Osprey Poco Raincover

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We hiked up Mist trail in Yosemite using this Poco rain cover. We got soaked! Baby girl stayed dry and comfortable the whole way up!

This is great to take along just in case you and your little one get caught in some rain. At least they get to stay dry!

This cover basically works well since it does the most important job of keeping our daughter dry. It's a bit heavy due somewhat to the clear ""window"" but that's a nice feature for us and her. The only downside is evident when using it on multi-day backpacking trips where you're filling the main storage area with gear. As shown in the picture, the main storage pocket is not covered and will get wet if it's raining hard. I'm assuming it's a design trade-off for easier access, but hopefully Osprey will figure out some type of cover extension for the next generation. I'd still recommend this but will be making my own shower curtain-like extension with polycro and velco.

This is a great raincover to keep your baby dry. However, on the Poco LT, it doesnt cover the bottom pouch and your contents in there could get wet. Not ideal for a long hike. Instead of making a universal one for all the Poco's, I would probably make them specific to the make and model

Keeps the kiddo dry, but if secured as shown on current Osprey instructions, it drains rain into the gear compartment. If you secure the velcro tabs all the way down the frame, the very light velcro tears out eventually. The front lower hardpoints also tear when our kid gets his snowboots under them. We've run up mountains, backcountry skied, and walked around town with this, and it does keep the kid warm, dry, and out of the wind, but be ready to either pack gear in trashbags, or have to reinforce the lower corners and replace the velcro with webbing.