Heavy-Duty Wet Weather Gear
A bright yellow, oilskin-coated waterproof hooded over-suit designed to deflect horizontal rain, acid drizzle, and torrential methane squalls across hostile planetary biomes.
Item Specification: Heavy-Duty Wet Weather Gear
"For some reason, if a strag discovers that a hitchhiker has his towel with him, he will automatically assume that he is also in possession of a toothbrush, face flannel, soap, tin of biscuits, flask, compass, map, ball of string, gnat spray, wet weather gear, space suit etc., etc."
— The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Chapter 3
The Heavy-Duty Wet Weather Gear is a traditional two-piece protective foul-weather ensemble comprising an oiled polyurethane hooded smock and matching bib-and-brace trousers in vivid warning yellow. Engineered for maritime deckhands and sodden field hitchhikers alike, it keeps the wearer bone-dry during planetary deluges that would drown a lesser traveler.
Planetary Meteorological Hazards
Planetary weather in the Galaxy is notoriously inconsiderate:
- The Squalls of Damogran: The endless ocean archipelagos of Damogran regularly unleash rogue squalls with eighty-knot winds and saltwater spray that easily breaches ordinary garments.
- The Peat Drizzle of Fallia: The warm, intoxicating mists of Fallia will saturate untreated clothing within ten minutes, leaving travelers shivering in their socks.
- Towel Integration: The high collar is designed to accommodate a damp Massively Useful Towel wrapped snugly around the neck, preventing cold runoff from trickling down the spine.
- Psychological Impact on Strags: A hitchhiker standing by a desolate roadside in the pouring rain wearing a cheerful yellow raincoat and holding a dry towel radiates an aura of unshakeable competence.
Sub-Etha Sens-O-Matic
A small black device that winks away quietly to itself inside Ford Prefect's leather satchel. The only instrument on Earth to register the arrival of the Vogon Constructor Fleet.
Antarean Parakeet Gland on a Stick
A revolting but astronomically expensive cocktail delicacy consisting of an Antarean parakeet gland skewered on a small stick, purchased exclusively by very rich idiots to impress other very rich idiots.