Quite simply, the primary difference between a rain poncho and a rain jacket is going to be the fit. Where rain jackets contour to your body as you would expect from any jacket, ponchos take a drape-it-over-everything approach to rain protection. The fit benefits hikers in many ways — to the degree that some of you may be surprised — and of course, there are some drawbacks.
• Rain ponchos tend to hang lower than your hips (which is where most jackets make their cutoff), and some cover down to your knees.
• Body-length protection from rain
• In most cases saves you from also needing rain pants.
• Ponchos often provide better ventilation than jackets
• The loose fit helps, as does zippered vents (under the arms or down the middle), which rain jackets sometimes have but not always.
• Many poncho models also protect your entire backpack and can be converted into a shelter, providing versatility with which jackets simply cannot compete.
• Rain ponchos, when compared to jackets, are typically made from thinner, less durable materials, so keep an eye out for trailside thorns and twigs. This is due to the fast and light idea of a rain poncho, and because if it was made of thicker fabric it would be a much heavier item in your pack, given how much more fabric a poncho has than a jacket.
• If you’re into style — in any way shape or form — a poncho may cramp it. Jackets are form-fitting. Ponchos are not.
If you need to bug out or pack light, then you’ll want to embrace any gear that can serve multiple uses.
Peb txhua tus paub tias ponchos yog qhov zoo rau cov cuab yeej los nag, tab sis koj puas paub tias lawv tuaj yeem slaso ua lub tsev pheeb suab ntaub.
Qhov no yog qhov chaw deb-txog nag tiv thaiv ntawm ponchos tawm cov tsho hauv av nkos. Txhawm rau tiv thaiv koj thiab koj lub hnab ev ntawv los ntawm huab cua tsis zoo thaum taug kev, cov ponchos zoo dua tuaj yeem hloov mus rau hauv cov chaw nyob nrog kev pab los ntawm ob peb lub tsev pheeb suab thiab cov ncej trekking.
Yooj yim yooj yim, qhov sib txawv ntawm cov nag poncho thiab lub tsho los nag yuav yog qhov haum. Qhov twg los nag tsho tiv thaiv rau koj lub cev raws li koj xav tau los ntawm ib lub tsho, ponchos siv drape-nws-dhau-txhua yam mus rau kev tiv thaiv los nag. Cov txiaj ntsig zoo rau cov neeg taug kev hauv ntau txoj hauv kev - rau qib uas qee tus ntawm koj yuav xav tsis thoob - thiab tau kawg, muaj qee qhov tsis zoo.
• Cov nag ponchos zoo li dai qis dua koj lub duav (uas yog qhov feem ntau cov tsho ua rau lawv txiav), thiab qee qhov npog rau hauv koj lub hauv caug.
• Lub cev ntev tiv thaiv los nag
• Feem ntau yuav cawm koj los ntawm kev xav tau los nag.
• Ponchos feem ntau muab qhov cua zoo dua li cov tsho
• Cov xoob haum pab, zoo li cov zippered vents (hauv qab caj npab lossis hauv nruab nrab), cov tsho los nag qee zaum muaj tab sis tsis tas li.
• Ntau tus qauv poncho kuj tseem tiv thaiv koj lub hnab ev ntawv tag nrho thiab tuaj yeem hloov mus rau hauv lub tsev, muab ntau yam nrog cov tsho uas yooj yim tsis tuaj yeem sib tw.
• Cov nag ponchos, piv rau cov tsho, feem ntau yog ua los ntawm cov ntaub ntawv nyias nyias, tsis tshua muaj zog, yog li khaws lub qhov muag ntawm cov pos thiab twigs. Qhov no yog vim lub tswv yim ceev thiab lub teeb ntawm lub nag poncho, thiab vim hais tias yog tias nws tau ua los ntawm cov ntaub tuab dua nws yuav yog cov khoom hnyav dua hauv koj lub pob, muab ntau npaum li cas cov ntaub poncho muaj ntau dua li lub tsho.
• Yog hais tias koj nyob rau hauv style — nyob rau hauv txhua txoj kev zoo los yog daim ntawv — ib tug poncho yuav cramp nws. Jackets yog qhov haum. Ponchos tsis yog.
Yog tias koj xav tau kab laum tawm lossis ntim lub teeb, ces koj yuav xav puag txhua lub iav uas tuaj yeem pab ntau yam kev siv.
Peb txhua tus paub tias ponchos yog qhov zoo rau cov cuab yeej los nag, tab sis koj puas paub tias lawv tuaj yeem slaso ua lub tsev pheeb suab ntaub.
Qhov no yog qhov chaw deb-txog nag tiv thaiv ntawm ponchos tawm cov tsho hauv av nkos. Txhawm rau tiv thaiv koj thiab koj lub hnab ev ntawv los ntawm huab cua tsis zoo thaum taug kev, cov ponchos zoo dua tuaj yeem hloov mus rau hauv cov chaw nyob nrog kev pab los ntawm ob peb lub tsev pheeb suab thiab cov ncej trekking.