Ewa-Marine Rain Capes - Hurricane Hoods

Hurricane Hoods for Photos in the Rain

I was reading some posts on the web regarding Ewa-Marine rain capes / hurricane hoods and saw some of the following baloney.

Has anyone had any experience using the Ewa-Marine Rain Capes in bad weather? I'm planning a fall photo trip to the Scottish Highlands and rain will probably be a factor. Anymore ideas for equipment protection?

If you expect bad weather you might want to take along a few waterproof one-time-use cameras. Around here they sell for under $10.00. I don't chuckle at the idea of putting away the SLR for a disposable camera since one of my favorite shots I ever took was in a Maine fog with a disposable Point and Shoot.

There's a number of fairly good and inexpensive Point and Shoot cameras are showerproof. (doesn't sound like a good idea to me) Not a bad idea to have one along just in case.
I've always found the rain hoods to be a bit of a pain. It's better to have an assistant with an umbrella if possible, as long as the rain is falling vertically, not horizontally like in a hurricane!

They go on and on about wrapping gear in plastic dry-cleaning bags and other wrapping mediums to protect their digital and digital slr cameras. I don't believe these cheapskates!

You can pick up an Ewa-Marine economy model rain cape for as little as $19.00 which thoroughly cover slr or digital slr cameras - protecting it from rain coming in any direction but straight up from below the camera. You can use the camera with your hands or use a tripod. Also Featured on Chuck Lantz site as a really inexpensive "performer".

The cape is made of special double laminated PVC and has notches at its top which allows the normal use of the camera carry strap. The lens is protected by means of a PVC flap which can be pulled over it and adjusted to the required length. Beats the daylights out of disposables and dry cleaning bags!