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May 25th, 2005, 16:19
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| Member  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia, SC USA
Posts: 10
| Poncho- necessary or useless I'm traveling to India for two months (June - August) and am quite aware it will rain a lot. Should I bring a poncho or just wear swimming trunks and t-shirt during the heavy rains? Thanks for the help. |
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May 25th, 2005, 16:24
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: May 2004 Location: UK
Posts: 2,134
| Swmming trunks & t-shirt will be fine, Under your poncho of course,,,,,,  |
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May 25th, 2005, 16:48
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| Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Columbia, SC USA
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| ha, yeah thanks. |
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May 25th, 2005, 17:56
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| This is just a cameo appearance  Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Chennai, India
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| A poncho sounds like a good idea to me, as long as it is made of a light and preferably breathable material. |
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May 26th, 2005, 04:24
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| 10 year Visa okee dokee  Join Date: May 2005 Location: Western NC USA
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| The trouble with a poncho is what to do with it when you take it off. They take up much more room and are harder to dry than a lightweight rain jacket, which can be hung on a chairback or hook. It's the shape I don't like even though it works great and is light and packs small. I've given up on my rain poncho. Besides, if you are stuck in a monsoon deluge, as you could be in the summer, nothing really helps but waiting it out. The streets get flooded, it's impossible, everyone just runs for cover and waits. Then the sun comes out until the next deluge! I like a collapsable umbrella but they useless in a storm. T-shirt and nylon shorts are good! |
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May 26th, 2005, 04:33
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| Lord of Kalinjar  Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: the real surf city
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 | Umbrella- THE indispensible monsoon accessory! 
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May 26th, 2005, 06:34
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon USA
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| It depends if it's a Sears poncho or a real Mexican poncho (obscure Frank Zappa reference). Seriously, buy a cheap umbrella when you get there and leave the poncho at home. It's a fashion faux pas anyway 
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May 26th, 2005, 11:41
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| You can buy a rainproof ultralightweight poncho that folds down into its own pocket and has with pit zips (for ventillation), called a PACKA. It's amazing and it even has room to cover a backpack/daypack, which is really handy because then then rain doesn't soak the straps and run down your back. It's like a one-man operation and the guy has really covered all the bases in creating something that works well. I love it. I used it throughout my AT thruhike and I take it with me when travelling all the time, now. |
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May 26th, 2005, 13:28
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| Maha Guru Member  Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Land that shakes and bakes.
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| Terrible if walking, hot and excellent if driving/biking.. |
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