The real problem with rain jackets #shorts

🔥Best Budget Rain Jacket

🔥Best Budget Backpacking App

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🔥Best Budget Stove

🔥Best Budget Spoon
Ozark Trail Spoon (difficult to find - usually out of stock)

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🔥Best Budget Water Carry
Smart Water Bottle (every gas station ever)

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🔥Best Budget Footwear
The Shoes You Already Own

🔥Best Budget GPS
There isn’t one…

🔥Best Budget Trowel
Trekking Pole or Stick

🔥Best Budget Camp Shoes
Crocs or flip flops

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🔥Best Budget Mid Layer
What you already own

🔥Best Budget Chair
Amazon (millions of them on there)

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Garbage bag
Stuff sack from a sleeping bag

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Gallon Ziplock Bag

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🔥Best Budget Trekking Poles
Cascade Mountain Carbon Trekking Poles (not here)

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[iangray]

Here in Scotland, I think your rain jacket is on you 99% of the time, if it's not for the rain it's for the wind!!

[happyfisherman]

a rain jacket is like home owners insurance rarely needed but when it is needed it can save your life so don't cheap out on it.

[cameronhirtle]

I've owned a GoLite Double pertex on the PCT in 2012, a Marmot Precip and also an OR Helium 2 I just retired. Spent anywhere from 120-200 apiece on those jackets. They all wet out pretty quickly in continual rain, especially after a season or two of use. For the money you spend, rain jackets just wear out too fast to buy a $300 ZPacks Vertice or something similar.

Frog Toggs UL size small is the lightest jacket I have ever had, it doesn't wet out like the rest of rain jackets I have owned, and it keeps you dry. I also find I have more room to layer underneath and the hood is perfect, especially wearing a ball cap. As long as you layer properly and ventilate, you shouldn't sweat it out. Downfalls are durability, no pit zips, and its super baggy sleeves. But if you tear a hole in it? Whoopty doo, it's a 20 dollar jacket man. Chuck it in the trash and buy a new one. People have gotten1000s of miles out of these jackets, they cost next to nothing and outperform most brands.

Don't let yourself fall victim to insanely inflated prices, especially for a piece of gear that sits in your pack, like Dan said, 99% of the time. I cringe thinking of all the money I could have saved on rain jackets.

[Kuruflower]

Rain poncho. It fits over my wool poncho, my backpack, and it's $10. Folds down tiny, durable, and water proof.

[brycew]

I have had the same frog togg jacket and pants for almost 20 years. It has been great and it is still in good condition.

[andrewsock]

Did the stitching rip or did the fabric rip ?

[duskyman]

Nah, the real problem is rain jackets don't actually keep you dry they just keep you warm... Or warm-er.

[KelzCasa]

Just got their ponchos for the boy and I in the mail today.

It’s doesn’t rain often in the mountains we go to, but when it does, we’re always glad to stay dry. 😬

[MarkDonat]

what about a full body Tyvek suit with taped seams. Ul

[JasonWicklund]

What’s with all the YouTubers doing “shorts” videos lately? YouTube making you do them to compete with TikTok?

[-RAIDER]

Columbia outlet, clearance section. $15 with good zippers, pull cords and wrist cuffs.

[Casinogamer]

I wear rain jackets and pants a lot during the winter even if it isnt raining. They are light weight they help with the wind and you can wear base layers under them.

[rooftopcat]

G4 umbrella will help too, and you will look cool....out in the woods.

[uncreativeprocess]

How many hikers and outdoors people like you must exist until the landfill waste from your ultra light pack gear to nature ratio exceeds the amount that validates your existance?

[TheBudgetSportsman]

The frog toggs extreme lite is around $40 and I like it way better.

[fierro]

Dan check out red ledge rain gear. It's alot cheaper, packable and good in the wind. I picked up a rain jacket and pants in 2002 and used them alot in Oregon mountain biking, hiking and around town. I loaned out the rain jacket and never got it back but still have the rain pants.

[davemcqueen]

It doesn't breathe at all. I was covered in sweat and cold then the zipper split. I didn't learn though. I bought frog tog chestwaders from Costco. I got two trips and it wore through the material on each side of the inseam. I have come to th3 conclusion I have jumped out of the 🐸 tog brand.

[carolecarr]

Frog Togg is great, a wonderful wind jacket, which is very valuable.

[christopheraustin]

Not waterproof. Wife and I bought a pair of them for a cold and rainy Oklahoma State game and needless to say when we got home are butts and backs were wet. We got colds that weekend too. 😅

[wmarian]

I used in cold heavy rain for entire day clambering around looking for fossils. Delightfully dry at the end of the day, from my waist up. Its a plastic coat...not sure how it didn't work for some people? It is not fancy...no venting, no multiple clever pockets, no features at all really except the dry. It definitely did show its wear at the end of that rough day climbing and scrambling against rocks.