[pct-l] sub-6 oz rain jacket?

[Jim & Jane Moody]

John, 

I have a silnylon pullover rain parka that weighs 4.75 oz; the silnylon pants are 3.25 oz.  I bought them from Dancinglightgear before my '06 AT hike.  They lasted me through all the AT and the part of the PCT I did this summer (although it didn't rain near as much on the PCT as it did on the AT).  Still work fine, but silnylon does not breathe, so you sweat from the inside.  And much cheaper than the name brand gear you mentioned. 



Unfortunately, dancinglightgear was a two-person company that has since dissolved.  Surely somebody out there is making silnylon gear in their garage.  Good luck. 


Mango 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "John Abela" <pacificcresttrail2011 at gmail.com> 
To: "PCT L" <pct-l at backcountry.net> 
Sent: Sunday, December 19, 2010 3:07:32 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] sub-6 oz rain jacket? 

Hello Everybody, 

I have the Outdoor Research Helium Rain Jacket which hits my scale at 6.8 
ounces. 

Does anybody know of something lighter that is not a pack cover or trash bag 
- giggle 

Like my Helium but wondering if something else is out there a couple ounces 
lighter. 

Thanks, 
John