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Love the Packa. I did seal the seams. I could not figure out why it came with big zipper openings from underneath the sleeves to the side seams. Dah, it took one wearing to realize that if I did not use the zippers, it doubled as my own personal sauna. I could wear it as a pack cover on days of possible rain and then reach back and pull out the jacket components without taking off my pack. Expensive but worth it for me. ElinI have used Frogg Toggs. Rain can be intermittent requiring getting into and out of the pants and jacket before they become a sauna. Removing the pants requires sitting, often a wet activity after it has rained. Pulling the pants off over boots leaves the inside covered in mud. Additionally, you need a separate rain cover for your pack. In one heavy rain the water cascaded of the rain jacket down my back right into the pack cover forming a puddle that then wicked up into my pack. I don't recommend a rain suit!!! An Altus or Packa poncho avoid all the problems I mentioned.
I contacted Barrebes who made the Altus- they changed it out for the Altus Atmospheric New and though listed on their site, they were not findable.
Barrebes informed me that the New version had too many issues and they no longer make the Altus, period
(so did the cost of a used one just sky rocket??)
hmm someone needs to create a service that transports all abandoned items in Santiago back to start places so they actually can be used by entering pilgrims
nanc
https://www.etsy.com/listing/263080734/camino-rain-poncho-with-backpack-cover?ref=shop_home_active_9. Some enterprising peregrina is selling gear on her etsy shop. What do y'all experienced peregrinos think about the raincoat she has up? Thinking about giving it a go!
Several years ago I bought some Frogg Toggs for a fishing trip. Tried them out before the trip. Donated them to Goodwill. Not worth the cost.Has anyone had experience with this rain suit? I'm starting the CF in early April and I will need to bring rain gear, 295 grams seems fairly light.
http://www.froggtoggs.com/the-frogg-toggsr-ultra-lite2tm-17341.html
Thanks,
mike
So I have decided on gators.
Gators ? We bought a set at REI and tried them out. We returned them because regular rain pants worked better for us because they are lighter and easier to put on or remove. If we were creating our own trail walking through tail grass or our shins needed extra protection gators would have been great. Also the rain pants cost less.So I have decided on gators. I have a great rain coat/shell. I have an REI rain cover for my pack. The more I watch YouTube, etc. the more I see clips of people with ponchos that cover them and their packs. The look very light and flimsy and seem to blow all over in the wind. Those are not the Altos Poncho's are they?
Thanks Melensdad for the tip about the Ferrino brand for those of us in America. I will check it out.
In the meantime, it looks to be a very wet April and I am still not sure if I need the poncho on top of my other rain gear. I am interested in others who have done well in the rain without a poncho.
Thanks!
So I have decided on gators. I have a great rain coat/shell. I have an REI rain cover for my pack. The more I watch YouTube, etc. the more I see clips of people with ponchos that cover them and their packs. The look very light and flimsy and seem to blow all over in the wind. Those are not the Altos Poncho's are they?
Thanks Melensdad for the tip about the Ferrino brand for those of us in America. I will check it out.
In the meantime, it looks to be a very wet April and I am still not sure if I need the poncho on top of my other rain gear. I am interested in others who have done well in the rain without a poncho.
Thanks!
Has anyone had experience with this rain suit? I'm starting the CF in early April and I will need to bring rain gear, 295 grams seems fairly light.
http://www.froggtoggs.com/the-frogg-toggsr-ultra-lite2tm-17341.html
Thanks,
mike
If only we could walk in a bubble where we stay dry and the rain falls all around us. I have participated in so many of these threads, looking year after year for the best rain gear and have finally decided that it is an impossible dream.
https://www.caminodesantiago.me/community/threads/wet-weather-clothing.35680/#post-331453
If what you read on line or hear from experienced long distance hikers is true, none of this will keep you dry when the rain is endless. http://sectionhiker.com/why-does-rain-gear-wet-out/
I think the choice in rain gear depends on whether you walk in warm or cold seasons. If you walk in fall or winter, then something like the Ferrino makes sense, because it has a metallic lining whose function is to increase/maintain your body temperature. Of course if you walk in the Ferrino when it's warm, increasing your body temperature inside your rain poncho just leads to a pool of sweat. I was so happy when I got my Ferrino and wore it on the Levante, which I started in early May. We had one or two sustained rainstorms, and I saw that within minutes of the rain starting I was sweating inside my Ferrino. SYates later informed me on the forum that it was because the Ferrino metallic lining was doing what it is supposed to do, that is increase your body temperature. Great, but hypothermia is not a problem in southern Spain in May!
