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'''Hiking umbrella''' (ideally with silver reflective coating). We gave this some serious consideration, but ultimately decided against it, because we didn't have any experience with it. I think it would be useful in the Northern sections, which can have absolutely brutal sun (no shade for days in parts) and can get very hot. As a rain shield it probably works a bit less well, since it's mostly rainy in the south, where it's also windy -- and wind and umbrellas don't mix well. Still, it could be useful.
'''Water wading / fording shoes.'''We always forded rivers with our trail runners, which were our only shoes. We think this is by far the best system, since fords and minor river crossings, as well as crossing wetlands happen all the time on the GPT, and switching into different shoes all the time is impractical. That being said, we did have more blisters on sections where our shoes were wet a lot, and we believe that the wetness also helped destroy the shoes more quickly. Other hikers have remarked that if you are prone to blisters, sores or rashes, you might want to bring fording shoes.
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