>>2458909>So the “I’ve been using a thing longer than you’ve been around” guy (you?) would be close to my age, wouldn’t he?That would be me. I asked for hate, and I suppose what I expected was something like this:
>pump filters are trash, get a gravity filter>lol 8 oz. fuel can with a Windmeme>doesn't even have a Thermarest>mfw Kelty>mfw LL BeanI certainly wasn't expecting 3/4 of the thread to be autistically hper-focused on having a poncho AND a pack jacket.
Look, I hate ponchos. It is there to fill every role except that of actually being worn by me, and that is why I also have the jacket. I will spread the poncho out on the ground as a picnic blanket when I stop to each lunch, I will spread it out under the tent when I make camp for the night, I'll spread wet items out on it to dry; in short, it's a tarp with a hood on it that, in theory, can serve as a backup if I in some way lose my jacket.
So why do I own a poncho and not some sort of dedicated ground sheet/extra fly? Because I've had the poncho for years for day hikes and similar outings, in case of emergencies only. Only recently did I acquire the pack jacket.
In other words, the poncho is grandfathered in and has been demoted from rain protection to dirt cover. I'm not going to buy something else when I already have it.
I hope that answers all of your questions about the poncho. Love you all, smoochies.
