RE: [at-l] Poncho's

["L. Parker" <lparker@cacaphony.net>]

The great thing about the Swiss Army surplus model is that it isn't square,
it is form fitting and tapered. It will accommodate a backpack without
running too short in back, but that is about all the excess room there is.
It really doesn't flap much.

I still wouldn't depend on it the Whites...

Lee I Joe

> Sometime when using a poncho in really crummy weather, I've
> brought my arms
> inside the poncho.  Looks bizarre, I suppose, but it keeps my
> arms dry, I
> can hold onto the poncho if need be in wind, and I can
> facilitate venting.
> Also, sewing velcro along the edges of the poncho (other than
> the armholes)
> really does help quite a bit with the billowing problem in wind.
>

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