I’m taking my 13-year old and 10-year old daughter let in for 5 days in August. The last two years we’ve hit torrential rain and I’d like to have good rain gear ready for them, but I don’t want to spend a fortune if they’ll grow out of it in a year. I also would like something better than $5 ponchos that rip and flap like a sail in the wind.

Ideas? Options?

What did you use in year 2 after getting plenty of rain the first year? Possibly that could work again? Check your gear for older gear you may have and improvise the fitting for each girl. Possibly borrow gear if available. Otherwise, suck it up and purchase the good gear which fits. Or get the cheap stuff and hope for good weather while very carefully using the cheap stuff. You could save money and still keep girls reasonably dry. If rain is in the forecast for any given day, limit traveling and use your tent activities you brought along. Hopefully, most rain will be at night. If your luck is good, and typical August weather is in the cards, you will do fine with any plan you decide upon.

I usually bought raingear at rei or cabelas for my kids (try cabelas return cave). As decent gear can mean more money, I usually shopped end of season for the next year. If it's a little big you can always tuck cuffs in or add a belt. We spend a lot of time outdoors so I know they will be using it, not just at BW. Can't find it in girls section? Look in boys. It is raingear, not prom. I have both a girl and boy so I always bought raingear in neutral colors( blue, black, not camo) so they both could wear it.

Frogg Toggs are cheap and will do you right. The "ultralight" set is awesome, but fragile, and essentially disposable, but great for a trip or two.

If you go to the Campmor site into clothing/kids/rainwear, they have several jackets in there in the $20's-30's, as well as some rain pants.