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Oware CatPoncho

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PostedNov 10, 2006 at 9:08 pm

Does anyone know anything about the Oware CatPoncho? I was thinking of getting the GoLite poncho/tarp but I noticed the warning on this site regarding pitching poncho tarps in the A-frame configuration. A lean-to seems less useful because of the exposure to the elements and/or need to shift the pitch as the weather changes. I would think the CatPoncho would solve that problem, but the details on it are sparse.

John S. BPL Member
PostedNov 11, 2006 at 2:41 am

I must have missed the warning….what was said?

PostedNov 11, 2006 at 4:50 am

I too was wondering about the CatPoncho too- does it have a waist bungee? snaps at the sides?

PostedNov 11, 2006 at 5:19 am

If you look at the page for either of the SpinPonchos (found here) there is a link to a PDF that is called:

Click here to download the SpinPoncho User Guide (Adobe PDF)

Once you click on the PDF you will find that it says not to pitch the SpinPoncho in an A-frame configuration. It says the plane of the hood needs to be…well…a plane, in other words, flat. It recommends a lean-to type pitch. That seems less useful to me. Perhaps it’s just because the material is spinnaker, but the Golite pictures of their poncho also show a lean-to.

Roger B BPL Member
PostedNov 11, 2006 at 6:53 am

There is a photo in the inclement camping with a poncho article at BPL found here (scroll down) This demonstrates a modified lean to approach with a BPL spinnaker poncho.

Hope this helps

Roger

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