Quiet raingear and backpack

[beyondmyken]

looking for suggestions please.  I hope to do more still hunting this year and maybe a moose hunt down the road.  I suspect someone will say wool and I have that but sometimes  I feel you just need more than wool if the vegetation is very wet.

[awbowman]

As far as the backpack, check out Bison Gear for quite

[wood carver 2]

I bought a Guide Gear rain jacket and pants from Sportsmans' Guide at an incredible price last fall. I wore them for my moose hunt in northwest Ontario and we set up camp in the rain. Quiet, dry and warm enough for fall hunting.
I saw similar rain gear for sale at a much higher price and this is at least as good, quality wise.
Dave.

[longbow fanatic 1]

I have the Cabelas MTO 50 Gore-tex rain gear. It's quiet and keeps you very dry! Plus, it's a little heavier fabric and is good in cooler weather.

[Jayrod]

Originally posted by longbow fanatic 1:
I have the Cabelas MTO 50 Gore-tex rain gear. It's quiet and keeps you very dry! Plus, it's a little heavier fabric and is good in cooler weather.

VERY GOOD STUFF I must say

[awbowman]

Yep the MTO is good stuff.  I have a buddy that has some.  I wear a medalist jacket and have never been wet

[Firstlight]

I to have the Bison Gear pack, which I like.  It's wool...I'm sure there are great synthetic options.

Rain Jackets:  I'm biased against gortex and similar style jackets.   I have had all of my properly treated goretex jackets and boots fail after several years.  Including expensive North Face gortex jackets.  Great the first few years but after that, if it's a really long day in the rain (I live in the pacific northwest) then it lets in moisture.  And I do maintain them properly

I decided to forgo breathability for true waterproofness and not much money, IE:  Helly Hansen - Impurtech.  It's light weight and 100 % water proof.  I love it.  Steep hikes, just unzip the front to cool down.

Yeah, I sweat more in Impurtech than goretex but as I"m not wearing any cotton, only a wisk away layer against the skin, followed by wool layers, the sweat dries fast.

If it's gotta breath, then I'm back to wool layers and some type of Gortex (or similar) shell.

[stalkin4elk]

One must decide if you will use the gear in conditions less than 15 degrees or so because a lot of synthetics, including Badlands,get LOUD and CRACKLY in the cold.I think usually the waterproof coating is the culprit. Throw it in the freezer overnight before you take the tags off in case you need to return it.

[Jorge]

I think that many people forget about one key point for rain jackets, how fast it dries. Very important specially if you are going to hunt from a tent.

[Bow man]

These items from Predator are fantasic. We also have packs from Horn Hunter that are great also listed on our Camo page.

http://stjoeriverbows.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=250
http://stjoeriverbows.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=251

[Bjorn]

Rain gear will never be as quiet as wool, and it depends on what you mean by 'quiet'. Rain often will muffle your sound and you can learn to prevent many of the swishing noises too by simply practicing while wearing the gear.
Keeping your legs apart a bit more helps a lot while stalking.
On your final approach having your bow up and in front of you with pressure on the string will minimize movement and sound way more than a swing draw.

[Tim in Wa.]

I just got a Exo Mountain Gear pack.While the pack material is not quiet like fleece or wool would be It compacts down and hugs your back so well that I dint think noise would be an issue.The main pack bag is waterproof and the pack has enough flex in it that I don't think it will hamper your shooting
Tim

[AkDan]

I just returned a wolfskin bison pack for a wool pack.   They are quite nice!

For rain gear I still like my helle Hansen guide gear.  Its not quite, but its not overly noisy on the same token.

Another option is to wear rain gear under a light fleece/wool layer.   As long as you don't sweat your tail off you'll be dry and quiet.

[granpa]

best rain gear that I've ever used was/is PeterStorm, and that includes extended hunts in rainy conditions...