A rain poncho is a must-have piece of equipment in the mountains. Its small size when folded makes it easy to carry, and its loose fit allows it to be worn over any type of clothing. Our offer includes both rain ponchos and ordinary ponchos, whose main task is to protect against the cold.
Ponchos are a type of outer garment made of a rectangular piece of material originating in South America. Models made of waterproof material are used as compact raincoats, which, thanks to their high compression capabilities when folded, are not only small in size, but also light in weight. This type of solution has also proven its worth in the army, and military rain ponchos are on the equipment of many soldiers as an emergency jacket or the basis for shelter in extreme situations.
A poncho is an outerwear garment usually made of a rectangular piece of cloth with an opening for the head in the middle. Ponchos have been used by Native American peoples in the Andes Mountains since pre-Spanish times, from places now in the territory of Bolivia, Peru, Chile and Ecuador. In the 1850s, this type of clothing began to be used by the United States Army as military rain capes. Military ponchos not only effectively protected soldiers from wind and rain, but thanks to their high compression capabilities, they took up little space when folded.
Nowadays, ponchos are most often used as an emergency raincoat, which can easily be carried as an EDC (everyday carry gear) item in a backpack or bag. Thanks to its special properties, this type of raincoat is appreciated especially by people interested in bushcraft and survivalist themes. A large men's poncho in the woods can serve as a tarp when building a shelter or a waterproof transport bag.
