Older Altus poncho

waveprof

Enthusiast

Time of past OR future Camino

May-June 2013, Camino Frances

• Feb 17, 2013

• #1

Hello there!

I found these ponchos on sale and was wondering if people felt that it was the older style poncho?

http://www.peregrinoteca.com/tienda/poncho-altus-atmospheric-nylon-verde-kaki-p-8241.html

We want an altus but have heard about the newer ones. BTW, has anyone tried the light version?

P.S. For those who buy from Barrabes, you can ship to the store in Madrid for free and they will hold it for you.

 

D

Deleted member 3000

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• Feb 17, 2013

• #2

That looks like the older velcro wrist closure. The new ones are elastic, I have heard.

 

D

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• Feb 17, 2013

• #3

This is their new one, I think. One of the photos seems to have velcro wrists, but the others don't.

http://www.peregrinoteca.com/tienda/pon ... p-732.html

 

C

capun

Active Member

• Feb 18, 2013

• #4

Besides being about 120g lighter, does anyone knows what features were dropped or changed to come up with a lighter weight?

 

Sheesh

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Time of past OR future Camino

2009, 2013, 2022

• Feb 18, 2013

• #5

The thread below has a lengthy discussion on rainwear. Around the August 2012 point, there are posts which discuss the old and new Altus. I have the older version which I purchased in 2007 and have not seen the newer one, so can't personally comment on the difference(s).

equipment-questions/topic3183.html#p16047