I'm getting ready to buy some rain gear and would like to get something camo, well made and use for bow and rifle hunting. Will be used as an extra outer layer with the appropriate temp. clothing under it. Would like to hear your thoughts, price doesn't bother me but I want quality and quiet stuff.
-
Having trouble using the site?
Contact support
Hunting & Fishing Camo rain gear, suggestions on buying quality.
- Thread starter dmtsc
- Start date
Otte Gear Patrol Pants & Parka http://www.ottegear.com/ E-Vent membrane not leak-Tex
I have a set and they're built beautifully here in the USA. Multicam is the only patterned camo they have, but they have HEAT colors: I have their "earth" pants, and tan jacket. It's expensive but you said your OK with that.
Others highly recommend Arcteryx LEAF. Also expensive but supposed to be good. Canadian mfg.
I have a set and they're built beautifully here in the USA. Multicam is the only patterned camo they have, but they have HEAT colors: I have their "earth" pants, and tan jacket. It's expensive but you said your OK with that.
Others highly recommend Arcteryx LEAF. Also expensive but supposed to be good. Canadian mfg.
Last edited:
I've been using cabelas dry plus for a few years now. Only thing it hasn't stood up to is a 25ft fall from a tree.
Any of your high end backcountry hunting clothing companies is going to work well. Depends on the camo pattern you want. Kryptek, First lite, Kuiu, Sitka to name a few.
I buy the issue british army wetsuit,You can get them second hand online for about 70 euro.?We even wear them at work asour issue wet gear is heavier noisier,hotter and isnt even waterproof in prolonged/heavy rain.the brit stuff is cheap,gortex and lasts
Have HH Impertech, that stuff is completely waterproof, but not breathable or quiet by any stretch.
Kuiu's Chugach raingear is the best I've used, but not 'whisper quiet' for close-in bowhunting. Breathes fairly well, has pit zips to help thermo-regulate when on the move. Chugach stays in the pack, til I need it for wind/rain protection.
If being silent is paramount, something more along the lines of Cabela's GoreTex MT050 series might be what you're looking for. It is more of a 'softshell' garment, with a brushed outer fabric. Real quiet, can be worn as an outer layer all the time. However, with a good drenching, that MT050 softshell fabric will begin to soak up water, making the garment tangibly heavier. It will keep you dry, just gets to feeliing like a wet rag after the plush fabric saturates...
Kuiu's Chugach raingear is the best I've used, but not 'whisper quiet' for close-in bowhunting. Breathes fairly well, has pit zips to help thermo-regulate when on the move. Chugach stays in the pack, til I need it for wind/rain protection.
If being silent is paramount, something more along the lines of Cabela's GoreTex MT050 series might be what you're looking for. It is more of a 'softshell' garment, with a brushed outer fabric. Real quiet, can be worn as an outer layer all the time. However, with a good drenching, that MT050 softshell fabric will begin to soak up water, making the garment tangibly heavier. It will keep you dry, just gets to feeliing like a wet rag after the plush fabric saturates...
KUIU chugach for lightweight. KUIU Yukon for monsoon season. Sitka also makes some great rain gear.
My suggestion, get something with Gore-Tex.
Cabela's Dry-Plus has left me wet after a few seasons.
Some of the other brands of "waterproof lining/clothing" work well for a couple years, but then lose the ability to keep you dry. Not something I appreciate when I truly need it. Alaska was the downfall of my last set, but my wife and daughter's sets of Gore-Tex are still going strong.
Cabela's Dry-Plus has left me wet after a few seasons.
Some of the other brands of "waterproof lining/clothing" work well for a couple years, but then lose the ability to keep you dry. Not something I appreciate when I truly need it. Alaska was the downfall of my last set, but my wife and daughter's sets of Gore-Tex are still going strong.
Sitka has some Gor-Tex that's designed for whitetail hunting (Optifade Forest). It has a brushed face so it's very quite. If noise was a big concern for me that's what i'd go with.
