I've never owned proper hiking pants or trekking poles ... The hood and fully waterproof zippers kept me dry during a sudden downpour. As we climbed higher in elevation, my Bogner Fire + Ice ...

virtually every single one of them seems to be ridiculously overspecced – they are all posturing as alpine packs, with attachments for carrying everything from trekking poles to ice axes.

It’s a Gore-Tex Paclite shell, weighing in at 365 grams, and boasting a hiking/trekking ... it packs down very well indeed, and at 365 grams this is no heavyweight winter waterproof.