Post by: littlebuf on November 20, 2009, 03:32:37 PM
bottom line this gear will keep you dry and very warm with minimal base layers. so you cut way down on bulky clothes and don't have to carry extra gear for rain. well worth the money plus there still on sale at cabelas. go get some you will not regret it. :twocents:
Post by: halflife65 on November 20, 2009, 03:44:33 PM
I'm really looking forward to trying out my new 90% gear late archery elk. Next, I might get the Celsius coat - I currently really don't have a heavy coat. I usually just wear an extra fleece, stocking hat and a Gore-tex shell if it's really cold.
Post by: HUNT on November 20, 2009, 04:09:37 PM
Post by: Sportfury on November 21, 2009, 01:03:37 AM
Post by: halflife65 on November 21, 2009, 05:33:21 AM
When I know it's really brushy I usually just use my cotton pants and get wet. I also have a cheap(er) set of Gore-tex from Sportsman's Weyerhouse (sp?) that I use when I think that there is a chance of ripping my clothes. It's leaky and not great (especially the coat) but I won't get pissed if I rip it.
Post by: littlebuf on November 21, 2009, 07:38:59 AM
For you guys that own this stuff how does it do in the brush? If you were pushing brush all day or everytime you hunt do you think it would last? I read some on their website, but I would still like to hear from the users. Thanks.
its great. i hunt the west side jungle only and this stuff will stand up to it. Ive been pushing through brush snagging on vine maple and rakeing through blackberry. I'm tough on gear and i wont baby anything. if it cant stand up to what I'm going through i don't have time for it. plus i got the 90% pants covered in blood until the front was almost solid pink and it washed right out with only one washing. i will let you guys know when i find something i don't like about this gear.
Post by: HUNT on November 21, 2009, 09:15:14 AM
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on December 03, 2009, 07:03:53 PM
Post by: halflife65 on December 04, 2009, 06:55:38 AM
I hunt mostly east side, so the brush isn't as big of a deal. I'd honestly probably not wear the Ascent pants in the brush - especially westside blackberry filled clearcuts (grew up over there hunting blacktails and rosies.) I haven't tried the 90% stuff yet...
When I know it's really brushy I usually just use my cotton pants and get wet. I also have a cheap(er) set of Gore-tex from Sportsman's Weyerhouse (sp?) that I use when I think that there is a chance of ripping my clothes. It's leaky and not great (especially the coat) but I won't get pissed if I rip it.
Wore the 90% pants for 3 days last weekend. I wanted to change into something different, but they worked so well that I just kept wearing them. I had a light/silk weight pair of long johns under them and they were perfect. Although I'd be cautious with the Ascent pants in the brush, I think that the 90% pants would do just great. It was nice (way too nice) weather, so I didn't get a chance to try them in the rain, but when I sat on the wet ground to glass my butt didn't get wet. When you sweat in them going up steep hills, etc. it's almost like you instantly dry out.
Post by: jackelope on December 04, 2009, 09:47:36 AM
dunno for sure...but the 90% pants are advertised as water resistant, not water proof.
Post by: yajsab on December 04, 2009, 11:13:47 AM
Post by: Bearhunter on December 04, 2009, 11:21:02 AM
The fit, is were its at! This stuff fits like a custom glove. I have troubles fitting into a lot of different camo out there it seems there is never a perfect size for me. Sitka has such a variety of sizes to fit just about anyone. The clothing is trim, meaning not big/bulky baggy which is great for us bow hunters. One great option on the 90% pants is the built in removalable suspenders they are great and can be taken off if you dont need them. The waist line inside the pants is wrapped with a ring of a gripping type rubber that works like a charm for keeping your shirt tucked in when crawling, kneeling or any wide range of motion. This is a huge plus! When hunting in Montana in over 1ft of snow all day, my pants never raised up and over my boot tops, resulting in dry boots all day. I never had to wear gators once, while my hunting partner did with his other brand camo. The materials that Sitka uses are so far superior than 90% of the other brands out there. The new Optifade really does work. I have had pictures taken of myself in multiple types of terrain and the optifade blends in all of them when you look at the photos the proof is there. As far a Goretex it is what it always has been waterproof, the best you can get! It may be a little load for bowhunting but the way I look at it, living here in western Washington is: if its a lite ran I were my 90% gear and layer properly, if its a down pour like most of the time I wear my Goretex, besides when its raining that hard the rain makes it hard for even critters to here that well in. On my 3 week trip that I just returned from I brought 2 totes of camo and just couldnt get myself to wear 75% of the other stuff I had with me, once you have Sitka on and used it in the field its really hard to use anything else. Give it a try, youll be hooked and have to get a side job!
Post by: 257 Wby Mag on December 04, 2009, 07:59:58 PM
i think 90% means you can wear them for 90% of the situations you come into...not 90% waterproof.
dunno for sure...but the 90% pants are advertised as water resistant, not water proof.
Ya, I wasn't sure? They are awesome though, just not rain gear. And for the record, I was just as wet under my rivers west coat!! That *censored* is garbage!! I've finally come to the realazation, that in one of our famous western washington downpours, it doesn't matter how much money you spend on gear, your gettin wet!!
Post by: littlebuf on December 04, 2009, 08:47:19 PM