If you walk in summer, something with lots of vents for body heat to escape seems to be just as effective as those expensive gor-tex Marmot clothes, the Altus poncho, etc etc. I have a collection of raingear, expensive and cheap, that could fill a small botique. According to some pretty savvy hikers I know, people who don't sweat inside their ponchos are either not producing enough body heat to cause condensation or are walking in rain that hasn't reached the saturation point of the outerwear yet, or both. That suggests that slowing your pace may be a good way to keep you dry inside the poncho, but then of course that means that you are walking longer in the rain! But hope springs eternal, and I'm not opposed to continuing the search for perfect raingeear.
FroggToggs are excellent rain gear and break the wind. I would not recommend them for backpacking they are heavy and air doesn't circulate well through them. I have a set that I use to ride my motorcycle in the rain and they work well for that. I bought a new FroggTogg coat to try for walking my Camino next March. I used it once and returned it and purchased another rain suit from REI.Mike:
I am not familiar with this specific rain gear. That said, rain gear, imo, is far more preferential than Ponchos. Most ponchos I have seen on the Camino's require two people to put on. They blow around in the wind and usually do not protect legs. Rain gear is easy to put on, imo and is a great wind breaker. Most rain pants have zippers on the lower legs and are easy to put over shoes/boots. They also rinse right off. As far as your pack, just buy one with an attached rain cover (most Osprey's).
Ultreya,
Joe
Ditto.FroggToggs are excellent rain gear and break the wind. I would not recommend them for backpacking they are heavy and air doesn't circulate well through them.
Sell my Altus? You'd have to prise it from my cold, dead hand . . . .
Lol.... Only in name!Are they similar to crocs?
I've been to that store and area!For those looking for and not finding an Altus, we found an almost identical product in El Cortes Ingles, in the store near the Puerta del Sol in Madrid. I am very sorry I did not keep a note of the brand name (it was a gift) but I compared it to my (old, reliable) Altus and it looked almost exactly the same - even down to the boring colours. It was about 45 euros.
I don't find the Altus blows out like a poncho, because it is more like a raincoat. I'm with Annie. Not that it is perfect, but it is the most reliable and, for me, the best choice.
An umbrella is inconvenient with trekking poles; I will take the poles, given the choice.I take my umbrella over any poncho any day of the week twice on Sunday
There are umbrellas made to be used hands free, with a longer shaft and special clips to put on your backpack. Also, I walked with a number of Spaniards member of their local walking club and they all used regular umbrellas, which they had rigged themselves to their backpack.An umbrella is inconvenient with trekking poles; I will take the poles, given the choice.
I know what you mean, my is hands free and I hike with both umbrella and tracking poles and when you get used to it (just a bit of an adjustment) its like Amex never leave home without itAn umbrella is inconvenient with trekking poles; I will take the poles, given the choice.
My husband never stops buying new gear, so needless to say he bought this rain contraption! He used it on a 2 week backpacking trip on the Wind River Range in Wyoming, and he was sweating and very uncomfortable with it; I brought along my RAB, and no problem at all. My Granite Gear pack cover is extremely light, inexpensive and very effective too.https://www.etsy.com/listing/263080734/camino-rain-poncho-with-backpack-cover?ref=shop_home_active_9. Some enterprising peregrina is selling gear on her etsy shop. What do y'all experienced peregrinos think about the raincoat she has up? Thinking about giving it a go!
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