Rain gear is largely dependent on the user and what they plan to be doing with it. Are you going to be going back to a wall tent with a wood stove? Are you backpack hunting for a week ? Do you plan on walking on roads and not busting brush. I started off with rivers sweat. Probably some of the worst rain gear if you plan on moving more than a slug. It retains water which then increases weight and lastly refuses to dry in less than 48hours regardless of heat source. After that I picked up a set of cabelas mt050. Great stuff, very quiet, pack able. Down sides it also tended to absorb moisture and took some time to dry. The cuff design on the jacket soaked up water like a sponge as well. It breathed very well but the lack of pit zips was dissapointing. This year I'll be trying out the Sitka stormfront series to see how well it holds up to a reprod after three days of rain. Did a three day backpack trip in the snow with it and it did fine but once again the real test is brush in the rain. Think about your hunting style before you buy, every situation calls for something a little different in my
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