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Main Boards => PowWow => Topic started by: Red Dwarf on August 21, 2008, 05:05:00 PM
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I am looking for some good quality non-camo rain gear that is not too noisy and is packable.
Also looking for rain gear for my son (4' 9" & 90#)
All suggestions welcome.
Red Dwarf
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With you from B.C. and me from Washington, our weather is similar. ;)
I depend on virgin wool for most of my fall/winter hunting and rarely carry any specific rain gear.
If it's pouring cats and dogs, I look for cover :campfire: , figuring the critters have done the same thing.
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I purchased a set of Peter Storm rain gear a few years ago that more or less fit what you are looking for. It's not completely silent, but it's very quiet compared to most everything else out there. They offer it in camo, but I don't do camo and bought mine in an olive kind of color. I had to order from across the big pond as I couldn't find it in the U.S. at the time. I emailed them and it was a piece of cake from that point on. I think it cost me about $120 total. I'm very happy with the stuff based upon using it for a few years now. I ordered a set for a buddy of mine about two years ago and that all went smooth too.
Might look Peter Storm up on the web. Good luck.
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I've never found a type of rain gear that I thought was worth using.
I wear 100% wool sweaters,pants,jacket.....I'll be wet,(which I really don't mind)but I'll be warm.
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Helly Hanson Impertech is one of the best values for the dollar that I have found. Very durable and works well.
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I have to agree with the wool.
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Peter Storm. Quiet, stretchable when you move, lightweight, and best of all, unlike most other hunting-quality rain gear--------it dries super quick.
I've also been surprised at how durable it is, having survived several years of off-trail booneycrashing through the rough stuff after elk with nary a rip or tear.
Good stuff!
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"Rivers West" makes camo and non camo raingear and you cant beat their waranty. If it fails send it back and they will either fix it or replace it...PR
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another vote for Peter Storm.
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I don't care for rain gear either.
I have an unlined wolfskin jacket that, along with my wool fedora, kept me dry and warm through a long day out in the rain. Only my shoulders were damp at the end of the day, and the jacket was dry completely dry in less than an hour after I took it off.
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and if cost isn't a concern, sitka makes their raingear in black & olive i think...it is light as a feather and will pack really small....i have the black and i like it...
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A friend of mine was walked into a big-name hunt/fish outfitter store prepared to drop big $ on rain gear. A staff member lowered his voice and told him to use his existing clothes and spray it with silicone waterproofing( i.e. Campdry) and save his money. I do that with my cotton wide brim hat. It works. Why not try it on whatever clothes you prefer already and walk out in rain right at home first?
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I've yet to find a reasonably priced waterproof garment that's quiet. I often equate it to racing - cheap, reliable, and fast - pick only two.
That said, FroggTogg's makes some outter garments that aren't too bad pricewise or noise wise that's light enough to pack around. They have camo and other colors availible.
If you have the money to spend, the River's West stuff will definately keep you dry on the outside - inside you'll be sweating a bit.
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Another vote for Peter Storm. Very cheap by comparison, and if you get the light stuff you can actually stuff the top in one pants pocket and the bottoms in another. But it's not GoreTex, doesn't breath, and if you exercise hard you'll get wet inside. But you won't go hypothermic. If I'm packing rain gear because I think it might rain, it's PS. If it's already raining hard, I wear GoreTex.
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I hear you guys advocating wool; surely this approach only works if you can dry your clothes each night?
Red Dwarf
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HH Impertech
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Aet of Peter Storm is in my pack.
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wool, have a couple sets and rotate if need be to have dry ones.
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Red Dwarf,
Actually NO!!!!! I hunted for a week during New York's "Early Bear" season. We were camped in tents,and it rained on and off every day for the week. We hung a clothesline between trees and hung our clothes at night to let them "drip-out".
We were wet.....BUT we were WARM!!!!!
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Asbell advocates ponchos. They aren't especially quiet but neither is rain hitting trees and so forth. Anyway, in addition to the other uses for a poncho (emergency lean-to, etc.) they will keep you dry without making you sweat (and without causing tons of condensation like a rain suit will do) and if/when you need to shoot when wearing one, just flip it over your bow-side shoulder (a la Clint Eastwood).
You stay dry and look cool if you manage to take/make a shot - bonus!
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It depends on how quiet, and how weatherproof, it needs to be. But I bought frogg toggs this year. Mine is camo but there are other colors. Its more quiet than rubber or nylon but not wool-quiet. Tops and bottoms pack into a foot ball-sized stuff sack, and very light weight.
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I purchased frogg toggs 2 years ago in camo.
They keep you dry but are not as quiet as I would like, so I'm heading back to layers of wool.
During real cold weather I wear underlay of either Duofold union suit or Under Armour.
Under Armour is a bit snug for my taste so I'm thinking of trying the Stanfields wool union suit. We get some cold weather and warmth is a must.
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I use a set from Columbia that won't break the bank. Don't know if they come in real small sizes.
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GFa's poncho idea sounds interesting. Can anyone recommend a reasonably quiet poncho?
Red Dwarf
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I bought a set of frogg toggs to use with my motorcycle a couple of years ago. I wore them into the woods once while hunting, and sat comfortably all day in a heavy rain - dry as a bone.
BillJ