Review of the Bluefield Poncho

In looking for an inexpensive alternative 

to the ALTUS poncho, 

I found this Bluefield Poncho online 

and ordered it from Amazon.com.

The poncho came in a cute little bag, 

much like the ALTUS.  

Right away, 

I noticed the weight was much lighter 

than the ALTUS.

It was difficult getting the poncho out of the bag, 

and I thought to myself,

"I'll never be able to repack this!"

Once I got it out, 

the first thing I noticed was 

that it did not zip all the way 

down the front,

like the ALTUS.

At first, I was happy,

but then I put on the poncho, 

and immediately I realized several things:

First, I love the ALTUS 

because I do not have to 

constantly take it off and put it on while walking.

If it stops raining, 

I can simply

take my arms out and let it hang off the pack

and in all these years, 

it's never blown off.

Then when it rains again,

I just slip in my arms and voila!

That would be impossible with this poncho.

The length was good.

The arms were a bit long for me.

But it would cover my body and keep me dry.

Or rather, I THOUGHT it would keep me dry.

But then . . .

after about 3 minutes . . .

I began to sweat.

And I realized 

this poncho would NEVER work for me!!!

I was burning up,

sweating, sweating,

and there was no way to vent the damned thing!

Getting out of it was not easy,

especially when I was so hot.

I wanted out.. .NOW!

I finally escaped.

I tossed the whole package on my dresser.

Tomorrow I'll pack it back 

into its cute little sack (if I can),

and send it back to Amazon.

So far, the ALTUS has this thing beat in my book.

Even for the great price of $16.98,

it would be a waste,

because I would never wear it.

Joe says, 

'It's the difference between buying a car 

with 4 wheels,

and 3!"

And I agree.

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