Its still going, I bought 3, all have been used, and my general theory is, they good, equivalent to the golite poncho but in Multicam with is a plus in many peoples minds (me included). Worst story with it, In Korea Sept 2010 during a typhoon I had to run between hangers with it. Was it enjoyable. No. As with all ponchos, its hard for them to breath and your legs usually get wet, run across a solid cement runway and you pretty much guarantee it will not matter if you are wearing a poncho or not, you will get soaked. Other than that, it has been great, seen some rain in Balad Iraq, seen some storms here in Utah, strung it up a few times for overhead protection, but typically I am in a hammock or other shelter (usually Kifaru or MSR depending on season/ number in group etc). that being said. This poncho is much lighter than a mil-spec poncho. the material is thinner and reminds me of my golite poncho/ shelter.
A few concerns I noticed when I first got it was the snaps are TIGHT, so tight I swear I was going to pull one side of the snap thru the material, but to my surprise it has not occurred. I did add a few grommets to is since they hardly contain any to begin with and they are not placed in the best location. I used the smaller grommet size which is just right for a piece of 550cord to pass thru it. The expandable tail is a wash for me, at first I thought it was great, however if you wear it with the tail "UP" then later decide to wear it "DOWN" you will notice that the fold in fabric trapped some water and will be west to when you unfold it, the wet side is against your legs/ rear. The multicam design is great and done nicely, some were worried that it would fade or how it was attached. Well almost 4 years later, its still MC. Infact in my review of the Kifaru MC woobie, I included my opsec for a swatch comparison. As you see below, its pattern/ color is perfect.
Again, it is a UL poncho, that being said, if you try to drag buddy to safety with it like an old milspec woodland, you will chew right thru it, but thru typical use, im sure it will give many years of good service. One thing I do like about ponchos is ease of donning when a storm rolls in, I carry the poncho in the top lid/ ZXR of my kifaur packs or in the top are of my camelbak daypacks. And most the time can remove it, open it, and don it without doffing/ removing the pack. I also feel this is why the ponchos last longer as well since the pack straps are not resting on the pack and rubbing thru since it floats ontop of everything. Im pretty sure you will like it. Either way, let us know what you think so other members have more than just 1 or 2 reviews to go off of.
Thanks.
FYI here is that photo, obviously the MC/ Coyote woobie is the base, Top row left to right- Truspec MC trousers, MC OPSEC, MC Tactical tailor minimav setup (the coyote band holding the tourniquet is a real coyote color and not faded like pants shown next), bottom row left to right, faded pair of coyote Truspec 24.7 pants, Arcteryx LEAF "crocodile" atom pants, Arcteryx Atom jacket in totem color.
