Somehow I got out of the habit of carrying a real poncho in my bag. With the rain the last couple of weeks, I was . . . reminded. The little disposable poncho was serviceable, but it lacks the utility of a real poncho. Sure is light, though!
Decent quality poncho with grommets now in daily carry bag.
Excellent point. Personally I've got one of the new "XL" poncho's from Old Grouch's Surplus and man I love that thing. Much better than the old style USGI ones.
Since last post, I'm down over 40 pounds lost now. I've acquired a new G19 to add to the inventory pre-election. That's it.
Is that the "tall" version, or do they have an actual extra large version now?
I bought the "tall" version. Improved Military Poncho Gen 2- MILSPEC Version- Made in USA!
I've handed it off to guys in the 6' + or - a couple inches range and it's never been so long that a guy had any chance of tripping on it, and it's never been too short where it's a poncho that stops just below the knee. Personally I think it's a very well built poncho, it's reasonably lightweight, and if you look at the video where they cover the specs on how they're built it I'm convinced it's as good as anything else out there if not much better when you compare ounce to ounce. I only wish I could find a tiny stuff sack for it that was cheap. I could compress it down to a softball sized poncho if I could.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuTuE5FOaQA
I got a lesser quality import on Amazon.com.
I may regret my cheapskatery some day!
Supposedly they're going to start making their poncho in other colors. If they come out with a solid tan or green instead of camo, my current one may go up for sale cheap. I prefer solid colors so I don't look like a goof if I have to use it at a kids ball game.
Somehow I got out of the habit of carrying a real poncho in my bag. With the rain the last couple of weeks, I was . . . reminded. The little disposable poncho was serviceable, but it lacks the utility of a real poncho. Sure is light, though!
Decent quality poncho with grommets now in daily carry bag.
Is that a real poncho or a Sear's poncho?
I hid a 2 burner propane "camping" stove at work along with a collapsible water container, some emergency foil blankets and fire starters for when my boss decides to clearance out the seasonal "camping" supplies. The only good thing about my job is the mark downs I get my hands on. And the pay.