2 x Emergency Clear Rain Poncho's

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The beauty of these designs is that they can be quickly and easily pulled over your head, clothes and backpack, no need to worry about fastenings and fit. The Sea to Summit Tarp Poncho covers your body from the rain like a poncho should and also converts into a basic tarp shelter if you really need it to. It weighs just 10 ounces, has a hood for your head, and a large 360-degree coverage when worn as a poncho.

For instance, let’s assume that you’ve made it a habit to hike your neighborhood peak every Saturday morning. Clearpay lends you a fixed amount of credit so you can pay for your purchase over 4 instalments, due every 2 weeks. Missed payments may affect your ability to use Clearpay in the future and your details may be passed onto a debt collection agency working on Clearpay's behalf. Read our About page for more information, and check out our gear reviews, trip reports, and outdoor guides.They’re rain jackets, wind jackets, pack covers, shelters, sunscreen, and picnic blankets all in one. As a small woman, it is difficult to find a good one that doesn’t drag on the floor or threaten to trip me. Made of lightweight and clear material, this poncho is durable and waterproof, made to keep you dry in the rain without hiding your outfit. The Six Moon Designs Gatewood Cape offers full coverage, roll-back sleeves, and lots of other ventilation options.

The overall openness of ponchos is prone to let in more fresh air than a form-fitting rain jacket, but the sweatier of us will want to look for extra vents. Bridging the gap between rain jackets and pack covers, rain ponchos leave no seam uncovered when it comes to foul weather.The Cedar Tree Packa is the most engineered poncho on this list and really aims to replace your rain jacket. I love ponchos and usually have one in my daypack, but another con is that they can get bothersome and unwieldy when the wind is wild. What’s more, this poncho features a fleece-lined snap pouch to keep your phone and other personal items protected, plus it has a hidden drink holder pocket. There’s nothing worse than a self-made poncho sauna that just gets you hot and wet with sweat instead of cold and wet with rain. After you’ve chosen the general style of poncho you want it’s time to mull over more minor concerns like fabric durability and skirt length.

It also accommodates a large backpack and is double-stitched and tape-sealed, indicators of high-quality design. Keeping you and your gear dry from head to mid-thigh is reason enough to consider purchasing a poncho, and the fact that many can double as a shelter only sweetens the deal. The same super-cozy NanoLoft technology that Rumpl puts in its puffy blankets has been stuffed into this waterproof poncho.The loose fit helps, as does zippered vents (under the arms or down the middle), which rain jackets sometimes have but not always. The Packa also has a full zippered front, sleeves that tighten, a fully adjustable hood, and huge pit zips.

Rain ponchos tend to hang lower than your hips (which is where most jackets make their cutoff), and some cover down to your knees. As a poncho it doesn’t offer total coverage, stopping short at the mid-thigh, but does have a hood, zippers, and a cinch at the waist. Weighing 10 ounces and packing down to the size of an orange, this do-it-all rain poncho is like a rainy day Transformer. Not just for sports enthusiast, our rain ponchos and capes will come in handy for all sorts of excursions, all-year round (especially if you spent most of your time in the UK!For short day hikes, I still prefer a rain jacket, but once I strap on a backpack it’s poncho or no go. Unlike the Gatewood Cape, this poncho turns into a groundsheet for your tent, which can really equal one of two things: it can serve as extra protection for a tent that already has a bottom, or a bottom to a tarp tent, which normally doesn’t have a bottom. This is due to the fast and light idea of a rain poncho, and because if it was made of thicker fabric it would be a much heavier item in your pack, given how much more fabric a poncho has than a jacket. The Gatewood Cape and Sea to Summit Tarp ponchos provide 360-degree coverage when staked out as shelters, providing as much protection as would a separate camp tarp.