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    Hi - I recently purchased Frogg Togg Classic rain gear. I was filling up my pack and they seemed kind of bulky (in their stuff sack). I know they are light but they seem to take up a lot of room. I was thinking of maybe going with a Marmot Precip. What's your take on rain gear???

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    I love my Froggs: waterproof, breathable, lightweight, cheap. They are bulky, though. I strap mine on the outside of my pack (GG Vapor Trail). That way, they are easy to reach when I need them, and they don't take up room.
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    I've been using Toggs for 10 years. Use a small sil nylon sac and they pack down.
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    Just jam it in around your other gear. Don't use the stuff sack. And I'd leave the rain pants at home this time of year.







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    Washing them helps too. Softens them up.

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    Precips are just as bulky if not bulkier as the frogg toggs. I changed to the precip because of over-all durablilty.
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    Thanks for the tips - I think I'll stick with the toggs and either strap them outside or jam them around my gear. Now why didn't I think of that??

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    PS. Blissful, I like your new pic. Very cool...

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    I also like to use the toggs in their case as a seat and pillow. Bulkiness has it's uses on occasion.

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    Anybody get a lot of fuzzballs coming off the Frogg toggs. And how do you combat that? Just washing them or is this a manufacturing defect.

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    Yeah they do fuzz up. You get what you pay for. But I just washed my son's jacket, and it now smells good finally.







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