“What are you all using????”

I’ve been loving umbrellas.
I used to have a 5oz one that folded small but the Wind Rivers range tore it up last year. I bit the bullet and got a heavier one that doesn’t fold --- the 8oz Golite version. That’s a very well designed beast. 90% of the time it has kept me and my Murmer dry. In the harsher rains I whip out the 1.2oz $2.00 poncho and put it over me and my backpack. The poncho only lasts about 3-4 days. But out West here, I only go through about 2 ponchos/year. So I’m not in the mood to invest in an expensive rain jacket. Plus I use my poncho a lot in the morning. I plop it on the ground and lay my pack contents on it while I pack up.

Good luck on the rain gear.
-Barry
-The mountains were made for Tevas