Rain Gear Recommendations?

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robow8
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Re: Rain Gear Recommendations?

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BSquared wrote: Sat Apr 09, 2022 1:43 pm Ah, a cagoule! Oui effectivement! ;) Funny, but between the last time I looked at this thread and just now, my very feeble memory kicked in to just that concept, and I looked around but found nothing like that that seemed to fit the bill. I seem to recall that in the 1980s many of my climber friends considered a cagoule to be a vital piece of survival gear. But none to be found, at least no lightweight ones that I could find...
Sierra Designs used to make one: https://sierradesigns.com/cagoule/
It looks like it is only available in Small/Medium. My guess is they won't get anymore L/XL in.
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Re: Rain Gear Recommendations?

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robow8 wrote: Sat Apr 09, 2022 3:04 pm Sierra Designs used to make one: https://sierradesigns.com/cagoule/
It looks like it is only available in Small/Medium. My guess is they won't get anymore L/XL in.
The SD cagoule is unsuitable for sustained periods in the rain, due to being a DWR solution, versus a membrane barrier solution of some type. It also lacks ventilation: the front zip is surprisingly short, and sleeve cuffs are elastic, cannot be loosened for ventilation.

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