[pct-l] Rain Gear - Frogg Toggs

[m.karon at comcast.net (Marshall Karon)]

I'll give my experience with Frogg Toggs.

The Frogg Toggs zipper jacket and pants. They weigh about 8 oz for the
jacket and 8 oz for the pants. I used one suit for the PCT and then some
afterwards. Just bought 2 more sets. I won't consider anything else: they
are light, feel warm to the skin, keep the wind out, keep the rain out
(nothing is perfect, though), and at walking speeds, I don't get too hot or
sweaty in them. They get softer and more flexible with use. And the price is
great (less than $100 for the suit). Call them rather than use their web
site if you need to mix and match sizes/colors.

The bad parts: the sizing is terrible. They are really sized too large. I'm
about 5'9" and 165lb and use a Large jacket but Small/Medium pants. Also, no
pockets; somewhat bulky, but about the same as any Gore-Tex jacket; Velcro
sticks to it; and not especially abrasion resistant (that means don't slide
your butt on the ground, logs, etc. and don't go through any berry bushes).
And, certainly not stylish.

But, they work just great. Kept me dry in Washington and warm when it was
windy or cold.

Marshall Karon
Portland, OR
m.karon@comcast.net

----- Original Message -----
From: "Steve Setzer" <Steven.Setzer@Colorado.EDU>
To: "Gary Monk" <gmonk@bellsouth.net>
Cc: <pct-l@mailman.backcountry.net>
Sent: Monday, December 15, 2003 2:22 PM
Subject: Re: [pct-l] Rain Gear


>
> Are Frogg Toggs really any lighter?  I've been hearing a lot about them
> lately but their web site doesn't give weights.  I read through the
> reviews on BackpackGearTest and the weights tend to vary but seem to be
> around 10-12 oz. which is the same as everything else.  It seems like the
> lightest rain jacket from each different maker is about 12 oz.  The
> lightest I've found so far is the Marmot Precip Anorak which they claim is
> 9 oz.  So far, that's the lightest rain jacket I've found anywhere -
> that's both waterproof and breathable.  Is this consistent with everyone
> else's knowledge.  I don't plan on wearing my rain gear often (I think
> someone said they got about 10 days of precip on their 2003 PCT hike) so
> lightweight is the most important feature to me (provided it fits half
> way decent and isn't ridiculously expensive).
>
> Steve
>
>
> On Mon, 15 Dec 2003, Gary Monk wrote:
>
>  > After several washings my "Precip" jacket and pants lost their water
>  repellency and ever after retreating them they still don't shed the
>  water.  I guess you could forgo the washing but they do begin to get
>  rather ripe in warm weather.  I am now trying "Frog Toggs" which are
>  lighter and cheaper but somewhat bulkier.  I haven't decided if they will
>  work on the long haul.
> > Gary Monk "Blaze"
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