i.d.i. poncho + liner: Insultex Material

[molawns]

I'm really sorry I missed the group buy on this...the material looks like something I'd enjoy playing with. I already had a few ideas in mind.

Looking forward to the next group buy (please, oh please!), and seeing what folks make with theirs!

[TiredFeet]

Have had some more chances to use the i.d.i.gear poncho.

Single layer of Insultex.

Needed both insulation and water protection on my morning hike with my Dixon Roller Pack a day or so back.

Settled on the i.d.gear poncho. I really like the poncho with the roller pack since I can keep the poncho on while I put on the roller pack harness and take it off. I stay warm and dry the whole time and the poncho also keeps the stuff dry I have lashed to the top of the frame near the harness.

The i.d.i.gear poncho is a single layer of Insultex. The temperature when I started my daily 2 mile hike was 34*F and still 34*F when I got back. Light breeze and intermittent rain and sleet. I was wearing jeans, a cotton tee and a light flannel shirt.

The single layer of Insultex in the poncho kept me warm. I wasn't expecting to stay as warm as I did since the poncho is open on the sides and a light breeze kept sneaking up from the bottom and in the sides occasionally. I didn't overheat, but I wasn't even the least bit chilly. Very comfortable.

Gotta say that the Insultex does work for me when it is worn loosely in the poncho.