[at-l] Packa, was: Re: O2 rainwear

[Eddy]

yes they are available in the US. I know you can get them from the main site but not sure any stores sell them.

http://www.thepacka.com/ 




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From: JPL <jplynch at crosslink.net>
To: at-l <at-l at backcountry.net>
Sent: Thu, October 15, 2009 7:33:46 AM
Subject: [at-l] Packa, was: Re: O2 rainwear


What's the deal on the "Packa"?  Is that the jacket line from the UK?  Are they available in the US?  
----- Original Message ----- 
>From: Mara Factor 
>To: hankrenee at charter.net 
>Cc: at-l 
>Sent: Thursday, October 15, 2009 8:18 AM
>Subject: Re: [at-l] O2 rainwear
>
>Just a comment about ponchos...
>
>Ponchos certainly have a place on many trails and I've looked on
>jealously while others have stayed cooler than me in my personal sauna
>at times,  but there are also many places where ponchos aren't an
>option.
>
>Ponchos work well in protected areas without too much wind and wide
>enough trails that don't snag the material.  That describes quite a
>bit of the AT but not all of it.
>
>There are places on the AT where the wind that frequently accompanies
>rain would turn the poncho into a sail.  Getting blown a few feet off
>course on the flat tops of the balds in the south would be a mere
>annoyance though still potentially dangerous.  Getting blown a few
>feet off the above treeline summits in the Whites in NH could send you
>over a cliff.  More closely fitting rain gear is a necessity in those
>conditions.  I've been literally blown over on dry days there and the
>added bulk of rain gear only makes your profile worse.
>
>Also, in places where you are climbing steeply, the dangling hem of a
>poncho could easily get underfoot.  Tripping over your own poncho
>could send you on an equally dangerous trip.
>
>I used a Packa and liked it a lot but lost it during an unsuccessful
>Search and Rescue.  Just haven't wanted to pay for another one and
>have made do with cheapo Dick's Sporting Goods jackets for a while
>now.  That on top of silnylon pants has been good enough for me for a
>while but both are getting old and I may be looking for replacements
>soon.
>
>Just for reference...  Here are a few places I've been very glad to
>NOT have to rely on a poncho:  the Whites; the PCT while in a sleet
>storm on the San Jacintos, and in the shrubland and steppe of Torres
>del Paine, Chile.
>
>Stay dry out there,
>
>Mara
>Stitches, AT99
>
>Visit my Travels and Trails web site at: http://friends.backcountry.net/m_factor
>
>
>
>On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Hank & Renee Swicegood
><hankrenee at charter.net> wrote:
>> We use silnylon backpackers' ponchos... Raingear holds heat more
>> than keeping you dry....the ponchos keep our gear dry and give
>> us a small tarp to use ...
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