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.
Anyị niile maara na ponchos dị mma maka ngwa mmiri ozuzo, mana ị maara na ha nwere ike ịrụ ọrụ dị ka ebe nchekwa nke ụlọikwuu.
Nke a bụ ebe nchekwa mmiri ozuzo na-erute nke ponchos na-ahapụ jaket na apịtị. Ewezuga ichebe gị na akpa azụ gị pụọ na ihu igwe ọjọọ mgbe ị na-eme njem, enwere ike ịtụgharị ponchos dị elu ka ọ bụrụ ebe nchekwa site n'enyemaka nke obere ụlọikwuu na okporo osisi na-eme njem.
N'ụzọ dị mfe, isi ihe dị iche n'etiti poncho mmiri ozuzo na jaket mmiri ozuzo ga-adabara. N'ebe jaket mmiri ozuzo na-adaba n'ahụ gị dịka ị ga-atụ anya na jaket ọ bụla, ponchos na-ewere usoro ihe ọ bụla na-ekpuchi ya maka nchebe mmiri ozuzo. Ọdịmma ahụ na-erite uru ndị njem n'ọtụtụ ụzọ - ruo n'ókè ụfọdụ n'ime unu nwere ike iju gị anya - na n'ezie, enwere ụfọdụ ndọghachi azụ.
• Ponchos mmiri ozuzo na-adịkarị ala karịa úkwù gị (nke bụ ebe ọtụtụ jaket na-ebipụ ha), ụfọdụ na-ekpuchikwa ikpere gị.
• Nchedo ogologo ahụ site na mmiri ozuzo
• N'ọtụtụ ọnọdụ na-azọpụta gị site na mkpa uwe ogologo ọkpa mmiri ozuzo.
• Poncho na-enyekarị ikuku ventilashị karịa jaket
• Ihe na-adịghị mma na-enyere aka, dị ka oghere zipper (n'okpuru ogwe aka ma ọ bụ ala n'etiti), nke mmiri ozuzo na-enwe mgbe ụfọdụ ma ọ bụghị mgbe niile.
• Ọtụtụ ụdị poncho na-echebekwa akpa gị dum ma nwee ike ịtụgharị ya ka ọ bụrụ ebe nchekwa, na-enye mgbanwe nke jaket na-enweghị ike ịsọ mpi.
• Ponchos mmiri ozuzo, ma e jiri ya tụnyere jaket, a na-emekarị site na ihe ndị dị gịrịgịrị, ndị na-adịghị adịte aka, ya mere, lezie anya maka ogwu na alaka okporo ụzọ. Nke a bụ n'ihi ngwa ngwa na echiche ọkụ nke mmiri ozuzo poncho, na n'ihi na ọ bụrụ na e ji akwa akwa dị arọ, ọ ga-abụ ihe dị arọ karị na ngwugwu gị, n'ihi na ole ákwà poncho nwere karịa jaket.
• Ọ bụrụ na ị nwere ụdị ejiji - n'ụzọ ọ bụla n'ụdị ma ọ bụ ọdịdị - poncho nwere ike kpachie ya. Jaketị dabara adaba n'ụdị. Ponchos abụghị.
Ọ bụrụ na ịchọrọ ịpụpụ ma ọ bụ bukota ọkụ, mgbe ahụ ị ga-achọ ịmakụ ngwa ọ bụla nwere ike iji ọtụtụ ojiji.
Anyị niile maara na ponchos dị mma maka ngwa mmiri ozuzo, mana ị maara na ha nwere ike ịrụ ọrụ dị ka ebe nchekwa nke ụlọikwuu.
Nke a bụ ebe nchekwa mmiri ozuzo na-erute nke ponchos na-ahapụ jaket na apịtị. Ewezuga ichebe gị na akpa azụ gị pụọ na ihu igwe ọjọọ mgbe ị na-eme njem, enwere ike ịtụgharị ponchos dị elu ka ọ bụrụ ebe nchekwa site n'enyemaka nke obere ụlọikwuu na okporo osisi na-eme njem.