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Do you consider rain pants as well? I am wondering how/if to cover legs in October when it rains?I have a poncho, I have a rainjacket, I have an umbrella, but which one to pack? The poncho would cover the backpack too, but feels totally overkill and cumbersome if it’s raining in the afternoon and I want to walk around town. If I go with the jacket, it means I also need to take a rain cover for my pack.
No. I may walk with a skort at times, a capri pant at others. I sweat easily so rain pants are not a good idea for me. I will be in Santiago by the beginning of October so it might still be quite warm on the way. I have frozen in Santiago in November though, so I am taking light long pants and a light fleece too for when I am done and enjoying my last day there.Do you consider rain pants as well? I am wondering how/if to cover legs in October when it rains?
Bought my poncho in Roncevalles after getting soaked in my cheap plastic ponchoWell, actually re the subject...
Considering that I have no rain gear at all, I need to buy something.
The alternatives are: a poncho or a rain jacket or windbreaker and rain pants. What would be better given the season?
I do not want to spend a fortune of first Camino gear neither. I still need to figure out what I need to wear in case it gets colder (fleece? or a jacket?) Can one jacket do both jobs: protect me from rain and keep warm when it gets cold?
My main concert, apart from staying dry, is not to sweat too much.
I have tried one of Decathlon pocho and I am not sure it breathes at all.
Help...
Some like a poncho that is long in the back to also cover pack. Personally, I don’t like fighting with it in the wind. End up wet. Also hard to see to the side with hood on. Rain jacket & rain pants & pack cover always worked best for me. I did both Caminos in the Spring & was happy to have rain pants for cold & wind break. The S. Koreans love an umbrella in the sun.I am in the same conundrum right now, preparing for the camino portugues end of september. I have a poncho, I have a rainjacket, I have an umbrella, but which one to pack? The poncho would cover the backpack too, but feels totally overkill and cumbersome if it’s raining in the afternoon and I want to walk around town. If I go with the jacket, it means I also need to take a rain cover for my pack. The umbrella is nice because it also protects from the sun, but would it protect enough from the rain ? This is where I am at now. I spared you all the opening of a new thread.
Rain jacket vs. poncho, poles or no poles, trail runners or hiking boots, water bottles vs hydration systems in the pack with tubes, the list goes on. Subjects which come up perennially and which come to personal resolutions but no overall resolution.OMG...did not mean to start a "war" on such a delicate subject.
I thought the advice might be linked to route/time of the year.
Absolutely agree with C clearly. My raingear is integral with cold and wind protection, especially during my last CF in April/May this year. It was the coldest (multiple days below freezing in the morning), windiest (multiple days with steady strong cold headwinds for hours on end), and rainiest Camino I have ever done. Frogtoggs raincoat and pant set is $20, and weights 10oz total. Rain skirt is $10 and weighs 2 oz. Skirt can be put on without stopping or removing pack, and so can the coat because it is large enough to go on over my pack and me both. No pack cover needed. I do not usually take the pants, but they were a godsend against the bone chilling winds. The pants are big and baggy, and go on quickly without removing shoes. I will be taking the same kit this Sept/Oct on Camino del Norte. I did not take the pants last Oct del Norte, but the weather is very unusual this year.For extended reading opportunities, I have tagged this thread with "rain/sun protection." Click on that tag under the title of the thread, and pass the afternoon.
I feel compelled to chime in, and disagree on whether warmth and waterproofing are two separate items. In summer, yes, but in other seasons, maybe not. I always take rain pants and jacket, and regularly use both of them, to protect against rain, to provide excellent insulation against cold, and to wear at the laundromat while everything else is being washed. In the summer. A light rain jacket and trousers, over a few layers of lightweight merino, could serve me well on the ski slopes in necessary!
I have often thought about trying a poncho, but the fact is that I would still want the jacket for general use, the umbrella for sun and rain, and maybe the pants for a cold day. The only thing I would be able to leave at home is the pack cover. Perhaps I would add a poncho for a November-February walk in Northern Spain.
How long have you been on the forum? Of course I could click and find out. It is ultra easy to start on a war even on what day it is, given the global circle of the membership!OMG...did not mean to start a "war" on such a delicate subject.
I thought the advice might be linked to route/time of the year.
Beginning of October probably will not be very cold yet, so raining when it is cold and raining when it is warm are 2 different feelings.
Does anyone have a picture of an umbrella clip for the backpack, pleaseI am in the same conundrum right now, preparing for the camino portugues end of september. I have a poncho, I have a rainjacket, I have an umbrella, but which one to pack? The poncho would cover the backpack too, but feels totally overkill and cumbersome if it’s raining in the afternoon and I want to walk around town. If I go with the jacket, it means I also need to take a rain cover for my pack. The umbrella is nice because it also protects from the sun, but would it protect enough from the rain ? This is where I am at now. I spared you all the opening of a new thread.
The Decathalon Quechua MT900 looks great. Everything the Altus has and more. I’d love to try it myself but it’s not available in the US.Thanks everybody for thier 5cent.
More confused than before.
Probably I won't get really cold on Ingles beginning of October, given the historical tempatures, but who knows. Anyway, it's a short Camino so I can have more or less an idea right before leaving.
I think I will be joining pocho team in the end.
Apart from Altus poncho, very advertised here, is there any Decathlon item that is worth it?
I have also noted a couple of times mentioning Frogtogg - is it a US brand? Going to USA for vacation in 2 weeks, so probably can have a look there as well.
It rains a lot in Galicia sometimes.Well, actually re the subject...
Considering that I have no rain gear at all, I need to buy something.
The alternatives are: a poncho or a rain jacket or windbreaker and rain pants. What would be better given the season?
I do not want to spend a fortune of first Camino gear neither. I still need to figure out what I need to wear in case it gets colder (fleece? or a jacket?) Can one jacket do both jobs: protect me from rain and keep warm when it gets cold?
My main concert, apart from staying dry, is not to sweat too much.
I have tried one of Decathlon pocho and I am not sure it breathes at all.
Help...
Of course being soaking wet is uncomfortable too!Personally, I don't like any of the choices. They are all vaguely uncomfortable.
Well guess my answer won’t help too much. However your concerns direct you to get GORTEX or the like. It’s worth the extra money to keep dry as well as warm as needed. The Patagonia jacket and very light Patagonia rain pants work well and stand the test of time. Their warranty and quality of clothing makes the money spent worth it.Well, actually re the subject...
Considering that I have no rain gear at all, I need to buy something.
The alternatives are: a poncho or a rain jacket or windbreaker and rain pants. What would be better given the season?
I do not want to spend a fortune of first Camino gear neither. I still need to figure out what I need to wear in case it gets colder (fleece? or a jacket?) Can one jacket do both jobs: protect me from rain and keep warm when it gets cold?
My main concert, apart from staying dry, is not to sweat too much.
I have tried one of Decathlon pocho and I am not sure it breathes at all.
Help...
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