CELL PHONE: Swazi rain gear

Monday 16 July 2012

Swazi rain gear

So, since a few years I have been using mostly waterproofed cotton jackets : tons of nikwax, and I hit the dirt. Less expensive, breathing well, shedding rain just enough, drying fast... I use them for light to moderate precipitations, as well as a mechanical and fire protection. As they block wind a little, they are a plus in lightly windy conditions... and for serious weather I'd get under the poncho and wait it out. But the poncho doesn't breathe at all, and it's a hassle in the wind or in steep terrain... so I decided to give the Swazi Tahr anorak it's chance as a part of my clothinbg system. Not to replace the nikwaxed cotton shell, but actually as a replacement for the poncho : as a last layer, for static or semi-static activities, and for real, bad, ugly weather