wanting to stay dry

[mark]

Does anybody know what is the best,dri'est rainsuit there is money is no object i just wanted to get some feed back from other anglers i was thinking about cabelas guide wear with the goretex and thinsulate any info would be helpful thanks

[Roger Mayer]

Hi,

I wear a vulcanized rain coat and my neoprene waders if I know its really gonna be bad out. If it's warm I wear shorts and the rain jacket.

Roger Mayer.

[Bullfrog]

Best yet is the Bass Pro Shops 100 mph foul weather suit. Keeps you dry is the most raging storm (sort of like most walleye weekends).

[Gabby_SD]

Use Frog-Togs here

[Juls_WI]

You can't go wrong with either the Cabela's Guide Wear or the Bass Pro 100mph suit. I bought the 100mph suit and I'm completely satisfied with its performance. I stay dry and it's very comfortable.

Juls

[curt quesnell]

a week ago sunday it rained about as hard as it can rain.

i was in my fenwick bibs and jacket and the guy i was fishing
with was wearing the green and black sterns suit. when we got
in and got out of the wet rainwear both of our shirts and pants
were dry.

i think all premium raingear does the job. and it sure was
nice to be dry after being out in that deluge...

curt quesnell

[steve(IL)]

Are you going to use this gear for other than in the boat? Like cross country skiing, snow shoeing or hiking? If so, there is a trade off between waterproof-ness and breathability you should be aware of that may effect your choice. Two things I didn't like about the Bass Pro bibs - the big patch with their name on it on the outside and the velcro at the ankles seems like it goes the wrong way. If you were to wear these bibs while in the woods, the velcro @ the ankles faces forward and would catch on branches & such when you walk. For myself, I didn't care for the big pouch type pockets on the Cabela's guide wear either. I opted for Cabela's Ultimate series which I think may have been discontinued but is still available and on sale right now(still pretty pricey).

[Ron O.]

Not necessarily for you Mark, but if others are reading this and are on a tighter budget there is good affordable rain gear out there. I'm a big guy. 6'3" and about 350. I was able to get a nylon rain jacket from Cabellas for I believe $39.95. I also bought matching pants for $19.95. I spent the last week in the cold and rain in northern Wisconsin and never got wet once. (There were no sustained downpours for many hours to really test it in terrible conditions. Just steady light to moderate rain most of the week. It rained plenty for my likings.)

The pants and jacket were both plenty big so that I could get numerous layers on underneath. I was amazed and have to commend Cabelas for making quality big men clothes at an affordable price. I'm used to paying nearly that much for a good golf/sport shirt. I washed the suit up when I got home and can wear it to sporting events when I'm not fishing.

[Phil T.]

I wanted double duty from expensive rainwear, so I bought a Columbia waterfowl hunting set. The insulation doesn't zip out of the bibs, so I had to also buy a pair of camo, GoreTex pants.
Any GoreTex garments sould be waterproof. The "imitation" GoreTex such as Supplex(Columbia's trademark)also work well. Don't just shop Cabela's and Bass Pro. There are stores that sell overstock and discontinued styles of other outdoor brands for less money. Remember, to use the GoreTex trademark, the garment maker must satisfy certain minimum assembly methods such as taping the seams, protecting the GoreTex layer from internal wear, etc.
Check out www.SierraTradingPost.com, or even www.guideoutdoors.com.

[Walleye Guy]

My pantner and I have bothed used Cabelas Guide Wear for years.There drier than anything I have tried and very durable too.The only complaint would be a little fading but after I'm guessing 8 or 9 years of hard use,I've more than got my moneys worth and spent many a rainy day,dry and comforable.When and if my Guidewear wears out I will buy it again.

[Kelly]

Curt how old is your Fenwick rain suit.I purchased a couple of sets several years ago for both my wife and I and they have never kept us dry.I contacted Fenwick and was told that it was no longer made(and yes they had some problems),but if I could find a retailer that had new suits in stock in the same sizes I could exchange them,but no refunds would be given.I never did find anymore in the stores in our sizes and figured exchanging it would'nt help anyway and let it go.I'm still upset because these suits where very expensive at the time and they never did work.If they are again making them I would like to try and be compensated in some way.Thanks

[Hans]

If money is no object, hunt down some Helly Hansen raingear. I got some when I was in the Navy. Probably not available inland, but maybe you can find it on the web. It's designed for offshore blue-water sailors, and is quite spendy -- about $400.00 for hooded jacket and bibs when I bought it quite a long time ago -- but keeps me absolutely dry and breathes well, so no perspiration condensation inside on warm days. I don't know what the fabric is (not Gore Tex, but about the same weight) but after about 20 seasons of use it is just as effective as when new.

Hans

[curt quesnell]

my fenwick raingear must be in its 5 season. it hasnt cracked
even a little bit. no kiddin' it was really raining hard
on that sunday, so i figured it was a good test. for once
i had the rain gear on BEFORE it started raining and remembered
to put the hood up and i stayed dry and comfortable.

but, if you decide you need to replace the fenwick stuff, i
would recommend the sterns green or red suit. its costs less
and is very good.

sorry about your fenwick woes. maybe yours is either older
or newer than mine. i got mine at "sheels" in either fargo
or grand forks. the only reason i got the fenwick gear was
i was shopping in the fall and it was the only thing they
had left. once you make up your mind its hard to wait.

curt quesnell

[Waterfowler]

Bought the Stearns blue/black set this spring. I am very satified with the gear. I got the blue because I can zip any liner with a #5 zipper in the coat. I don't think you can do that in the red or green. I also like the padding on the rear and knees for ice fishing.

I went fishing with a guide down on the mississippi river this spring and he was wearing a pair of cabelas and I the stearns. We both came off the river dry. I would say get either set, which ever is the best buy.