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[QUOTE="robertt, post: 102538, member: 8385"] Gitti, thanks for the alert re changes to Altus. I almost laughed the first time I used one. I was amazed that something so cheap and simple, a bit like an old raincoat with expandable hump, could be more effective than all the troublesome solutions which cost so much more. There is just enough stiffness in the fabric of my Altus to keep it off the body, it goes on an off easily (zipped version), it is so long that I have worn it in terrible winter/spring conditions without having to bother about rainpants, pack covers etc. For getting about town, I clip up the hump, and it's just a great wind layer. The only other good thing I've tried is the Lafuma, which is more a poncho, but is wind-stable and gives okay cover while giving better ventilation - a great warm weather option. Ponchos don't fit my summer-wet region of Oz, but, since we've returned to wet winters after 2007 and our weather pattern is more like the fifties and seventies, I've had occasion to try them. Expensive ponchos like Exped and Sea to Summit are laughably bad when tested. Often not waterproof, and useless in wind. I take a brolley or my Altus, though it's a bit much for this climate. I don't seem to sweat much, which is maybe why I don't like heat or summer caminos. It may also explain why the Altus is so much better for me than for others. I've never been wet with it, never had condensation probs. Anyway, there could be some old stock of original Altus lying around in Spanish towns. I bought mine in a little clothing shop in some place like Sahagun. Again, thanks for the tip Rob [/QUOTE]
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