New Rain Gear

[Fishin is life]

i have that too and it is awesome in the rain. pretty good for breaking the wind too. now cold weather? forget it. mine insulates about 0 when it comes to cold. i have to put on all my cold gear, then the suit to break the wind,sleet etc. is yours insulated or something?

No, i guess its just the complete blockage of wind and what clothes i wear under keep me warm. Thats what i wear in jan and feb on all day fishing trips to dale

[DJD]

Well I didn't make it to the stores....the women I was with won out and we went shopping for them! I wish I could just drive to BPS without traveling 90 minutes and try some suits on first. I will get an XL so it's easier to layer and move around in...Thanks for the replies!!

[bigbasscatcher]

I got to say as far as rain gear, I have been very pleased with my Frog Toggs. Cheap but they have always kept me dry and even warm for the most part.

[Duayne]

I bought the pro qualifier (one step down from the 100 MPH stuff) and I would give it mixed reviews. My main issue is with the cloth cuffs. For one, they are\were very tight. Next, they are cloth and soak up water. When fishing, you can easily end up with wet arms half way up the forearm. One of my cuffs has split from being so tight around my watch.

I am all but ready to perform some minor surgery and remove the cuffs. They do not help in any way and in some ways they hurt by "wicking" water under the suit sleeves.

That is really my only gripe (but it's a biggun). Otherwise, the suit is tough and everything else stays high and dry. The sleeve thing won't happen unless you have your arms in a rod holding motion where your hands can be pointed up.

[HURRICANEBOB]

I got to say as far as rain gear, I have been very pleased with my Frog Toggs. Cheap but they have always kept me dry and even warm for the most part.

Second the Frogg Toggs. Got the wife a set and she loves it. I stay with my trusty $30, 15 year old set of Stearns PVC outer and nylon inner jacket and pants. Packs up easy, blocks wind and rrain great. Also breathes well for the summer rain storms. Not warm in the winter by itself, I layer a long sleeve T-shirt and a sweat shirt under it, and it hold heat in and blocks wind out.

I guess someday I'll try one of the expensive suits at the store......buy it has to be on a day that is 33 degree, raining constanly, and with wind at 30-40 mph. If they don't let me take it outside to try it on, then they will have to hose me down while in their walk in cafeteria freezer.

[Tyme2fish]

How do y'all keep rain gear for 10+ years? All clothing that I purchased over 5 years ago has shrunk and no longer fits my expanding body.

[HURRICANEBOB]

How do y'all keep rain gear for 10+ years? All clothing that I purchased over 5 years ago has shrunk and no longer fits my expanding body.

Buy Jenny Craig Rain Gear.

[peter]

Bought a Columbia jacket and another brand at dicks on sale a year ago. Supposedly water proof. Marked way down to 50 bucks. Some pants too. None of it was gortex and none of it is rainproof. Rainproof to me means you can sit on a wet seat and not get your butt wet. The stuff I bought would work for a few hours but if you are in the rain for six hours or more forget it.

At the same time I bought a pair of Helly Hansen VOSS rain pants for $30. These things are polly coated. I had never used them because I thought the other stuff was waterproof until two saturdays ago. I did wear the Helly pants this past saturday though it did not rain. These things are polly coated, welded seams and there is no way in the world water is getting through them even sitting in a puddle. Just not possible. They do not breath...so what! Fishing is an active sport but really how active is it. I wore the pants with blue jeans and long underwear last saturday and never broke a sweat (verry wind I must say) . The morning started out at 48 degrees and went up to maybe 60. Not breathing was not even close to an issue for me. I forgot I had them on. These things are very very soft and flexible, not like the old rubber rain suites. Maybe in July not being breathable will matter. Don't think getting will matter either though.


VOSS JACKET - Men - Rainwear | Helly Hansen Official Online Store
VOSS PANT - Men - Rainwear | Helly Hansen Official Online Store


I am going to order the jacket after I post this. Eighty bucks total for pants and jacket. If I burn a hole in them or cut them I can get another pair or duct tape them. They are comfortable, low cost and no way possible rain is getting through.

