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I had forgotten about this conversation. Fwiw, I seem to have luck of…idk…whatever never has good luck…and I did hit that massive snowstorm on the way to Roncesvalles, and the day after as well. So for future readers, if anyone is wondering if an Altus works in snow? Yes. It works very well in...
Speaking of that, I read a few posts where it sounded like people are not counting what goes into a bum bag, and that confused me. Is it less impactful because it’s at the waist?
I think I'm going to go with the Altus. I think overall it's going to be more versatile. Thank you so much, everyone. I really appreciate your willingness to help.
I keep picturing flowy open-ish sides. If that's not an issue then it might be okay in snow after all. That on and off pack dance thing is totally annoying.
I've got plenty of crappy weather to practice in, but no Altus. I ordered the Globe Trekker knock off from Amazon and once I got a look at it I instantly understood why I've read on the forum here that its not the same. I've already started the return process.
Is there some way to kind of belt...
As the one who got caught in the snow...I brought it up because I wanted to explain why these decisions are "weighing" heavily on me (see what I did, there? :) )
And I will definitely be noting the possibility of snow/sleet in the forecasts and not lock myself in to have to be at a particular...
I have only ever seen pictures of one online, so if I decide to go with this, I'll be buying it when I arrive. I'm having a hard time visualizing it as a shell against a cold snowy day, as opposed to a rain coat.
No I meant Altus and a rain jacket (above Davebugg mentioned taking both and I saw it elsewhere too last week on the forum but I can't remember who it was now.
Okay so how do you make this work? Isn't the Altus rather breezy as a poncho, compared to a rain coat that you can cinch at the waist? And do you wear it to the bar for dinner if its raining?
One of the problems I run into is that I haven't been able to find any 5-7 oz outerwear items that fit and are affordable. The lightest weight rain jackets in my price range are around 11 oz (like a Marmot PreCip). The Altus is around 12 oz. That's a lot of weight if I take both. I couldn't find...
That's what I"m worried about in April, too! I was good with a waterproof rain jacket and a merino baselayer on top while walking. But the poncho situation? Do the ones who love the poncho only walk when it doesn't snow? If that's the case, then maybe I just need to scrap the poncho idea and...
My error was probably more an issue of being short on time. We should never have continued once it started to sleet. The ice was just awful and no Camino gear is adequate for ice, imho. That requires yaktrax or something similar. We got off trail and took the road to reduce the danger a bit but...
I run hot most of the time, especially when walking. Post workout chill, though, is something else entirely. That's why I was thinking maybe on a cold/wet day, I'd wear the merino baselayer under either a poncho or a rain jacket, and then in the evening, I'd layer the synthetic baselayer with my...
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