Raincoat vs. Poncho?

[Tony Schuster]

If you get into those really long drenching rains, nothing beats a raincoat
and rainpants. If you don't plan to take the rainpants then go with the
poncho. A raincoat will shed the rain directly onto your slacks, shorts,
shoes or whatever else it does not cover. So just the raincoat will
guarantee that you are soaked from somewhere north of the knees on down. I
used a poncho until I got a good pair of Goretex-type rainpants and a good
raincoat. They are well worth it. (Both cost and weight)
Tony
----- Original Message -----
From: "P Kowal" <lorikeet47aYAHOO.COM>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 7:34 PM
Subject: Raincoat vs. Poncho?


> For those of you who have traveled the camino in
> Sept/October, do you have any thoughts about which is
> most functional, a raincoat or a poncho?  I can list
> the pros and cons for myself, but I wonder what
> experience has taught the experienced.  I plan do to
> the walk from Roncesvalles to, God willing,
> Finisterre, leaving the beginning of September.
> Thanks in advance.  Patricia in Spokane, WA, USA
>
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