raincoat - TravelPUNK Backpacker College Student Budget Travel Message Boards!



Go Back   TravelPUNK Backpacker College Student Budget Travel Message Boards! > Members Lounge > General Travel Tips, Education, Advice > Budget Travel Gear

Budget Travel Gear Yo Nellie, which backpack should I git? Questions and answers on gear related topics (i.e. backpacks, sleeping bags, tents, hiking boots, stoves, etc.).

Raileurope.com: See Europe by train
Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 03-31-2007, 04:09 PM   #1
Members
 
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 49
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default raincoat

where can i get some cheap ones?
hlad00 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 03-31-2007, 04:29 PM   #2
Yoda
 
space virgin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hell
Posts: 5,506
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

Where are you? Any outdoor store would have a decent selection, I'd imagine there are a few within reach of wherever you are...
__________________
Various bloggings (Version 2.0)
space virgin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2007, 11:04 AM   #3
Members
 
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 71
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

I do not know what you mean by "cheap", and further, what materials you are looking for to put "cheap" into perspective. Anyhow, if you are looking for something beyond a yellow rubber one, this is a great thread on the topic:

http://boards.bootsnall.com/eve/foru.../m/41200367316
HEWSINATOR is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2007, 12:09 PM   #4
TPunk Recognized
 
mushroom22's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: San Francisco, CA
Posts: 186
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

If you want really cheap, you could buy a poncho!!
mushroom22 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2007, 12:44 PM   #5
Yoda
 
space virgin's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: Hell
Posts: 5,506
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

...or a garbage bag... Hey, I've done it.
__________________
Various bloggings (Version 2.0)
space virgin is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2007, 01:22 PM   #6
***** Senior *********
 
Rozza's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: WANTED! dead or at a meet-up ..... reward first round on Me
Posts: 3,171
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via Yahoo to Rozza
Default

if you just want a water proof layer, go with either a poncho - water proof, covers your pack, but not great in wind - or pod pants/coats - these are basically small, compact jackets/over trouser, and keep water off, you just whip them out when it starts to rain, there not breathable, so will get quite a bit of condensation on the inside, after some time, but thats not really a biggy.

what kind of things will you be doing? are you on the hill? or just wont somthing in your pack for when it rains?
__________________
Mountains are the means, the man is the end. The goal is not to reach the tops of mountains, but to improve the man.
- Walter Bonatti, Italian climber.

Past Trip Albums:
Norway '05 Album


"'Kings. What a good idea.'Whoever had created humanity had left in a major design flaw. It was its tenedency to bend at the knees."
- Terry Prachett
Rozza is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 04-03-2007, 03:16 PM   #7
 
bekkle's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Orlando, Florida, USA
Posts: 17
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Default

i don't know what you mean by "cheap", and i realize $70 isn't spare change, but:

http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/sto...Search&feat=sr

llbean's "trail model rain jacket" is supposed to be a great rain jacket. my father continually raves about it and loves to declare that it is the single most practical article of clothing he's ever bought. plus, it comes in super-cool colors and the quality must be great (my dad has had his for years)!
bekkle is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 06-09-2007, 10:06 PM   #8
 
mackerous's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: Washington, DC
Posts: 31
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
Send a message via AIM to mackerous
Default

For my Europe trip, I went ahead and spent $70 on a trench coat from Magellan's. It was by far the best thing I brought. Aside from it's wonderful protection from rain, it also served as my most used form of warmth. I went mainly for the months of October and November, so it was a bit colder than the normal Summer trip there, but rarely would I have to don my sweatshirt.

As an aside, it looks damn good and I felt like Humphrey Bogart. With a mohawk.

P.S. - Magellan's doesn't seem to make them anymore, only a waist-length raincoat for double the price. Look for one though. It'd be well worth it.
__________________
-Mack
(Newly impassioned traveler)
(Couchsurfer)
mackerous is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply






Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -7. The time now is 10:34 PM.



 

Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.2.0 (Unregistered)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121