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Equipment & Gear => All Other Gear => Topic started by: Slothman60 on January 29, 2018, 11:45:23 AM

Title: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: Slothman60 on January 29, 2018, 11:45:23 AM: I recently found work in Westport unloading crab boats on the weekends. Being new to this I was wondering what people recommend for boots, rain gear, and gloves.
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: rasbo on January 29, 2018, 12:29:06 PM: For me grundens...i drill in them,and fish in them.
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: Duckslayer89 on January 29, 2018, 01:02:13 PM: XTRA TUFFS for boots. I don’t like grundens for repeated everyday use because of the liner it doesn’t dry very well and on boats there’s nowhere to really dry rain gear. II prefer Guy Cotton rain gear. Lived in it in Alaska on commercial longline boats. Specifically the Isolatech. Lasts forever and strong. Atlas orange gloves with blue liners they sell down at longline supply stores. The blue Atlas gloves are thicker and last longer but you will feel a little more resistance using them all day and hand fatigue. Long lining was tough on your hands, either go orange and go through more gloves but move easier or blue and have them last longer. I spent a lot of time and money finding what works best. Buy a pair of Bama Sockets you will thank me for them later

http://www.guycottenusa.com/isopro-jacket/

https://www.esafetysupplies.com/products/atlas-chemical-resistant-premium-rough-finish-orange-pvc-coated-glove-610-root1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsa_3qIn-2AIVSZd-Ch0fnwzdEAQYBSABEgLDg_D_BwE

http://www.seagearmarine.com/commercial-marine/crew-gear/gloves.html

The blue liner gloves are the ones you want on that page. They are totally worth it. I would ask the cannery for rain gear though they might just give you some for free too
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: 7mmfan on January 29, 2018, 02:04:58 PM: Quote from: Duckslayer89 on January 29, 2018, 01:02:13 PM
XTRA TUFFS for boots. I don’t like grundens for repeated everyday use because of the liner it doesn’t dry very well and on boats there’s nowhere to really dry rain gear. II prefer Guy Cotton rain gear. Lived in it in Alaska on commercial longline boats. Specifically the Isolatech. Lasts forever and strong. Atlas orange gloves with blue liners they sell down at longline supply stores. The blue Atlas gloves are thicker and last longer but you will feel a little more resistance using them all day and hand fatigue. Long lining was tough on your hands, either go orange and go through more gloves but move easier or blue and have them last longer. I spent a lot of time and money finding what works best. Buy a pair of Bama Sockets you will thank me for them later

http://www.guycottenusa.com/isopro-jacket/

https://www.esafetysupplies.com/products/atlas-chemical-resistant-premium-rough-finish-orange-pvc-coated-glove-610-root1?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsa_3qIn-2AIVSZd-Ch0fnwzdEAQYBSABEgLDg_D_BwE

http://www.seagearmarine.com/commercial-marine/crew-gear/gloves.html

The blue liner gloves are the ones you want on that page. They are totally worth it. I would ask the cannery for rain gear though they might just give you some for free too

Good info. On the XTRA TUFF's, get the good felt inserts for them. They will keep your feet warm and dry all day, no clammy feeling like you often get with rubber boots. You will probably go through 2 pairs of inserts per pair of boots over time, but they're cheap, and well worth it.
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: spoonman on January 29, 2018, 02:32:15 PM: Grundens Hercules bibs and grundens deck boss boots. I've had xtra tuffs or xtra splits is what I like to call them. They are a 2 piece boots and at some point they will separate and leak. Oh they are also made over seas now. The grundens are made here and also are a one piece boot with a band that you tuck the bottom of your bibs into so no water goes up your leg. The deck boss boots are very very tough and have great traction.

https://m.tackledirect.com/grundens-deck-boss-boots-15db.html
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: follow maggie on January 29, 2018, 02:57:56 PM: I wore Grundens every day when I used to frame houses. Muck boots are dry and comfortable.
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: branches on January 29, 2018, 06:33:18 PM: Check out Seattle Marine. They will have what you are looking for.
Title: Re: Rain gear and boot recommendations?
Post by: full choke on January 30, 2018, 08:51:26 AM: Xtra Tuffs have taken a turn for the worse in the last couple of years. Made over seas now I believe- just not as dependable as they once were. A lot of guys have switched over to some of the newer Muck, Boggs type boots now. There are quite a few players in the rubber/neoprene boot game now. :twocents: