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.
Sote tunajua kuwa poncho ni nzuri kwa zana za mvua, lakini je, unajua wanaweza kufanya kama kibanda cha hema.
Hapa ndipo ulinzi wa mvua unaofikia mbali wa poncho huacha jaketi kwenye matope. Kwa kuzidi kukulinda wewe na mkoba wako dhidi ya hali mbaya ya hewa wakati wa kupanda mlima, poncho za ubora wa juu zinaweza kubadilishwa kuwa malazi kwa usaidizi wa vigingi vichache vya hema na nguzo ya kutembea.
Kwa urahisi kabisa, tofauti ya msingi kati ya poncho ya mvua na koti la mvua itakuwa inafaa. Ambapo makoti ya mvua yanaelekea kwenye mwili wako kama unavyotarajia kutoka kwa koti lolote, poncho huchukua mkabala wa kuifunika kwa kila kitu ili kulinda mvua. Kufaa huwanufaisha wapandaji miti kwa njia nyingi - kwa kiwango ambacho baadhi yenu wanaweza kushangazwa - na bila shaka, kuna baadhi ya vikwazo.
• Poncho za mvua huwa zinaning’inia chini zaidi ya makalio yako (ambapo ndipo koti nyingi hujikata), na nyingine hufunika hadi magotini.
• Ulinzi wa urefu wa mwili dhidi ya mvua
• Mara nyingi hukuokoa kutokana na kuhitaji suruali ya mvua.
• Poncho mara nyingi hutoa uingizaji hewa bora kuliko jaketi
• Sehemu iliyolegea husaidia, kama vile matundu yenye zipu (chini ya mikono au chini katikati), ambayo makoti ya mvua huwa nayo wakati mwingine lakini si mara zote.
• Miundo mingi ya poncho pia hulinda mkoba wako wote na inaweza kugeuzwa kuwa makao, ikitoa uwezo mwingi ambao koti haziwezi kushindana nazo.
• Poncho za mvua, zikilinganishwa na koti, kwa kawaida hutengenezwa kwa nyenzo nyembamba, zisizodumu, kwa hivyo jihadhari na miiba na vijiti vya kando ya njia. Hii ni kutokana na wazo la haraka na jepesi la poncho ya mvua, na kwa sababu ikiwa imetengenezwa kwa kitambaa kinene zaidi kingekuwa kipengee kizito zaidi kwenye pakiti yako, kutokana na jinsi poncho ina kitambaa zaidi kuliko koti.
• Ikiwa uko katika mtindo - kwa njia yoyote ya umbo au umbo - poncho inaweza kuibana. Jackets zinafaa kwa fomu. Poncho sio.
Iwapo unahitaji kuondoa hitilafu au kufunga mwanga, basi utataka kukumbatia gia yoyote ambayo inaweza kutumika kwa matumizi mengi.
Sote tunajua kuwa poncho ni nzuri kwa zana za mvua, lakini je, unajua wanaweza kufanya kama kibanda cha hema.
Hapa ndipo ulinzi wa mvua unaofikia mbali wa poncho huacha jaketi kwenye matope. Kwa kuzidi kukulinda wewe na mkoba wako dhidi ya hali mbaya ya hewa wakati wa kupanda mlima, poncho za ubora wa juu zinaweza kubadilishwa kuwa malazi kwa usaidizi wa vigingi vichache vya hema na nguzo ya kutembea.