Findings
- Tarp was 100% - dry as a bone, heaps of sideways room (can take 2 pax) and length was fine as well. I had it set low, so front beak was tricky to get under but gave excellent shelter once inside.
- Umbrella - in two minds on this one. It certainly keeps you dry on firetrails but the pack is getting wet and therefore wets through clothing. Blew inside out on one occasion to boot and is tedious to carry or hold anything else (map, compass, GPS, food). Handle stands 4-6 inches above pack and is a pain when bushbashing.
- Silnylon Poncho - wets through in ten minutes and eventually wets to base layers. Rain is due to continue for next 3-4 days, so will try early poncho's to see if they also wet through.
- Polyester balaclava - excellent - broke the chill and warmed the neck when very cold and wet.
- Wore wool base layer both days. I think my normal microfleece would have been warmer both dry and wet.
- Phone - excellent reception but chews through battery - pretty much flat in two days.
- Wind shells - neither are WP as expected but are significantly reducing the wind chill, therefore are keepers
- Midlayer - wet through quickly - was glad it was synthetic and not down
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