High Sierra Topix

oldranger wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:35 pm ..Never could see the benefit of a Gortex Jacket when backpacking as then my hands would get wet and cold but with the poncho I can keep my hands under cover.

1. Accommodates insulation layers without compressing them.
2. You can draw your hands up into the sleeves to get them out of the rain.

Gogd wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 9:50 pm

oldranger wrote: ↑Wed Aug 24, 2022 9:35 pm ..Never could see the benefit of a Gortex Jacket when backpacking as then my hands would get wet and cold but with the poncho I can keep my hands under cover.

I always buy my hard shell parkas oversize for two reasons:

1. Accommodates insulation layers without compressing them.
2. You can draw your hands up into the sleeves to get them out of the rain.

When I am not hiding my hands in the sleeves, I fold the wrist cuff back one roll, so it is out of the way.
Ed