Frogg Toggs 2.8oz Emergency Poncho

Oh Snap, poor-man's cloud cape. I'm diggin this big time.

Pretty sweet… could be nice for a weekend speed hike. In the image you posted it looks like I can see a person wearing red shorts and a white t thru the poncho, but there is no face! Creepy!

I just ordered three more from http://www.midwesthuntersoutlet.com I'm going to try cutting a section from one and adding to the tail for a more traditional backpacker's style poncho.

Update: do not order from http://www.midwesthuntersoutlet.com! After a week of waiting I found they were on backorder with no notification from the supplier. This sort of thing really ticks me and I have been on the vendor end of a web store too!

Is it basically the same material as the regular Frogg Toggs stuff? Just thinner?

Exactly– it is a thinner version of the rain suit material— non-woven polypropylene.
. It is pressed smooth on the outside with a waffle finish on the inside. A 1" hem is sewn all around the perimeter. The seams around the hood are welded.
It is light material and won't take a lot of abuse. It doesn't want to shred under tension, but I wouldn't want to go bushwacking with it.

If you want a light day hiking backup or want to rely more on a windshirt and still have some sort of fail-safe, this might do the trick. It is jumping off the fence and running all the way to Minimal City for rain gear.

I took Konrad's lead and looked at the Cloud Cape. Yup, it is that, indeed. You could outline a smock design and sew it or maybe glue it with Seam Grip and cut off the excess. I'll have to try that with a spare. Sounds like a 15 minute project.

Update: I ran that option using clothespins. I think just gluing the existing side hems with seam grip and leaving arm holes would do the trick if you wanted to wear it under your pack.

In a related note: Anyone here have a good source for light-weight plastic snaps and the necessary hardware?

Dale thanks for bringing this poncho to mour attention; it's an interesting looking product which might work really well with a pair of dri-duck type pants converted to chaps to get a really breathable rain wear set at @ 5 oz. And very affordable too!

One added benefit or multi-use I've gotten from my home-made or home converted dri-duck chaps is adding 3 light grommets to the leg bottom; 2 on @ each side seam for attaching fishing cord to make it more like a gaiter and the other on the front to attach to the shoelace for the same reason. I use @ 80lb fishing line (whatever looks really sturdy) and metal crimps for the instep lines along with the smallest plastic mitten hooks and 1/32nd stretch cord and a hook for the toe and that whole rig weighs @ 1 gram for each side. So now my chaps are also really long but still pretty darn light gaiters.

Cola,

Everything you want can be found at this site.

http://www.kamsnaps.com/Pliers-for-Plastic-Snaps-c5/

Z.

I made a bivy out of it. There's a ton of threads here relating to that.

Joining it to a visqueen plastic sheet with electrical tape has worked fine in my field use. E-tape is pretty waterproof. In fact, almost every kind of tape was un-removable, watch out.
The one thing I worry about is overheating (black tape) and loosening the glue, but OK so far and I don't leave it sit out. It does add a tad bit o weight, but you can trim off some material to make up for it. Also, the glue has affected my goretex pants where I put it over a small hole, so it is not archival and may trash stuff eventually.

I use the bivy for summer packing in case the weather report is wrong, makes a beefy ground sheet in any case. Still get some condensation, but I left it pretty square so there are cold corners. I figured I could always trim them off later. In the snow, I use a pad underneath and one inside, still experimenting.

So far I have left the hood on for a vent or emergency poncho use, but took off the cord-locks.

How bulky is it? can you fit it in a small minimalist day pack or will take a lot of room? Like, can you fit it in your pocket?

It's small– very thin stuff. It rolls up to the size of a soda can with no effort. Of course it is smaller in factory packaging. It is a great candidate for a small hydration pack. I will post more photos when I get the new ones.

Thanks, sounds good.

Thanks, Dale. I ordered a couple to check out. Seems like a perfect great-weather-forecast shell replacement. I take DriDucks in the PNW summer as my never-use shell and thought that was as light as I'd get. This is half! Surely breathes a lot better as well.

THANK YOU Tom! I just couldn't seem to find that anywhere and your link is EXACTLY what I'm looking for.

Thanks!