Poncho - pack down size

[Halsteragain]

I've just tried on my (fetching) poncho from Flying Tiger and packed it away again - it is now enormous and fills my bumbag. Are all ponchos like that? We are going in July so need to prepare for rain. What do others do? I want to avoid the thin disposal ones (have tried before and not worked for us).

[Lisa_Lollipop]

Oh if anyone has some sort off amazing hack to packing them away as small as they come packaged then I am all ears!

[Mazascouser]

Buy a small back pack, bum bags are not for reusable ponchos, unless you are good at origami.

[Fimble]

Originally Posted by Lisa_Lollipop

Oh if anyone has some sort off amazing hack to packing them away as small as they come packaged then I am all ears!

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I have a little trick I use that came to me as a result of reading a manual the one time I decided to actually reference it while building a bed. Unfortunately it only really works if its a new one, or you have a nicely folded one for reference.


Fimble's Packing Tents & Ponchos for dummies:

1. Photograph the tent/poncho as it is as soon as you take it out the bag.
2. After every unfold, take a photo.
3. Reverse the order of your photos, you now have a photo manual on how to fold your tent/poncho.
4. Follow them along, it will let you replicate every single fold perfectly.
4. Show off to everyone else struggling to condense their tent/poncho back to factory standard.

[Halsteragain]

But I want to use my bumbag! <wails>

[7SeasSailor]

Originally Posted by Halsteragain

But I want to use my bumbag! <wails>

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You'll have to struggle then.

[DDD]

We use a hair bobble to wrap them up when we’re in the park and used them. They’re a nightmare to get back smalll but the hair bobble does the job until drying and re folding takes place.

[jewels1207]

I got a Minnie mouse bum bag for going, wore it on day 1 for animal kingdom with a pair of coloured shorts and with the heat and the bum bag ended up with a not so nice sweat patch around the bum bag on my shorts, didn't wear the bum bag again :-(

[JellyEllieBean]

The last time we went we each had a poncho in a key ring pouch which we attached to belt loops. Then I bought a fold up ruck sack that fitted in back pocket. If it rained we then used rucksack to store them. Once back at villa I dried them out and was able to fold back into their pouches... I’m a guide 🤣🤣🤣 my reason is I wanted to miss out the bag check line
Poncho

Rucksack

[TheHughesCrew]

Originally Posted by JellyEllieBean

The last time we went we each had a poncho in a key ring pouch which we attached to belt loops. Then I bought a fold up ruck sack that fitted in back pocket. If it rained we then used rucksack to store them. Once back at villa I dried them out and was able to fold back into their pouches... I’m a guide 🤣🤣🤣 my reason is I wanted to miss out the bag check line
Poncho

Rucksack

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Do you have links to where you purchased these please?!