A few years ago, I noticed that my old backpacking rain pants weighed too much, maybe six ounces. So, I ordered up a pattern/kit from Thru-Hiker for the Liberty Ridge pants. They were about half waterproof and half breathable, so that works good for rain pants. I sewed them up, and they were finished at 2.45 ounces (for my size). Recently, I thought that I had lost them (they are black in color), so I ordered up the same thing. Of course, right after they shipped, I found the first ones. Anyway, I got the second kit and sewed them up. They finished at 2.37 ounces. Same size, same fabric.
That means I saved almost two grams!
–B.G.–
