Post by: Instinct on February 12, 2011, 09:43:45 PM
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Post by: STIKNSTRINGBOW on February 12, 2011, 10:18:11 PM
It seems to wash out/wear off (I always use "sport wash"), but really works good for a season, then I just re-apply.
That way, I hunt in clothes that I am confortable in, and dont sweat like I would wearing extra stuff.
I wear wool a lot, and change my socks/boots every chance I get, because they seem to ALWAYS be wet.
I dont mind being wet, but as I walk a lot, my feet are very important.
You would be amazed at how good it feels to put on a fresh, dry, change of socks.
Post by: sakoshooter on February 13, 2011, 12:20:52 AM
Stiknstringbow - ever try Poly Pro or a similar material sock under your wool socks? They wick all moisture away from your feet. My feet always feel dry and comfortable with poly pro next to my skin and wool over
them.
Post by: wsucowboy on February 13, 2011, 12:31:51 AM
Post by: Instinct on February 13, 2011, 05:37:06 AM
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Post by: raekmike on February 13, 2011, 09:45:09 AM
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Post by: halflife65 on February 13, 2011, 10:03:37 AM
1. I'm pretty sure that it's going to rain all day: Cabela's MT50
2. It's raining but I don't think that it'll keep raining: Cabela's Rain Suede
3. It's probably not going to rain: Stick a Cabela's Ultrapack Space Raingear (like the size of a baseball in your pack and less than a pound)
When either rifle hunting or just hiking I don't use the Cabela's stuff at all but a set of (not camo, obviously) raingear from REI. Better built and lighter. A few companies are starting to build clothes that are as good as the (traditionally) not-made-for-hunting hiking/mountaineering clothes but not a lot and they are exhorbitantly expensive.
Post by: frostman on February 14, 2011, 09:31:06 PM
Post by: Coastal_native on February 14, 2011, 09:45:04 PM
October - December there is no such thing as staying dry no matter how much money I spend on water proof gear...if I'm not getting wet, I'm probably not spending enough time in the woods. If I do find a a good water resistant set of camo, they usually only work for one or two seasons...depending on how much crab apple, evergreen huck, blackberry, slash and reprod I bust through.
Post by: ElkTipper on February 14, 2011, 10:12:35 PM
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Post by: pips4bucks on February 14, 2011, 11:05:27 PM
Cabelas Rain Suede. Breathes well and is 100% waterproof. Quiet in the woods also. No pockets etc in the way of shooting my bow. $100 gets it done.
:yeah: Got some now and it works nice, especially since it's packable.
With any rain gear that's going to keep you dry on the outside, if you're doing a lot of walking, you're going to get wet on the inside just from sweating you A** off.
My next set will be Rivers West.
Post by: Instinct on February 15, 2011, 03:24:16 AM
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Post by: jackmaster on February 15, 2011, 06:40:31 AM
The light Rivers West over the latest Under Armour - and use hunters anti-perspirant on feet and underarms. If it gets really cold throw a light fleece pullover under the jacket.i second that, rivers west is expensive but well worth the money and it comes with a life time warranty, you can get light weight or heavy weight, just make sure you get the style that you can unzip the armpitt, and no worrys, as for the string hitn the jacket, pin it back with duct tape"the fix all".
Post by: bwhntr350 on February 15, 2011, 07:51:13 AM
I feel like a 'tard, now, in a way, but still, as much as I hike, I just can't see me in rain gear.
Post by: PolarBear on February 15, 2011, 08:04:23 AM
Post by: buck man on February 15, 2011, 08:08:08 AM
Post by: Coastal_native on February 15, 2011, 06:52:31 PM
So Coastal, it sounds like you have spent a tremendous amount of time in the woods. Any good information you care to share? I am not so sure I want to spend the money for some of the rain gear that I have been looking up on-line. Way too many options also.
Unfortunately I have no good info for staying dry on the west side, especially if you are constantly up moving through understory brush and/or brushy reprod. The only thing I've found to be a deciding factor when I choose gear for west side conditions is the resistance to tearing. For fall-winter weather I've been using Cabelas silent suede w/ dry plus (spendy). It has proven to be more durable than most other gear I've used, but water will still find it's way in after a day in wet brush. If I was to stay still or walk through open country I'm sure most products would keep me good and dry even in the worst rain.
I spend at least three days a week in wet, rugged country putting many miles on my gear while working. One thing I can say for sure is that weather proofing is temporary and we should be thankful that we only put our expensive "rain proof" hunting gear to the test for a small amount of time during the year...It would get spendy otherwise.
Post by: Jeffrey on February 15, 2011, 08:57:47 PM
Post by: Bunny Thumper on February 15, 2011, 09:35:12 PM
Post by: halflife65 on February 16, 2011, 03:50:20 PM
It's good stuff and I've had good luck with it. However, I've yet to find the rain gear for the price that I want to pay, so still waiting to see if it will go on sale (with UA, Kuiu, Russel Outdoors, and now it looks like Badlands is getting in the mix hopefully the price will go down.)
The ultra-light stuff (Stormfront Lite) didn't hold up well for a friend of mine. We went to a 3d shoot a couple of years ago when the stuff just came out and went looking for an arrow and blackberry tore the crap out of the legs - little pinholes all through it - and a string slap delaminated the arm and water just blew into the coat. If I was going to get the rain gear from Sitka it would be the more heavy duty stuff - Stormfront or Coldfront. I just don't know it it's worth the outrageous price tag.
Sitka did treat him well and made it right with him, though, he just had to give them a call.
Post by: sakoshooter on February 16, 2011, 05:32:59 PM
Post by: frostman on February 16, 2011, 08:02:18 PM
Post by: sakoshooter on February 17, 2011, 09:49:48 PM
Gore-Tex or similar fabric is hard to beat, period. And it's made in almost any configuration you can imagine these days.
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