As posted here I have heard good things bout those three and four hundred dollar rain suites. Having never owned one I just have to wonder if they are actually totally rain proof. A friend of mine was wearing one of those $400 suits when it rained all night while we fished all night a few weeks ago. He wiped the water off his seat every time before sitting down just like I did. It was his second such rain suit. The first one just broke down and didn't work after ten years. Ten years is a pretty long time. He also said it was too hot to wear in the summer.

I'll know more in a year or so after using the Helly Hansen stuff.

Keep your line wet and your clothes dry!

[GeoFisher]

The absolute worse place to be wet is in the Boundary Waters. I have two sets of rain gear that I use in the Boundary Waters......both are from Cabelas.

I have the Cabelas Rainy River 2 layer goretex. I've had it for 15 years, and it is the BOMB. Fantastic stuff. A few years ago, while I was suffering in my shitty Artic Armor gear while at Dale Hollow, Rob Embrey was using my Rainy River.

When it is really, really cold in the Boundary Waters, I use my Guide Wear cabelas raingear. It too is pretty dang good.

Both have been used for years, and will probably be used for a few more years. My Rainy River gear is finally letting some water in, but it is not too bad.

You cannot go wrong with good, high end gear.

Later,

Geo

[peter]

VOSS JACKET - Men - Rainwear | Helly Hansen Official Online Store
VOSS PANT - Men - Rainwear | Helly Hansen Official Online Store


I am going to order the jacket after I post this. Eighty bucks total for pants and jacket. If I burn a hole in them or cut them I can get another pair or duct tape them. They are comfortable, low cost and no way possible rain is getting through.

Keep your line wet and your clothes dry!

OK. got the jacket in and have worn a few times. It's got three snaps on the sleeve to adjust the wrist opening. The hood is not as well fitted as the really expensive rain suits but it is way more fitted than just a hood that a cheap jacket would have and in combination with wearing a baseball style hat with under the hood it is plenty good for me. It zips up to approx your chin as a good jacket would do.

I wore jacket and pants this past Saturday while netting bait for thirty minutes and it was seventy degrees and was not aware of any sweating problems.

It is made of very soft, thinnish, stretchy rubber and who knows what...not like the old pvc reain gear. The seams are welded. I would recommend it! $80 Bucks for top and bottom. I don't see any way rain could get past this thing unless and your face is taking the rain head-on at 25 mph...now really who takes rain bullets with their face.

[DJD]

OK. got the jacket in and have worn a few times. It's got three snaps on the sleeve to adjust the wrist opening. The hood is not as well fitted as the really expensive rain suits but it is way more fitted than just a hood that a cheap jacket would have and in combination with wearing a baseball style hat with under the hood it is plenty good for me. It zips up to approx your chin as a good jacket would do.

I wore jacket and pants this past Saturday while netting bait for thirty minutes and it was seventy degrees and was not aware of any sweating problems.

It is made of very soft, thinnish, stretchy rubber and who knows what...not like the old pvc reain gear. The seams are welded. I would recommend it! $80 Bucks for top and bottom. I don't see any way rain could get past this thing unless and your face is taking the rain head-on at 25 mph...now really who takes rain bullets with their face.

I went fishing on Saturday and as forecast we got some rain which is good because I wanted to test my new BPS 100MPH Parka. It was great! The hood protected my face/neck/chin from the rain and I was dry as a bone. I don't have the bibs because of the bungee straps that I didn't like. I'm going to get some cheaper bibs or wet weather pants and be done with it.
This parka is great and all but I'm going to get a Summer rain suit as well....

[Bassky]

Don't know your size, but I got a Dutch Goretex army issued bib pants and coat with hood and liner for $40 size large online. It is reallly nice, like new. Large size only.
Here is link: Rain Gear - Military Surplus Wholesale

Bassky