I bought this with rain in mind. I hang my bag from a tree and have a cover for it, so that is covered ,but crawling into my hammock at night my pants always have at least a knife and lighter, so they have to come off. I would try to keep them under my hammock on my ground cloth, but in a heavy rain I would wake up to put on damp or even wet pants. The first time I used the gear storage it rained 1/4 in. With about 20-25 mph winds and in the morning my pants,boots,and sweat shirt where dry. So far it seems to be a great addition to my pack