Ul Breathable Rain gear

You could always go the light and inexpensive route with Driducks. I believe they are 11oz for the jacket/pants combo (saving you 11oz) and they are about $22 shipped. They are a little less durable then other options, but plenty of other members have used them quite successfully. On a down note they do not have zippers, but at that price you can make a few mods to them and not have to worry about it.

Driducks Ultalite 2:

They're pretty roomy at any given size so I wouldn't worry about your feet not fitting through.

Though I don't use the pant, you have to really watch where you sit, as they do tend to rip. However, duct tape works really well for repairs. And if you use them sparingly, they should be OK.

I like Driducks quite a bit. Light, very comfortable, breathes really well and for $15-20, you can't really lose.

Hi folks,

Thansk for the advice, I will check out the Dri Ducks.

Cheers,

Stephen

Stephen – if you are going the driducks route you might want to take a look at this site: http://www.thegearlessmachine.com/

They have free shipping and the best prices I have seen (I have no affiliation with them, but have been a past customer). Also dont forget to size down as they run a tad big.

You could consider the poncho/cape and skirt route.

Well ventilated, light and flexible.

My cape can act as a door to my shelter and my polycryo ground cloth doubles as my rain skirt. Multi-function and light.

Steven – Do you have a ULA rainwrap or did you make your own? I was thinking about adding a skirt to the pack and was curious about the ease of a myog and the actual protection of it. Thanks

I just use a ground cloth wrapped around and tied in a knot at the waist.

Mine is the standard GG polycryo ground cloth. It is too long but works great when double wrapped.

Others use trash bags with good results.

Stephen,

I'm "upgrading" to an REI eVent parka (Kimtah) as soon as another 20% off sale comes along. In size XL it weighs the same as my present Cabela's GTX PacLite parka (16 oz.) but is much more breathable. Yeah, it's $229. v.s. the Cabela's PacLite parka at $129. but worth it to me for the breathability. So spend some money and support the economy and have a great WPB parka.

I'll keep my PacLite pants for now because I seldom use them.

As for Dri Ducks, I feel that even their more durable suit is not durable enough.

Hi Guys,

Thanks all for the info, I have had look at the Dri ducks and they do seem nice an light.

To be honest I wouldnt use a Poncho as hopefully akot of my hiking would be abvove the treeline (fingers crossed).

I do have an 11oz Monane Quickfire jacket which is suiatbel for all year round but it doe sneed abit of TLC to get back in shape.

Cheers all,

Stepehn

give the quickfire another chance. I loved mine.

there are lighter jackets, but the majority doesn't have some sort of pit zips.

HI WL,

The quickfire is a great jacket alright.

Cheers,

Stephen