Rain wrap, Cloud kilt… any other options?

Three that I know of making kilts/skirts.

$55 Zpacks
$30 ULA Equipment
$36 Etowah Outfitters http://www.etowahoutfittersultralightbackpackinggear.com/raingear.html

Others make chaps.

it seems the cloudkilt gets good reviews on this thread. i have no experience with either, but if i do get one it will be the cloudkilt. I don't know of any other mfg making anything similar. i know MLD has rain chaps that are much lighter than pants.

http://www.backpackinglight.com/cgi-bin/backpackinglight/xdpy/forum_thread/40172/index.html?skip_to_post=341271#341271

Yeah, I was hoping for that 3rd option (since it seems that Etowah and ULA are identical). I guess it would be MYOG. If anyone knows of another manufacturer please share. Thanks.

plastic trash bag with the bottom removed which you loop over the top of your pants, or replace the plastic drawstring with elastic.

–mark

I am waiting to hear if Beyond Clothing can make me a soft shell version of my beloved Utilikilt. I will post if and when i have them make it for me. Might be an all weather option to a Cloud Kilt.

–M

I used my polycryo(storm window plastic) ground cloth with great results so far.

I haven't had long term experience in multi-days of rain, but was happy that my ground cloth served a dual purpose. It is much more durable than trash bags and is reasonably inexpensive.

There was a post some time ago (I think it was Mike Clelland) about cutting a pair of DriDuck pants and fabric-taping them to make a simple rain skirt. I don't remember what tape was used but a quick visit to a store like JoAnn's Fabrics would probably yield something you could bond fabric with.

Buy a pair of eVent pants and be done with it. That way you'll have them for wind pants if needed. Just charge it and pay it off over 4 years. :)

They are very hard to find these days, but a knee length rain jacket, like many people use in New Zealand, is a great way to get the benefit of a rain skirt. The Packa seems to be one good example, though I haven't used one.

http://www.campmor.com/cascade-ii-cagoule.shtml?source=CI&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=77708BLKLXL