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    REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters

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    With a waterproof polyurethane coating to keep out the rain, the REI Duck's Back 80 backpack cover lets the elements roll off your pack even if you're not a duck.

    • Drawstring shockcord with toggle lock securely cinches around pack for a snug fit
    • Reinforced bottom prevents damage when setting pack on rough surfaces
    • Zippered storage pouch doubles as an accessory pocket to stash small essentials; offers a vertical strap for easy securing or belt clip for quick horizontal attachment
    • Cover has bottom drain hole for release of trapped moisture
    • Pouch dimensions: 6.5 x 4 x 2.25 in.

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    REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters Specs
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    Polyurethane-coated polyester/ripstop nylon
    30.5 x 15.5 x 13 inches
    4,881 cubic inches
    7.6 ounces
    4,881 cubic inches
    80 liters
    7.6 ounces
    0.22 kilogram
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    REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters Customer Reviews

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    REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters
     
    4.1

    (based on 8 reviews)

    100%

    of respondents would recommend this to a friend.

    Pros

    • Weather proof (8)
    • Improves backpack function (3)

    Cons

      Best Uses

      • Large packs (6)
      • Weekend trips (3)
        • Reviewer Profile:
        • Avid adventurer (4), Casual adventurer (3)
        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Survivalist / minimalist (4)
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No (6)

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      5.0

      Performs as Expected

      By Eddie Haskell

      from Catonsville, Maryland

      About Me Casual Adventurer

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      Pros

      • Versatile
      • Weather Resistant

      Cons

        Best Uses

        • Large Packs

        Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

        It's a quality pack cover.

        • What Is Your Gear Style:
        • Comfort Driven
        • Was this a gift?:
        • No

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        4.0

        Great cover -- get one size bigger

        By Pedrolewd

        from Portland, OR

        About Me Casual Adventurer

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        Pros

        • Durable
        • Improves Backpack Function
        • Lightweight
        • Weather Resistant

        Cons

          Best Uses

          • Day Hikes
          • Extended Backpacking Trip
          • Large Packs
          • Weekend Trips

          Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

          Just got back from a week in the Needles District of Canyonlands N.P. had rain, snow and sun. Pack cover withstood the elements including wind and scraping against canyon walls in narrow sections. As recommended by others buy one size larger than your pack. I have an REI Flash 65 so the 80 L size was sufficient to cover pack with gear attached to the outside. The sewn in stuff sack is very convenient. I would have given it a 5, but have only used it on the one trip so far.

          • What Is Your Gear Style:
          • Minimalist
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          • No

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          (1 of 1 customers found this review helpful)

           
          5.0

          Couldn't ask for more

          By Wveniez

          from Atlanta, GA

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          Site Member

          Pros

          • Weather Resistant

          Cons

            Best Uses

            • Large Packs

            Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

            A rain cover for your pack is one of those things that goes overlooked, until you get caught in a downpour. Hiking in Smoky Mountain National Park the weekend after I bought this baby. I had been meaning to get a rain cover for a while, but I just never got around to it. Well I am so glad I did. On top of a ridge we could see a low pressure system moving in based upon the clouds and we knew it was going to pour. And it didn't just rain. It POURED. The whole time I was worried about my sleeping bag and my clothes. Walked for miles through the pouring rain and when we got into camp, everything was completely dry. Could not be more thankful to have this in my arsenal.

            • What Is Your Gear Style:
            • Comfort Driven
            • Was this a gift?:
            • No

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            5.0

            Just as advertised

            By BTraylor

            from Simpsonville, SC

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            Pros

            • Weather Resistant

            Cons

              Best Uses

                Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

                Worked great, packs down small. Hiked three days in the rain and had no problem keeping my pack dry.

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                • No

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                (5 of 5 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                3.0

                Great cover, poor clip!

                By DirtRoadRunner

                from St. Louis, MO

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                Pros

                • Improves Backpack Function
                • Weather Resistant

                Cons

                • Flimsy

                Best Uses

                • Large Packs
                • Weekend Trips

                Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

                This cover works great. It kept my pack nice and dry on a 4 hour hike through a downpour and even longer hikes through light rain and wet limbs.

                HOWEVER, do not trust the attachment clip on the stuff sack! Store this cover INSIDE your pack! The clip is flimsy. I had it clipped to a strap on the side of my pack, and it detached somewhere along a 2-week hike, likely when hiking through brush or crawling through a fallen tree. I didn't notice it was gone until it started to rain! Luckily the rain stopped soon or my pack would have been soaked (NOT a good thing when you have a down sleeping bag and it is cold out!).

                I plan to buy another of these covers, but will be storing it inside my pack only. Do not trust the plastic clip on the stuff sack!

                • What Is Your Gear Style:
                • Minimalist
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                • No

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                (9 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

                 
                4.0

                quality cover

                By Dorian83

                from Downers Grove, IL

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                Pros

                • Compacts well
                • Weather Resistant

                Cons

                  Best Uses

                  • Large Packs
                  • Long hikes

                  Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

                  While hiking the AT, I used this pack cover several times during downpours and it works great. It folds up and unfolds well and is lightweight. It kept my pack completely dry. It also dries out very quickly. I did not go through bramble, so cannot comment on whether or not it would tear easily. The cover also stayed on my pack well during hard scrabbles and other instances where I thought it might waver. My only suggestion is to buy a size larger cover than what you think you need. My pack was a 65L and I definitely needed the 80L cover, which fit fine.

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                  • No

                  Comment on this review

                  (7 of 9 customers found this review helpful)

                   
                  5.0

                  I only wish I had bought one earlier!

                  By alexanderf

                  from Charleston, SC

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                  Pros

                  • Improves Backpack Function
                  • Versatile
                  • Weather Resistant

                  Cons

                    Best Uses

                    • Day Hikes
                    • Large Packs
                    • Small Packs
                    • Weekend Trips

                    Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

                    Living in the southeast US there is about a 90% chance that I will use this on every hike I take.
                    In 5/09 I was in the Smokies and It rained for two strait days. My brother had one that came with his backpack and I had not wised up yet. His stuff was dry and mine was soaked. In 10/09 when we whent again I was the wise one. I tried to convince everyone in the party to purchase one and they laughed. Three days of rain later and their were very envious! This also helps prevent snags on your pack when in wilderness areas and there are no clear trails. It is a bushwackers best friend besides the machete.

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                    • No
                    • What Is Your Gear Style:
                    • Minimalist

                    Comment on this review

                    (23 of 28 customers found this review helpful)

                     
                    2.0

                    Not so good for rough terrain

                    By bekbot

                    from Los Angeles, CA

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                    Pros

                    • Compact
                    • Weather Resistant

                    Cons

                    • Rips Easily

                    Best Uses

                      Comments about REI Duck's Back Rain Cover - 80 Liters:

                      I took this trekking/backpacking in the Himalayas and it ripped within 3 days. Granted my backpack was mounted on a mule on and off, the fragility of this thing was shocking. It tore in 3-4 places and looked like a rag. My sister brought the same one, and same story. Thank goodness we brought duck tape, though it didn't prevent more rips from happening.

                      We noticed that almost no one else's covers were ripping like this -and most of the major brands were represented in our group. I ended up buying a cheap $5 cover from a local, and it didn't rip once for the remainder of the trek (30 days). The cheap one didn't have a good draw string like REI's, but it stayed in one piece.

                      To this product's credit, had we been in less rough terrain, it might have held up nicely (great drawstring, drain hole at the bottom, and easy to pack up). But if you're trekking through branches or using mules, heads up.

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                      • Minimalist

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