was looking at Frogg Toggs rain gear, price is very good how about the material and durability? pros or cons please.
Have a set, but never used them. It never rains when I have raingear in my pack, and usually does if I don't :banghead:
Loud,very loud :scared: :eek: Some of my freinds use them for fishing. My .02 is find something quite.Kip
what Kip said..I had some and its good stuff, just noisy imo.
They were all the talk when they first came out and pricey but they have come down in price. Friends backpacked the Appalacian Trail and used them and swore by them. Noise wasn't a concern for them though.
Noisy and not durable at all. If you are just gonna take a walk in them they are fine. If you are gonna get off the trail or hunt forget them. Sorry but I think they are garbage, they have good customer service and replaced my first pair but when the second pair went bad quick, I never bothered again. Shawn
I'm with Shawn, do not even consider for hunting or hiking, ok for sittin in a john boat in a drizzle and fishing, other than that, dont bother
Got my son a pair for the Boundary Waters we went on and well they worked for that they only made it the one trip. Somewhow he tore a hole in the pants.
So to sum it up, cheap, noisy, and not durable.
I've not found something I really like either. I got the Cabelas MTO 50 or what ever it's called and it gets heavy when it gets wet and not the most quiet when it's dry. Also tried cabelas dry-plus stuff and thaought it was heavy and hot. I considered getting Helley Hanson Impertech stuff but was concerned that it would be really hot since it didn't breath. But as usaully any rain gear gets warm if your really active. I wear non breathable stuff as a powerlineman and it works fine so my next set I think will be the Helley Hansen stuff and just not try to over heat.
good to know thanks all! ok so now what is a GOOD rain suit at a DECENT price?
Ken, I bought some for Colorado. I ended up carrying the coat and not the pants. Personally I think You are better off looking elsewhere.
I think you should get a good poncho or lightweight tarp. The afternoon thunderstorms pop up fast and are severe. You need something to try and ride them out in.
At the same time you need to look at space and weight. Your rain coat could be the same coat you used if the weather gets cold fast. You want something breathable as well.
yeah Charlie John told me the same, a poncho is a better idea, thats what i think i will go with.
As several have said, they're fine for fishing, but much too loud for hunting. Not breatheable either.
Ken, I don't know what else is available these days, but my Cabela's Dry Plus jacket and pants in seclusion 3d has served me well. I bought it for hunting and fishing about 5 yrs. ago. It's rubberized inside a polyester shell. plenty tough if you don't get in the briers.Somewhat breathable as well. A little pricey but well made.Packs well also.
I wore em once when I fished bass tournaments. Once. Felt like i was wearing a potato sack. They kept me dry from the rain but I sweated like hell in them.
Army surplus poncho is what I have used for many years. I don't hunt in the rain but in the mountains a shower can come anytime. The poncho is easy and quick to put on and comes off after the shower is over. You can also put your bow under it to keep it dry.
I like the poncho idea. I would think you can tuck your arrows under it and keep fletching dry. I think I'll get one for hunting in La.
I'll 2nd the Cabelas Dry Plus. I have the packable set and they work really well for hunting and they fit well in a pack.
Where I live and hunt we average about 120" of rain a year so I do have some experience with different rain gear.
John
I use Cabelas Space rain gear. Packs down really small and is lite. Not brush busting stuff though. I also use Go-lite"s poncho tarp. It also is very lite and quick to get on although a bit noisy,you can also bivy under it. Also works great for wrapping meat into your pack. I like to use items that can work double duty. Look for less is more.
Imho "crap"!
You don't want something that you will sweat in. You will be doing enough sweating just elk hunting. You need to wear quick drying type clothes accordingly. I have been real lucky so far in that we have never had a real all-day rain yet while elk hunting. I sometimes carry a rain jacket and pants with me if it is expected, but I have yet to use them. Most of the guys I hunt with don't even bother carrying any.
I've carried the frog toggs in my pack while elk hunting... but have never needed it. I agree that it seems very "tearable" (or is it terrible?). :saywhat:
I've been very lucky... not encountering much rain during elk hunts. The few showers I've experienced were short lived and I waited them out under cover. Therefore... I haven't needed rain gear that I had to hunt in.
Noisy and they take up too much room in my pack.
Great product!!! For fishing that is. I have a set that I fish in and they have lasted me about 6-7 years now. Alot more durable than you think. With that said, I would not wear them into the woods for hunting. They were designed for fishing and rightfully so. But hunting they have no business in!!! IMO.
Another vote for the poncho, they cover your pack, can be used as a ground cloth for laying quarters on, overnite shelter if need be, there's one in my pack no matter what or where I'm hunting
Steve
I use Mad Dog raingear nice and soft on the outside and offers good protection. Another option if it is a quick storm is to hide under a big pine and wait out the raincloud.
I used Peter Storm rain gear the last time I was in Alaska. It rained for 9 days straight. I stayed dry. It's pretty quiet too.
If your looking for the rain gear for you elk hunt you can't go wrong with cabels space rain. packs very small, weighs almost nothing, and is resonably quiet(I don't hear it over the rain). It's not the most durable but isn't bad I tore my space rain pants when I triped on a blow down elk hunting in Idaho. I found that it is easily patched though, I cut the pack bag that it comes in apart (same material)and just super glued it over the tear, has held for 5 years now and is still water proof.
I have a Frog Toggs wading jacket that is a great fishing rain cover. A bit noisy for hunting.
I've got a set of Frogg Toggs that I've had for probably close to 8 or 9 years and they're still in fine shape, but that's because I rarely wear them. Like others said above, they are not very durable. One walk through a small briar patch and they would be torn to shreds. They almost feel like a thick paper towel material to me, seriously.
That being said, they are super breathable compared to a lot of other rain gear I've worn, they pack down very small, they are SUPER lightweight and mine have never gotten a hole in them. At first they were very noisy, but I put them in the dryer with an old pair of tennis shoes for about an hour, and that softened them up quite a bit. Still they do make some noise. Basically, they make a good set of back up rain gear or the kind of stuff you would wear around camp. They would be fine for elk hunting if you plan on hunting until it rains, put on the Frogg Toggs, sit down and wait out the rain, take the Frogg Toggs off and then commence to hunting again.
I just haven't found that perfect rain gear yet, but then again I don't hunt a lot in the rain either, so no big deal.