Waterproof poncho, any reccomended?

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Sadly my early 80s surplus poncho has passed on. I looking for a replacement the old one was rubber coated rip stop most likely of the Vietnam war era. Hopefully someone has experience with one that is similar and currently available. The variety available online is near over whelming, all with mixed reviews.

 

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Honestly I'd suggest just getting another milsurp poncho assuming you liked your old one, it'll be a better value than anything else really. If you can't find a US made one for a good price any NATO country's poncho will be basically the same thing except it might be a different color.

 

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Honestly I'd suggest just getting another milsurp poncho assuming you liked your old one, it'll be a better value than anything else really. If you can't find a US made one for a good price any NATO country's poncho will be basically the same thing except it might be a different color.

Sadly they are very hard to find, most are reproductions, that are much smaller. The foreign one seem to be much heavier, hoping to find a rubber coated rip stop that weighs less than 2 pounds

 

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Ugh, I see what you mean. Here's the best I could find; it is just over 2 pounds though: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1017439966

 

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Ugh, I see what you mean. Here's the best I could find; it is just over 2 pounds though: https://www.midwayusa.com/product/1017439966

That one is for sale on many sites, mixed reviews. Hopefully the surplus gods will drop a load of ponchos soon.

 

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Hopefully so. Hope you're not also in the market for a woobie, those have gone up to $50-$60 for a repro! I did get lucky and find a surplus one in MARPAT for $32 a week or two ago.

 

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Hopefully so. Hope you're not also in the market for a woobie, those have gone up to $50-$60 for a repro! I did get lucky and find a surplus one in MARPAT for $32 a week or two ago.

Mine are fine, Luckily I bought several when they were still cheap

 

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Yeah!! Poncho found, for anyone else looking here is some additional information to help in searches
Nsn 8406-01-547-2555, the one I got was made by ORC industries. Looks to be the same as my old except the snaps are synthetic not metal.