[at-l] O2 rainwear

[hiker 317]

There are a few reviews at the backpackinglight 'site.

On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:01 AM, Mara Factor <mfactor at gmail.com> wrote:

> Disclaimer:  I've never worn O2 gear and I've only tried on Frogg
> Toggs, never used the stuff in the field.  That said...
>
> I think O2 uses the same or similar material as Frogg Toggs.  It feels
> sort of like paper.  For some, it's perfect, for others, far from it.
> It is light, but it's bulkier to bunch/fold/stuff than some other
> types of rain wear.  It doesn't appear to be as durable as fabric
> gear.  Rub points (armpits, between legs, and pack rub areas) tend to
> get fuzzy and pill.  It can rip quite easily.  I've seen many held
> together with duck tape - often lots of duct tape.
>
> It's possible that both FT and O2 have changed in the last few years,
> but the description from FT at
> http://www.froggtoggs.com/technology.asp and O2 at
> http://www.rainshield.com/i_who.html seems quite similar to each
> other.
>
> Hope you hear from some people with personal experience.
>
> Mara
> Stitches, AT99
>
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>
>
>
> On Tue, Oct 13, 2009 at 9:38 AM, Mark Hudson <mvhudson at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Someone mentioned this to me at the Gathering, was wondering if anyone
> here
> > was familiar with it?... definitely light and a good price.
> > http://www.rainshield.com/
> > http://www.upnorthgeneralstore.com/rainshield/rainshield.html
> >
> > skeeter
> >
> >
> >
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