The Camo Poncho That's Already In The Truck When The Forecast Is Wrong
The Camo Rain Poncho — PU-coated ripstop, drawstring hood, snaps down both sides, wrist to wrist and mid-calf. Rolls into a nine-inch pouch and goes back in. Covers you and the pack. Opens flat into a tarp.
- PU-coated ripstop — rain beads and runs off, dries in minutes
- Drawstring hood, elastic wrists, a drawcord at the waist so it doesn't sail
- Snaps down both sides — closed for rain, open flat for a ground cloth or lean-to
- Wrist to wrist, hem at mid-calf. Goes over the pack in your lap.
- Nine-inch camo pouch. Fits a cup holder, a blind bag, behind the seat.
- One size. Him or her.
✔Every quote on this page is from a verified purchase — names shortened, nothing invented.
"Poncho looks great and is durable, great for hiking and birding. Material is lightweight but makes some noise when you move/adjust it so be weary if out birding. Quick to dry and folds into a small pouch = great for storage!"
Rob, verified buyerHe's right — it's for sitting, not stalking
Ripstop rustles. Sitting in a stand or a blind, you won't hear it. Pushing through brush, you will. If you still-hunt in the rain, this isn't your walking layer.
What it is: the thing that goes over you and the pack when the storm hits at nine and you'd rather not climb down.
Nine inches. Fits the cup holder.
Is this the right thing to buy?
Tick what's true. Two or more and it probably is.
- The good rain suit is at the house more often than it's in the truck
- Most of the time you sit — stand, blind, log, tailgate
- The pack gets as wet as you do
- Something behind the seat is worth more than something in the closet
- Somebody else in the truck needs one too
- The yellow one tore last season
Forecast said clear.
It's nine in the morning, you've been in the stand since first light, and the sky just went the colour of a wet sidewalk. The rain suit is at the house. The pack is in your lap. You've got about a minute to decide whether the day's over.
What you actually want is something already in the truck that goes over everything in eight seconds — and rolls back to the size of a water bottle when it's done. That's a very specific thing to want, and the $60 suit in the closet doesn't do it.
How it's built — one piece of fabric, four jobs
Over your head: a poncho. Snaps open: a tarp. On the ground: a ground cloth. Sitting still on a log: brush.
Snaps down both sides. Closed, it's a poncho with arm openings. Open, it's a flat sheet with a hood in the middle — twine through the corners and it's a lean-to.
Drawcord at the waist, elastic at the wrists. Wind in the stand doesn't turn it into a sail.
Wrist to wrist, hem at mid-calf. Arms out, it reaches your hands. Sitting, it covers the pack in your lap.
Where the $60 rain suit loses you
It's a good suit. It's also a jacket and bibs that weigh three pounds, take two minutes to get into, and live in the hall closet because that's where you took them off last time. The day you need them, they're forty miles away.
Where the good stuff is on opening day.
Where it ends up
The duck blind at first light
Layer under it in January. It sheds marsh rain and blocks the wind, and the wetland print disappears in the reeds.
The end of the driveway, 3:15pm
Not every use is a hunt. One buyer's husband wears his to wait for the school bus.
Why it ships in twos
One behind the seat. One in the pack. The day you need it is always the day it's in the other place — so we stopped selling them one at a time.
Third one goes to whoever's in the passenger seat. It fits her too.
What actually arrives
- Two camo rain ponchos, woodland pattern, PU-coated ripstop
- Two matching camo stuff pouches, about nine inches long
- Drawstring hood, elastic wrists, waist drawcord, snaps down both sides on each
- One size — wrist to wrist, hem at mid-calf
Straight answers
It's PU-coated ripstop — rain beads and runs off. It's kept buyers dry in Louisiana swamps and North Carolina wind. It's not a taped-seam rain suit and we won't call it one: six hours of sideways rain and you'll get some in at the neck. For the storm in the stand and the walk out, yes.
Louder than fleece, quieter than a garbage bag. Still, nothing. Walking through brush, you'll hear it. Reviews split between "reasonably quiet" and "pretty noisy" — so it's for sitting, not stalking.
One size. Wrist to wrist with your arms out, hem around mid-calf on a six-foot man. A 5'8" woman in a 2X called it perfect. At 6'5" it hits the knee and still covers the pack.
Yes — a plastic smell from the coating. Hang it in the garage for a day. It's gone by the time you need it.
If you fold it instead of shoving it. Half, tuck the hood, half again, sides in to the width of the pouch, roll from the hood end. Nine inches.
Most orders arrive within 5–9 business days, with tracking the moment it ships. Order it before opening day, not the night before.
Anyone who needs a quiet walking layer for all-day stalking. Anyone expecting a rain suit. It's a poncho — it's the one that's there when the suit isn't.
What buyers wrote
"Compact for your bag and a hunter must! Cabela's comparable is $60. No brainer here, you won't be disappointed for the occasion you need to grab rain gear out of your bag in your stand."
Verified buyer"Not as 'waterproof' as some rain gear but it wasn't designed to be. This product targets hunters (or hikers) looking for a lightweight, multipurpose rain gear to quickly throw over themselves & gear during brief storms. The poncho breaks up the human form extremely well & I often wear it glassing, regardless of rain."
Verified buyer"This thing was a lifesaver for me in North Carolina this year while hunting between the wind and rain, I stayed dry."
Robert M., verified buyer"I keep this poncho in my side by side. It gives me assurance that I'll stay dry during my rides and hiking during our southern rain storms. It's convertible to a shelter using tree branches and some twine."
Verified buyer"It comes in its own carry bag and I figured like most things it would never go back in the bag. Boy was I wrong it fit back in with room to spare. The poncho itself is lightweight but durable feeling. It is not stiff like military ponchos."
Lin, verified buyer"Never know what Utah weather will bring a definite must have."
Dominic M., verified buyerPut one behind the seat before opening day.
If it isn't what you pictured, send it back inside 30 days for a full refund. No forms, no argument.
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Customer quotes are from verified buyers of this product.