Phillip is spot-on about weather in the mountains. As I spend a lot of time in the southern Apps, I can also add that any big thunderstorm can drops temps 30 degrees in short order, even on the Piedmont.
The best waterproof, breathable rain jacket I've found has a full zipper on both side seams, making the jacket a poncho with sleeves. The Outdoor Research Foray is unique in that regard. It uses Goretex Paclite. Putting Goretex down is a popular pastime among the outdoor crowd. I was one of them, until I took advantage of Gore's lifetime guarantee. My old Marmot Goretex jacket started to leak, despite following the washing instructions and retreating with water repellent. I filled a claim, sent Gore the 5 year old jacket and they replaced it. A very straight-forward process. No hassle. On the less expensive side, the Patagonia, Marmot Precip, The North Face, REI and other similar jackets with pit-zips from $100-120 will get the job done for a few years, though without the massive ventilation of the OR Foray. Of course, if you don't live where rain can lead to hypothermia, perhaps getting wet is a non-issue. To me, a quality rain jacket is worth the investment, especially if the manufacturer backs it up. Oh, FWIW I've done several MS 150s and 100k/100mi rides in tropical storms with all day rain. However, in such events temps were in the upper 60s-low 70s. Not the same as downdraft storms that drop temps into the mid/low 50s in a matter of minutes. I am a self-admitted weather junkie! Cheers, Bill in Roswell, GA On Friday, May 19, 2017 at 4:30:54 PM UTC-4, dstein wrote: > > What do you folks use for backpacking in warm weather (low's lower 60's, > high's mid to upper 80's)? I have two rain jackets: both are sauna's when > it's warm out. Is a disposable poncho the best bet? I see some poncho's on > REI, are they less sauna like then the rain jackets? > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
