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WPB rain suit for $20 ;)

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Stefan Hoffman BPL Member
PostedMay 21, 2015 at 10:04 pm

http://www.dqeready.com/productdetail.aspx?p=538

I could be wrong, but isnt Provent a WPB fabric? Now, i cant really imagine wanting to wear this suit in public, but its an interesting idea. The Kappler website says 5.4kg for 25 of them. So thats 216 grams, or 7.6oz for a whole suit.

http://www.kappler.com/index.php/products/provent7000

The second style there looks about right. I mean, even if you cut the legs off and hemmed it up. Its got a zipper, its got elastic cuffs, wrist, and hood opening. And it comes in three different weights.

Am i way off about provent? Cant find much info about it online.

Maybe somebody in the medical profession can chime in.

Ross Bleakney BPL Member
PostedMay 23, 2015 at 12:33 pm

Looks similar to Propore (DriDucks, O2, etc.) which was designed for the same thing (to keep fluids off of medical providers). My guess is it is similar (very breathable, hopefully waterproof and ridiculously fragile). For twenty bucks it might be worth checking out (I like my Propore jackets and have several).

Stefan Hoffman BPL Member
PostedMay 24, 2015 at 5:59 pm

I just thought it would be quite funny….like if i ever saw somebody on the trail wearing a big white onesie i would die laughing. But if it ended up weighing like 2.5oz somehow, i would totally cut the legs off and hem it and wear it.

Diane Pinkers BPL Member
PostedMay 24, 2015 at 7:25 pm

I'm pretty sure that Will Rietveld had an article several years ago on modifying the white onesie to make rain gear.

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