It did rain a lot on our trip. We had sunny days at either end of the trip, but the middle 3 days was a little grim. This meant a lot of teepee time. Or rather, life under the Luci lights. Luci lights are solar powered lamps that you blow up like balloons. When deflated they are super compact. I gather they were developed for third world countries where obtaining electricity can be a problem.
I do know that they are awesome for camping! At night we'd hang them from the ceiling of the teepee, and they'd impart a party like atmosphere. Sort of like those Japanese lanterns you see at outdoor parties on summer evenings in places that aren't Kodiak.
With basically three days in the teepee another thing that had to happen was a lot of wood gathering, sawing and splitting. We had to feed the stove to keep the teepee warm and our gear dry. On the rainy days we would go out for a bit and return soaked. It would take a couple of hours to dry everything back out.
We'd read and nap by the wood stove. Rainy day hibernation. Patrick
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