Polyester (rain) skirt:
Years ago I was at an Army / Navy football game at West Point. It was a rainy nasty day, and we sat in the bleachers with ponchos and umbrellas.
Down on the field though, some in uniform, had what looked like a two piece poncho. The top a little shorter than average, and the bottom like a long skirt. Periodically I searched the net for it, and rarely I'd be in an army surplus store, but never found them.
Last year, I discovered that there are a number of trail hikers who make their own. Essentially a piece of silnylon and some velcro. They pack very small, and allow freedom of movement so that the hiker can vary his gait, and take those long strides to jump a stream, etc. They are cooler than rain pants, and allows one to relieve him/herself a little more gracefully.
Typically they make them long enough to be just below the knee, or knee height, your calves will be unprotected, unless wearing gaiters.
Years ago I was at an Army / Navy football game at West Point. It was a rainy nasty day, and we sat in the bleachers with ponchos and umbrellas.
Down on the field though, some in uniform, had what looked like a two piece poncho. The top a little shorter than average, and the bottom like a long skirt. Periodically I searched the net for it, and rarely I'd be in an army surplus store, but never found them.
Last year, I discovered that there are a number of trail hikers who make their own. Essentially a piece of silnylon and some velcro. They pack very small, and allow freedom of movement so that the hiker can vary his gait, and take those long strides to jump a stream, etc. They are cooler than rain pants, and allows one to relieve him/herself a little more gracefully.
Typically they make them long enough to be just below the knee, or knee height, your calves will be unprotected, unless wearing gaiters.