My Packa is size Medium and made with 20d nylon weighs 10 ounces. In these situations, my solution was to wear the Packa under my backpack, compromising its ventilation. Similarly, it cannot be worn as intended while wearing a hunting safety vest, which doesn’t have the girth to wrap around a body and backpack. over the backpack and backpack straps) if sharp or oversized objects are attached to the exterior of the backpack, such as a trekking pole, ice axe, or snowshoes. And in hot conditions, I believe that the only rain gear with adequate ventilation is an umbrella like the My Trail Company Chrome.įurthermore, the Packa cannot be worn as intended (i.e. When it was cold and snowing, I would have preferred the warmth of a traditional shell. It seems tailor-made for conditions on the Appalachian Trail (or similar).īut when using the Packa off-trail or in high-winds, I longed for a more athletic garment that didn’t snag, flap, or drape. I found that the Packa excels most when hiking on-trail in calm weather, and in cool to warm temperatures. But I struggled with its fit and sizing, and was annoyed by some unrefined trims and details. The Packa successfully protected me (and my pack) from precip and expelled trapped heat and moisture with its generous ventilation. For execution, C (at least for my version from late-2015, since which time it’s been improved).An out-of-view thunderstorm hit me when I reached the top, forcing me to hunker down between boulders at 12,000 feet and drape my shelter over me. I’m hunkered down at the top of Northeast Gully, the crux feature on the Pfiffner Traverse.
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