[pct-l] Rain Pants

[Jim & Jane Moody]

Kailin, 
I recommend silnylon rainpants if you can find them. Very light (though not as light as cuben), but a whole lot cheaper. I used a pair on the AT in '06 and still have them. I've had to patch a few places, but they're still serviceable. Mine were ordered from dancinglightgear.com, which unfortunately went out of business. Brawny (the lady half of the company) is still around, I think. Perhaps in the Seattle area. Maybe you could track her down to see if she would make you a pair. 

Another option is to buy some silnylon fabric ( there are several online vendors) and make a pair yourself. If you can borrow someone else's rain pants to use as a pattern, this could work. Assuming you have a sewing machine and can use it. 

Good luck, 
Mango 

----- Original Message -----

From: "Kailin Collins" <kailin.collins at gmail.com> 
To: Pct-L at backcountry.net 
Sent: Wednesday, March 9, 2016 3:23:01 PM 
Subject: [pct-l] Rain Pants 

I am looking for rain pant recs. I'm a thin female who gets cold easily so 
something that is actually waterproof is important. I'm not interested in 
going the kilt route. I've been close to pulling the trigger on the Zpacks 
option but 160$ hurts the bank. Can anyone recommend a cheaper option 
that's tried and true? 

Thanks! 
Kailin 
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