Post by: HICOUNTRY on November 26, 2012, 08:47:25 AM
Post by: high country on November 26, 2012, 09:18:29 AM
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Post by: kenzmad on November 26, 2012, 11:11:19 AM
Post by: sirmissalot on November 26, 2012, 11:39:51 AM
I'm sure some will get on and preach about their rivers west but it is absolutely the worst stuff imaginable if you will be doing any walking whatsoever. I'd rather wear rubber grundens.
Post by: cohoho on November 26, 2012, 11:50:34 AM
I'm sure some will get on and preach about their rivers west but it is absolutely the worst stuff imaginable if you will be doing any walking whatsoever. I'd rather wear rubber grundens.
Exactly, gets extremely heavy when wet and you might as well wear a full rubber suit as if you are moving as you will be soaked....
I like Helly Hansen Impertech, yes, it is a rubber garment, but it will keep you dry period in worst of condition and still is lighter than the normal fishing/crabbing type rain gear.. I am not a fan of Gortex stuff either as it will eventually fail...
Post by: kglacken on November 26, 2012, 12:07:22 PM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 26, 2012, 12:12:28 PM
Post by: jackmaster on November 26, 2012, 12:13:14 PM
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on November 26, 2012, 12:15:01 PM
i myself love rivers west, if done right you dont over heat, it took me some time to figure it out but now that i have i never leave home without it, what i cant stand is the price.....ouch......their price is crazy, is there good quit somewhat rain proof and warm at a desent price that a guy could buy for his kid?
I got my 9yr old set up with mad dog gear from cabelas for around $100-120 and for the hunting i do with him he hasnt complained about getting wet
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 26, 2012, 12:32:48 PM
I'm sure some will get on and preach about their rivers west but it is absolutely the worst stuff imaginable if you will be doing any walking whatsoever. I'd rather wear rubber grundens.
Exactly, gets extremely heavy when wet and you might as well wear a full rubber suit as if you are moving as you will be soaked....
I like Helly Hansen Impertech, yes, it is a rubber garment, but it will keep you dry period in worst of condition and still is lighter than the normal fishing/crabbing type rain gear.. I am not a fan of Gortex stuff either as it will eventually fail...
What do you mean if you move you will get wet? I was thinking of picking up some for Christmas and hasn't heard anything bad yet. Can you gimme some more info?
Post by: L8NITE on November 26, 2012, 01:07:22 PM
Post by: high country on November 27, 2012, 10:20:47 AM
Post by: Alchase on November 28, 2012, 12:08:32 PM
Rivers west doesnt breath...if you are walking alot you will be just as wet on the inside! Its great for stand hunting. I have two sets lightweight and heavy weight would never buy again :twocents: I just switched to the MTO50 so far so good havent gotten wet at all I prefer the bibs over pants so nothing goes down your back.
:yeah:
I bought two sets of Rivers West gear, for my son and myself.
Without a doubt the worst money I have ever spent on rain/hunting gear.
Post by: jackmaster on November 28, 2012, 12:09:52 PM
dont suppose you want to sell it then? what weight do you have?Rivers west doesnt breath...if you are walking alot you will be just as wet on the inside! Its great for stand hunting. I have two sets lightweight and heavy weight would never buy again :twocents: I just switched to the MTO50 so far so good havent gotten wet at all I prefer the bibs over pants so nothing goes down your back.
:yeah:
I bought two sets of Rivers West gear, for my son and myself.
Without a doubt the worst money I have ever spent on rain/hunting gear.
Post by: washelkhunter on November 28, 2012, 12:18:54 PM
Post by: jackmaster on November 28, 2012, 12:22:34 PM
Post by: washelkhunter on November 28, 2012, 12:26:51 PM
Post by: Mudman on November 28, 2012, 12:30:32 PM
Post by: Swatson on November 28, 2012, 12:34:32 PM
it took me some time to figure it out, but now that i have i will always have it, you dont hikr in it, get to where your going and then change your clothes to a pair of loose flannel pajama bottoms and a light long sleeve tshirt, but wait until your cold before putting on the RW, and then still hunt or whatever, honestly if your over heating then your moving to fast or its just to warm out for the stuff :twocents:
Rivers West sucks for guys that have to hump up and dowm mountains! I don't care if your naked underneath the stuff when your hiking, your gonna sweat and that sucks! Its good stuff if you are gonna sit in a tree stand or just sit somewhere! Sitka, Kryptek, etc are the way to go for the guys that hunt steep country and put miles on.
Post by: sirmissalot on November 28, 2012, 12:34:45 PM
Post by: Alchase on November 28, 2012, 12:46:25 PM
dont suppose you want to sell it then? what weight do you have?Rivers west doesnt breath...if you are walking alot you will be just as wet on the inside! Its great for stand hunting. I have two sets lightweight and heavy weight would never buy again :twocents: I just switched to the MTO50 so far so good havent gotten wet at all I prefer the bibs over pants so nothing goes down your back.
:yeah:
I bought two sets of Rivers West gear, for my son and myself.
Without a doubt the worst money I have ever spent on rain/hunting gear.
I am happy yours worked for you.
Read through every post about Rivers West, it is about 50% of the responses are "works as advertised" the 50% its no better then a hefty bag, does not breathe, waste of money.
I do not know about anyone else, but when I ask for opinions on how well a product "works as advertised" and half of the responses are to the negative, it's not because they have not "figured out" how to use the product.
My Rivers West gear are 5 years old, could they have got better since? Sure, would I take a chance wasting my money on their product when half of the people still say they do not work as advertised "again"?
Not a chance
Post by: elkinrutdrivemenuts on November 28, 2012, 01:15:07 PM
Any rain gear that you can't hike in will never have a place in my closet. I can't even wear the stuff out fishing. In a boat. Where there is not far to walk. I noticed the deadliest catch guys wearing it for a while, that didn't last long, they are back to grundens I believe.
What do you wear now that you don't sweat in? I'm curious, cause I'm pretty sure I could work up a sweat in my birthday suit and boots where I hunt!
Post by: sirmissalot on November 28, 2012, 01:55:23 PM
Any rain gear that you can't hike in will never have a place in my closet. I can't even wear the stuff out fishing. In a boat. Where there is not far to walk. I noticed the deadliest catch guys wearing it for a while, that didn't last long, they are back to grundens I believe.
What do you wear now that you don't sweat in? I'm curious, cause I'm pretty sure I could work up a sweat in my birthday suit and boots where I hunt!
Of course you can sweat in anything. Wearing rivers west is like working out in a garbage bag to lose weight before a boxing match. The stuff absolutely does not breath.
As I said earlier, I wear gortex. I have some Sitka downpour stuff that's ok but it's not perfect and for the price it could be a lot better. Anything gortex will not be completely waterproof, especially when sitting or kneeling. When I'm on the boat on a real rainy day nothing will keep me more dry than the rubber rain gear, I have both grundens and helly Hansen, probably prefer HH. On a normal day I will wear the grundens gortex similar stuff they now call Gage.
Post by: Mudman on November 28, 2012, 02:36:11 PM