Anybody using Frogg Toggs on the El Camino Frances?

[Multipurpose]

Hi all, Just wondering in anyone is using Frogg Toggs or the essentially similar Dri Ducks on the El Camino for rain gear. One time I used them all day in rain for trail hiking in the San Francisco bay area where and they performed surprisingly well. However I have never used them day after day in rain. They are a little flimsy and rip easily against bushes so it is essential to use them mainly on trails. Anyway I already have a set and was thinking of bringing them as El Camino rain gear for my walk in April. If they don't work well I could buy an Altus poncho along the way. What do you think? Here is a link to the product.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B007X5XDU4/?tag=casaivar02-20

 

[C clearly]

If you enter "frogg toggs" in the Search box, you'll find some threads. I am not familiar with them, but remembered the name from this forum!

 

[Deleted member 3000]

I have used them, but abandoned them for the Altus poncho. It is hard to get into and out of Frogg Toggs on intermittent rain and hot sun. In heavy, continuous rain, the water will sheet off your back into your pack rain cover.

 

[CdnDreamer]

I wore Frogg Toggs on both of my caminos. I loved them. Coming over the mountain from Orisson in April it was raining, cold, and windy. They kept me warm and dry. The people wearing ponchos had them shred in the wind, and blow away. (These were probably not the expensive ponchos) So it depends on the weather that you get. They would be too hot to wear if the weather was warm. On days with light rain I had a $1.00 poncho that I would throw over my clothes and backpack, or I used a little umbrella.

 

[Mark Lee]

I've checked out those Frogg Toggs before at outdoor stores. I'm sure they will work just fine. You don't do any brush busting type hiking on the Camino Frances, so I wouldn't worry about tearing them on limbs and such. The roads you walk are wide open and easily maneuvered. Not a woodland hike in any stretch of the imagination.
Besides, you might not even use them. I've walked the Camino Frances twice where I had no rainy days at all. Rain jacket never even left the pack for 30+ days.

 

[MTtoCamino]

I've checked out those Frogg Toggs before at outdoor stores. I'm sure they will work just fine. You don't do any brush busting type hiking on the Camino Frances, so I wouldn't worry about tearing them on limbs and such. The roads you walk are wide open and easily maneuvered. Not a woodland hike in any stretch of the imagination.
Besides, you might not even use them. I've walked the Camino Frances twice where I had no rainy days at all. Rain jacket never even left the pack for 30+ days.

I call that quite a blessing!

 

[Mark Lee]

I call that quite a blessing!

If I walk it again during the summer months I'm just going to carry a cheap, $2-$3 dollar or so poncho. If I see an extended forecast again of little to no rain, the cheap poncho will find itself on a donativo table. Just couldn't bring myself to jettison my trusty Columbia rain jacket.

 

[MileHighPair]

I used Frogg Toggs this spring, with lots of rain on a 36 day Camino. They worked well. Positives: very light weight, cover you from head to toe, the material is stronger than I expected (I'd probably take the same pair next time), the legs act as 'gators' to keep my boots dry. The only negatives have been mentioned, you need another pack cover and heavy rain does get between the pack and your rain jacket, and it is a bit of a hassle getting in and out of them in periods of rain/sun - but this is true of many other types of rain gear. I find that most folks are satisfied with their rain gear as long as they don't need to use it, and most folks become dissatisfied when they have to wear it for several days in a row!

 

[Archsas]

I used a Frogg Toggs poncho when I did the Primitivo last year. It worked pretty well. It kept me reasonably dry in all day rains, and the benefits of a poncho over the suit is that it was easier to put on and it kept my pack from getting to wet. It was reasonably lightweight, which was also nice, and much cheaper than other lightweight options . The only con I can think of is that I don't remember it being very breathable (which is less of an issue with a poncho), but it was still much better than vinyl or PCV ponchos.

I ended up leaving it at an albergue in Muxia because I was done with it and didn't want to pack it back home. I'd probably be okay with using one again, although I don't have any experience with the suits.