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So in my EDC bag I carry a poncho, just one of those cheap, one time use disposable folded up ones. It takes up little space/weight and they can come in really handy for a bunch of stuff (poncho, improvised shelter, covering for your stuff, something to sit on when the ground is wet, etc.). While they do come in handy, I’ve never touched it. It’s been in there a couple years without being called upon. Many times I have contemplated taking it out of my system, but I always leave it in for whatever reason.
Today I took the train to LA with my daughter, girlfriend, and dad to visit my grandma and go to the Art Walk. There was a chance of scattered showers and we brought an umbrella but an umbrella doesn’t work so great for covering a stroller (my daughter is only 2 and stroller bound on long walks). Well, it just so happens that the worst downpour of the day started as we walked out of the train station and continued for the full 2 mile or so walk into the heart of the Art Walk. The top of my daughter’s strolller is cheap nylon and started to get drenched. Right as my GF was worrying about water starting to leak through the top onto her I remembered my poncho. I spread it over the stroller and tied it onto the frame, 2 minutes later she was completely dry and covered under the poncho, not a drop was able to get to her. GF usually makes fun of all the stuff I carry (“Do you really NEED that!?”), she definitely didn’t say anything about it today
Just wanted to share this story to give anyone hope who wonders if they should stop carrying something that they KNOW will be useful some day. Don’t give up on it!
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