I can't really explain. Where something sucks so much, suddenly a switch flips and it's motivating and awesome. But anyway, to answer your question, a downpour in the tropics is not a relief from the heat unless you're pretty much naked and not doing anything. If you're geared up, it sucks. A lot. Even with rain gear. Especially with rain gear. [/QUOTE]

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