Rain Gear

[Fishin is life]

I have the 100mph bibs and parka. Perfect in winter but a little warm in summer. Ive been through some floods in it and have always stayed bone dry. I have an older lightweight bps goretex suit for summer. Its lost some of its rain proofing abilities but i spray it down with camp dry and it does the job well enough

[DJD]

I have the 100mph bibs and parka. Perfect in winter but a little warm in summer. Ive been through some floods in it and have always stayed bone dry. I have an older lightweight bps goretex suit for summer. Its lost some of its rain proofing abilities but i spray it down with camp dry and it does the job well enough

After posting a few months ago about this I ended up buying the 100moh Parka and I love it. I have since fished in some pretty good rain storms and it worked flawlessly. I did not buy the bibs since my old ones are still ok and the parka does a great job with its length. Eventually I will get a new set of bibs just not sure what make. I agree it is kinda warm in late summer so I will still get a cheaper longer top for those little rain showers but monster rain storms are made for the 100mph equipment.

[Atomdata]

Get Frabill!! They make 3 different levels of suits..cheaper and better features than BP. I have had mine for 2 winters and love them!

[The Legend]

After looking at everything from cheap to outrageous, I ended up going with the Gander Mountain stuff (I think its called Guide Series). Excellent at keeping the water out and is pretty much baby bear's soup when it comes to thickness, not to heavy for a warm day and not too thin for cooler days. I've had it for about a year now and have been in some heavy rains for a while at a time and couldn't be happier.

[peter]

Take a look at this thread:

http://www.fishin.com/forums2/showth...ight=Rain+suit


I have been using the below gear for a year. I have other rain suites but if it is raining I wear this one. It is poly coated and the seems are double welded. It cant leak. Its not the old fashioned rubber rainsuit. This one is made of thinner stretchy material. Very comfortable to wear. I have thrown a cast net (thats about as hard as one will work on a fishing boat around here I think) in pretty warm weather and it has not made me sweat or been hot.


VOSS JACKET - Men - Rainwear | Helly Hansen Official Online Store
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For $85 for both top and bottom I haven't seen anything that comes close as far as staying dry and comfort. Looks pretty good too. It. Simply cannot leak or allow moisture to soak through.


Now if you are planing on going 100 mph in the rain you will need need of those 100 mph suites at five times the cost. Ha ha.


Also see

http://www.fishin.com/forums2/showth...best-rain-gear


http://www.fishin.com/forums2/showth...light=Rainsuit

Also try searching in both search boxes at the top of the forum.

[MarkW]

I have the 100mph bibs and parka. Perfect in winter but a little warm in summer. Ive been through some floods in it and have always stayed bone dry. I have an older lightweight bps goretex suit for summer. Its lost some of its rain proofing abilities but i spray it down with camp dry and it does the job well enough

I wash my goretex suit in a special detergent made for Goretex and then I spray it down with something else made for Goretex. I am sorry I cannot remember the name but i bought it from an outdoor clothing/camping store here in Louisville. I was told that GoreTex needed to be cleaned and treated at least once a year to keep it working like it's supposed to.

[GeoFisher]

I wash my goretex suit in a special detergent made for Goretex and then I spray it down with something else made for Goretex. I am sorry I cannot remember the name but i bought it from an outdoor clothing/camping store here in Louisville. I was told that GoreTex needed to be cleaned and treated at least once a year to keep it working like it's supposed to.

TekWash and Revivex.........

TWO best products in the history of products.

I have 15 hr old goretex and it is still kicking. WORKS pretty much as designed. I do get wet in a couple places mostly due to holes caused by wear and hooks or whatever, but it is no doubt GREAT gear.

Oh, and the Gore patents ran out a few years ago, so most every good product is using Gore or a knockoff of Gore.

I purchased my daughter Marmot Precipt a couple years ago for Canada and it has held up quite well.

Later,

Geo

[MarkW]

TekWash and Revivex.........

TWO best products in the history of products.

I have 15 hr old goretex and it is still kicking. WORKS pretty much as designed. I do get wet in a couple places mostly due to holes caused by wear and hooks or whatever, but it is no doubt GREAT gear.

Oh, and the Gore patents ran out a few years ago, so most every good product is using Gore or a knockoff of Gore.

I purchased my daughter Marmot Precipt a couple years ago for Canada and it has held up quite well.

Later,

Geo

YEP! that's it. It's exactly what I used. I need to buy some more. Great stuff! Will keep those expensive suits dry for many many years. I bought a jacket from Galyans in Louisville before they became Dicks Sporting Goods. I'm guessing my jacket is about 9-10 years old and it still keep me very dry.

[inrll]

I have had the same Columbia rain jacket and pants for 15 years and have not had a problem out of them yet. They spend most of the time wadded up in a semi folded ball and have not been babied at all so I'm pleasantly surprised every time I wear them that they still aren't leaking anywhere.

[gofishdave]

George, if your rainsiut is only 15 hours old, you probably could have stood in the shower a few minutes and got it clean!!! (LOL). They sell a product at Cabela's called NIKWAX, it's a two part proceedure, the first is the cleaning agent specifically for gortex and second is a restorer which restores the waterproofing properties in gortex.

[GeoFisher]

George, if your rainsiut is only 15 hours old, you probably could have stood in the shower a few minutes and got it clean!!! (LOL). They sell a product at Cabela's called NIKWAX, it's a two part proceedure, the first is the cleaning agent specifically for gortex and second is a restorer which restores the waterproofing properties in gortex.

That should be years ...........the NIKWAX stuff is TEKwash, I think. Actually, I spelled it wrong......it is tech wash.

http://www.nikwax-usa.com/en-gb/prod...hp?productid=4

and the restorer, is REVIVEX.......

http://www.mcnett.com/gearaid/waterproofing-soak#36241

ReviveX used to be made by Gore, but they sold out to Gear-Aid, and a few other companies.


Later,

Geo

[Fishin is life]

That should be years ...........the NIKWAX stuff is TEKwash, I think. Actually, I spelled it wrong......it is tech wash.

http://www.nikwax-usa.com/en-gb/prod...hp?productid=4

and the restorer, is REVIVEX.......

http://www.mcnett.com/gearaid/waterproofing-soak#36241

ReviveX used to be made by Gore, but they sold out to Gear-Aid, and a few other companies.


Later,

Geo

Where can i get the nikwax? My older set of lightweight gear needs its help