When packing for a trip, we tend to imagine blue skies and just the right temperature. But that ain’t always the case, is it? Mother nature can definitely get you down if you’re not prepared. And because I’m such a believer in packing light, I can get caught without all the right equipment just as easily as the next gal.
I have two trips coming up where I’m fairly certain that I’ll be running into rain. The first is Papua New Guinea in a couple of weeks and the other is a trek through Bhutan in October. Carrying an umbrella while trying to photograph at the Mt. Hagen SingSing in PNG or trekking with hiking poles is impractical. Therefore, on both trips, I’ll definitely be packing my Magellan’s Rain cape.
When I ordered this, I was expecting it to be more like a poncho that I would have to pull over my head, but was actually really excited to find that it has a zipper that runs the length of the front. This means it’s easier to put on and take off.
Like any rain cape or poncho, it’s nice and billowy so that it’ll protect anything you’ve got underneath it such as a backpack, purse or camera.
Of course it’s got a hood – gotta keep your hair dry, right? But it’s also got two pockets in the front (careful of these – they’re quite shallow and are better for keeping your hands in them than any valuables). It has a draw string hood so you can pull it tight around your neck and is water repellent.
Though it does come in a small carrying pouch, there’ll never be a rain cape/poncho that’s small enough for my liking. In other words, I don’t ever want to carry one but I realize it’s unrealistic not to.
At 37″ long, it’s one size fits all and comes in a few neutral colors (black, blue and taupe).
Travel Well,
Beth
Related links:
Papua New Guinea Mt. Hagen Singsing Tour
Bhutan Trek
Magellan’s Stowaway Electronics Case
Panasonic Lumix Camera
Carol says
Want to order this rain cape, but seems like Magellan site is not working. Any suggestions re how to order?
Thanks.