Gatewood Cape Setup

In fact, I have of of these, well used but still hanging in there. In summer, it's often the only rain protection I take along for a weekender, especially when the forecast is for dry weather. Even so, you learn not to trust the meteorologists in Ohio, bless them.

It'd stuffed into small ziplock, but again, I probably don't need the ziplock.

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Hennessy must watch this forum. They've put tarps that double as rain capes on their site. I'm gong to start saving my pennies.

I'm going to go this route instead of using the loop approach suggested by MLD. I'll also do a couple of taut-line hitches just to see which approach works best in the field. So the question is . . .

How long do I cut the guylines? MLD suggests 16 inches (I think), but a fair chunk of the length is made up of the loop. I hate to sound like a gram weenie, but, well, shoot, I guess I am.

Guyliners, how long are yours?

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I always look for roots and saplings to tie off to before I get out the stakes so I vote for longer for the flexibility. Of course I don't own a Cape so I don't know if there's any advantage there.

Nice touch with the elastic tensioners…

What type of elastic did you use?

just shock cord?

Gatewood poncho seems awesome too

What a great idea. Thank you. $0.88 at Wallmart from "Ozark"

Talk about disposable. And light. This is basically a tailored drycleaning bag, about as heavy and durable. But, as I just discovered this past weekend, it works very well during a steady rain. Great for cooking, standing around, stretching my legs, answering the call, etc. Very successful in combination with the rainpants I carry anyway. It would be shredded with the slightest contact with a stiff twig or thorn, or carrying a pack, but as an solution to going out of the cape in a rain, I think it works very well. Thanks again.

Yup, that's my plan too. I only wish they had a disposeable type (light) poncho with longer sleeves — to keep my down or synthetic warmth layer sleeves dry in camp. I'm thinking of modifying a disposeable poncho to add some sort of sleeves, using bread bags or the plastic that a newspaper is delivered in, that sort of thing. Not a huge deal, just a nice-to-do mod, perhaps.