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I went backpacking this weekend and a buddy told me they gave him a tyvek rainsuit when he ran a marathon that is disposable. So, i did some research and found some. I can get 50 pants and jackets for $149. Does anyone have any info on these as far as good bad or whatever?
bbinkley
6:56:13 PM
10/28/02

Carrying that many rainsuits is never a good idea, whether they're disposable or not.
J/K, I have no clue.
Corporal Nasty
6:57:47 PM
10/28/02

It won't be long before they start mass marketing those puppies.
roseymonster
6:59:16 PM
10/28/02

Get One That Lasts Almost Forever For $149, IMO
Disposable means they won't last very long. And they're just another item to fill up landfills with.
Buddur
7:13:29 PM
10/28/02

buddur
that is my backup plan to buy the rei raingear, but if these work well, i would rather buy them and trash them after i am done.
bbinkley
7:17:00 PM
10/28/02

And do they breath or do you burn up?

8|
Crazy Mike Backpacks
8:24:31 PM
10/28/02

still trying to find out.
bbinkley
8:35:12 PM
10/28/02

i would rather buy them and trash them
Like I said ...they're just another item to fill up landfills with.
Buddur
3:39:48 AM
10/29/02

And very noisey! Noise Polution!
jerbear
4:58:06 AM
10/29/02

What, you don't just carry an umbrella when hiking?
Artex
6:05:55 AM
10/29/02

I hear they don't breathe at all. Like being in a plastic bag. Maybe a poncho would work out better. And I'm not sure why it needs to be disposable - I thought it was pretty tough stuff? Many use it as a "permanent" ground cloth. It should last a while.
Big Coop
6:07:04 AM
10/29/02

Can ya post a link, or 800 #?
Bug
6:18:17 AM
10/29/02

Try the Academy Sports site!
Frogg Toggs has a Tyvek rain jacket for sale...$59.00 at Academy...saw one two weeks ago in Nashville!
SuperTroll
7:51:32 AM
10/29/02

and maybe tyvek underwear who knows.
GatherNoMoss
2:54:36 PM
2/09/08

The thought of tyvek thongs makes me hurt.
chili
2:58:28 PM
2/09/08

Well, if you put masking tape on the edges it wouldnt be so bad.
Zombie Coyote
2:59:24 PM
2/09/08

Damn girl, I am not sure I like the way you define "bad".
chili
3:00:23 PM
2/09/08

would tyvek rain suits work better then my stupid Preicip that I wasted money on??
Zombie Coyote
3:00:35 PM
2/09/08

a garbage bag might. Didn't that get RAVE reviews from the rag?
meangreen
3:01:58 PM
2/09/08

Life is too short to be good, chili >:)
Zombie Coyote
3:02:14 PM
2/09/08

My precip has never ONCE kept me dry. Biggest waste of money ever.
Zombie Coyote
3:02:53 PM
2/09/08

Yeah, well wearing tyvek thongs won't make the day go any damn quicker.
chili
3:02:59 PM
2/09/08

LMDAO Chili!
meangreen
3:04:44 PM
2/09/08

I don't even want to know what that D stands for mean.
Zombie Coyote
3:05:20 PM
2/09/08

darn
meangreen
3:05:59 PM
2/09/08

uh ho.... D & A
GatherNoMoss
3:06:44 PM
2/09/08

dirty women

Y'all are just as bad if not worse than men and no one will ever make me believe any different!
meangreen
3:08:32 PM
2/09/08

I have NO idea what you are talking about mean. I only think about sex 50 times a day, not however much GUYS think about it.
Zombie Coyote
3:09:22 PM
2/09/08

you mean you only POST about sex 50 times a day. You think about it 50 times per minute!
meangreen
3:11:16 PM
2/09/08

ZC is at the prime age for peaking....watch out boyz!!!!
GatherNoMoss
3:12:47 PM
2/09/08

yeah, but you peak twice, or so I hear.
Zombie Coyote
3:13:24 PM
2/09/08

if it's done right you can
meangreen
3:16:58 PM
2/09/08

why do ya all have to whine so much!!!!!!!!!
hiddenagenda
2:34:39 PM
2/12/08

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