GaletonMen's Tall Size Poncho, Black, One

Repel Rainwear by Galeton..22 mm EVA Ultra Lightweight XL / Tall RAIN PONCHO.Color: Black. Style: #12714.Fifty Nine inches times Ninety Seven inches, 59 x97 inches. (NOT "59 x 57" as wrongly detailed in the upper part of amazon's listing).Of course, the taller or wider you are, the shorter the hanging coverage. The shorter or thinner you are, the longer the hanging coverage.I'm Six foot one inch / 6'1". I'm well over twenty stone / 280 lbs+. This poncho reaches well below my knees. It reaches the tops of my ankles.But I still wish the length, front and back each, was a foot / twelve inches longer, to better cover the ankles.(Using rain-proof ankle gaiters with this poncho should keep me well covered.)(Remember: Wearing thick soled army boots or hiking boots, you are at least an inch taller!)The arm/width is wide. With my arms hanging, the upper half of my forearms are covered by the billowing side portions. But the lower half of my forearms are still exposed.It could do with being 24" / twenty four inches wider (at least flared out at the top end / shoulders to arms) to provide 12" / twelve inches more arm coverage, to fully cover my hanging forearms.Light weight, despite its massive size. This poncho is huge, and it would still be big and roomy even if I were twice the size & weight that I am.But it is still surprisingly light, and yet it seems very tough and durable.You'll barely notice its weight in your backpack. (My backpack is mainly to carry my rain gear for unexpected downpours, as it's too windy here for umbrellas).The neck hole is very big. (I disagree with the reviewer who called the neck hole "tiny".)At six-foot-one, with a build like a roadie or a doorman, I'm big headed and thick necked.The poncho's neck hole is wide enough to leave a full two inches clearance for my chin.The hood is attached, and has a pull string to tighten the hood around the face (I don't use that, though).While there is no 'brim' on the hood (as often seen on other, smaller ponchos with their smaller tighter hoods), this hood is so big and roomy, it hangs well forward of your face offering more rain protection than if you did have a cap-like 'brim' in front of the hood.There is also plenty of room for whatever other head-gear you want to wear under the hood.Non conductive side snaps (two snaps on either side of the body/arms) keep the front and back sections from flapping in the wind.The snaps are plastic not metal, so no danger of conducting electricity, and no worry about them rusting from rain & air moisture.My arms go through the top 'holes' (made by the snaps) no problem.Or, it's easy to bring your arms inside the roomy poncho to keep one or both arms completely dry.(One reviewer said that the side snaps "buttons pop off a bit too easily" but maybe they meant to say "popping open". Either way, I've not noticed the side snaps popping open.)As with all rain ponchos, avoid losing any side snaps by well avoiding gates, fences, branches, trees, bushes, animals, people and equipment while wearing a poncho. It can take some practise, but keeping everything out of your personal space will ensure your poncho is not damaged and that your poncho will 'be there for you' intact when the rain comes down.The EVA material has a sort of 'rubbery' feel, but its micro-canvas texture gives it a kind of satin-like sheen (rather than glossy). It seems to be very 'strong' and durable.The black is a true black, not as shiny as an umbrella skin, but still black and not at all grey.There is very little smell, if any. EVA material is non toxic.In daytime July, the poncho will be warm enough over just a t-shirt, no jacket, when you are walking in the rain.Yes, this poncho can be worn over a jacket.It can be worn over three layers, or six layers of jackets and coats. Three sheepskin coats. Three feather downey winter coats. An inflatable sumo-suit. I am NOT joking.If you wrapped your duvet around your shoulders, this rain poncho would still fit over you!This poncho is easy to fold.Just follow the existing folds. Fold it in half by length, then half again so it's quarter length. Then fold the width from right to left, stacking each 'square' section.When folded, it is eleven inches by twelve and a half inches.11" x 12.5". Almost a square.Thus folded, it sits unencumbered at about one and one half inches thick, but with any weight on it at all it flattens down to only half an inch thick.You can also fold it over yet again, in half.This poncho does NOT come with a 'stuff sack'.Instead, store the folded poncho back into the plastic wrapper it arrived in, or else source a stuff sack from elsewhere.(I keep my poncho 'folded' by keeping it in my rain-proof rucksack/backpack cover, storing both inside my backpack. In a sudden rainstorm the poncho comes out of the backpack and out of the rucksack cover. The poncho goes on me,while the rucksack cover goes over my backpack. This poncho is plenty big enough to cover you while you are wearing a backpack, but I prefer to have maximum poncho length and wear my backpack over the poncho, covering my backpack with a waterproof rucksack cover.)After two years of searching, shopping and investigating videos, this is the best rain poncho I can find in 2025.Overall: sturdy, light weight, good quality, well made, durable, larger than other ponchos, large neck hole, large hood.But it could be a foot longer / 12 inches longer on both front and back lengths to fully cover ankles.And it could be 12 inches / a foot wider on each shoulder/arm, to keep your forearms dry.This poncho on its own, as it is, you WILL have wet forearms, and wet ankles.(I recommend getting waterproof rain-gaiters for your ankles).

Its an excellent size, could be a bit longer but at 6'9'' im not expecting anything to reach my ankles. The main downside is that the buttons pop off a bit to easily but as long as you don't move around too much its ok.