Rain gear, gore tex, jackets, pants, pack covers and waterproof boots.
A short article about backpacking gain gear and particularly the efficacy of waterproof breathable rain jackets. In short, they don’t perform well over time. None of them.
Photography gear for the backcountry; a shower cap doubles as a rain cover for the camera on a backpacking trip in Alaska’s Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve. Skolai Pass, the Russell Glacier, Wrangell St. Elias National Park, Alaska.
Hey Folks Another question I get asked a lot has to do with rain gear. What’s appropriate, what’s necessary, what’s not OK, what works, what doesn’t, etc. I think rain gear is another of those things where many people can make do with less. I wouldn’t, of course, advise anyone to venture out under-prepared. But, […]