Hunting Washington Forum
Big Game Hunting => Deer Hunting => Topic started by: hornhunter on November 18, 2009, 08:01:54 PM
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What tricks do you have for staying dry/happy on a rainy day?
a hot meal and or drink is great!
a small tarp or piece of tarp
Gore-Tex :chuckle:
and a good attitude :dunno:
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riverswest gear, back in the old days a couple small hot potatos wrapped in foil kept in your pockets keep you warm and when you get hungry a warm and tasty treat
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I hope to shoot a deer at 7:00 tomorrow morning so I can be home early and out of the rain. That's about the only way I can think of to stay dry. Or you could road hunt all day drinking coffee and listening to the radio.
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Park yourself under a cedar tree.
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I'm debating on whether I should even carry my binoculars tomorrow. Seems in a steady non-stop rain they're usually not much use. Also I wish I had a good lever action rifle with open sights. Scopes are a pain. My scope will stay dry with the Butler Creek scope covers, but what happens if I see a doe and flip the covers open to get ready in case it's a buck, the lenses get wet, and for the rest of the day I'll have to fight to keep it from fogging up. :dunno:
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I say to heck with the rain gear, I get just as wet with it because I can't shed the heat. All this supposed breathable gear may be fine if you're sitting but not if your pumping up a mountain, I've spent a ton of money on the top notch rain gear, I pretty much just use it for fishing now. I wear either heavy fleece or wool, you get wet but you stay warm, I just keep a dry set in the truck or pack so I can get out of it at the end of the day.
Coon
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I Forgot to mention the Nimrod bino cover, they make a great little cover for your bino's that is fleece covered and waterproof and it's easy to move out of the way when you need to use them.
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bobcat, that is why i have a Bushnell scope with Rainguard.
Leave the rain gear at home, wear wool, heat escapes, and keeps you warm even if you are soaking wet.
Or just stay home, the deer will not be out anyway for the next week! :chuckle:
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I think I'm going to wear my rain gear tomorrow. I'll have wool pants under the rain pants. It's just that I'm going to be in and out of the Bronco, so I'd rather stay somewhat dry instead of having soaking wet wool clothing. Maybe I should throw in a couple of big towels to help soak up some of the water. Won't be getting far from the roads as I'll have my uncle with me and his knee is bothering him so much right now he can barely walk. I'm thinking with the rain and wind that is forecast for tomorrow, the noise of the rain gear won't matter much.
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I have some River's West camo, and I really like it. It's quiet and dry, as long as you don't work up a sweat. Tomorrow it will be pissing like a dog, and I'm just gonna do some teepee creeping in slow mo and hang out a lot. Got me a Filson, wool-line cap with ear flaps and that keeps me toasty. I'll put in about six hours on the hill tomorrow and call it a day. My biggest concern will be keeping my powder dry, since I'm using a muzzleloader in unit 410 tomorrow. Hopefully there will be a few blacktail bucks moving around sniffing does sometime during the morning.
Good luck.
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I have a Rivers West jacket but I get too hot wearing it, so all I ever use it for now is fishing while sitting in a boat.
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I mostly gave up rain gear because I usually sweat too much under it and then I'm soaked anyway.
I like to wear polar fleece. It is light weight and it will shed water and keep you warm. You will get a bit wet but still stay warm. Just stay away from cotton underneath. Don't even wear cotton underwear for that matter. It will cool you off faster than you think.
Ping and pong will enjoy an unfurnished basement while you chase big racks.
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Gore Tex ONLY Just a shell. Rvers west is good if your cold blooded and dont sweat. That stuf keeps the rain out pretty good, but, I dont own mine anymore. Gore Tex only for me
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Yer right, Bobcat. They do get hot. When I'm mulie hunting, and can't wear them, because I do a lot of stomping in the mountains. But when I'm looking for blacktails in the brush, I don't move much. Famous last words... but I plan on moving at a snail's pace tomorrow. Hope it pans out.
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Yeah I could see the Rivers West stuff working fine for that. In fact I could probably wear mine tomorrow and be alright. Maybe I'll throw it in just in case. My other problem with it though, is that I don't have any orange that will fit over it.
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Bob cat, I have a hunter orange mesh jersey with velcro in front. It fits over all my big jackets and it only wieghs a few ounces. I keep it in my pack always ;) A little extra orange never hurts :). Super cheap too. less than ten bucks!
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As part of my prep for hunting season, I wash ALL my camo in sport wash (rinses clean, no odor, no U.V.) I treat All my camo with U.V. blocker. (to make sure of no U.V.)
Then I spray it with Camp Dry (a pure silicone product, and odorless when dry)
My regular hunting clothes stay dry enough to hunt in and in the evening I change into dry gear.
zip-lock bags for T.P. and license/tags and spare socks.
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and spare socks.
Yeah dry socks can turn your world around!
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Got home this afternoon. Been gone almost solid since the day before elk started. Came home for a shower and my son's birthday last weekend. I spent every one of those day's wearing rain gear....all day, every day. We had late buck tags for the Wind River too. Here's my standard set up when it's raining and/or snowing. I have a set of medium weight fleece pants that I wear under my Gore Tex pants. These are the ones with tapered legs. Up top I wear long john tops, either polypropylene or wool with a wool or fleece shirt. If it's chilly I will wear a light vest too. Over this goes my hooded Gore Tex jacket. I say hooded because for so many years I never would use the hood, only wearing a hat so I could hear better. And I always ended up with water dripping down my neck and getting my shoulders wet. No more !! On my feet there are a set of polypropylene sock liners with a wool blend sock over that. Boots are Danners. Hands see wool or fleece gloves and I will carry an extra pair or two in zip lock bags in my pack to change out as needed. I stay pretty dry.... except the water seeping between my gloves and jacket cuff. This gets my shirts wet along my forearms and it's not a comfortable feeling. I just deal with it.
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Am I the only one that hunts naked when it's raining?? :dunno: No soggy clothes to walk around in all day... ;)
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gore tex and dry plus...PS be sure to tuck your shirt in.I stay dry. my pullover zipps the binos in it,my cold weather gore coat has a bino pocket that is great. A boony hat.boots have gore tex.Al that breathes..
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Stay in the truck.
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Am I the only one that hunts naked when it's raining?? No soggy clothes to walk around in all day...
:yike: What about blacberry bushes ? I guess you just hope it's cold.......
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wool , or just sit in your truck it seems to work for other guys. I like the open clearcuts in the rain and wind , we allways did good in wherhouser in the rain. oh bag the tp or just tear a sleeve off .
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Just get out in the woods. Don't be scared of the rain your not going to melt :chuckle:
