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Location: Kenosha, Wi. | Hi All, Just picked up my new Guide Series Gortex Rainwear. Heard some of you loved this rainwear, anyone else have good results with this series? Thanks for the input. |
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Location: The desert | Has worked well for me.
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | I have the H20 Tech and the Gortex....love them both. |
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Location: Eau Claire, WI | Is the Tech 2O as dry as the Gore Tex?
I have the Guide Series Gor Tex bibs and have had good results. |
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Location: Ft. Wayne Indiana | I had a pair of the Tech H20 bibs and coat. Wore it one time fishing in the rain. It wasn't raining super super hard all day, but it was a light/steady rain off and on throughout the day.
When I got done fishing, I was soaked. I took it back to Gander Mountain.
I would stick with the Gore Tex |
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| I've worn my Tech2O in all day rains and the only thing that was wet on me was down my neck a little from the water coming in by my face.
Good stuff. |
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Location: Brookfield, WI | Can anyone compare the Gander Mt. to the Cabela's Guide Series? If they were martinis, would one be dryer?
Kevin
A dry martini fits with any plan.
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| I had the same experience as Hulbert with the Tech H20. Wore it once and returned it. Let's just say I wasn't pleased with the performance. |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | I to owned theTech H2O, but a one week trip to Saskatchawan and the constant water that was sliding down my legs and a couple other areas really didn't make me happy. So the first thing I did when I got back was a direct trip to Gander to return them.
The problem I saw with them was on the bibs where you pull the zipper down they did not stitch the flaps on top so water could slide into where the zipper was and would get on my jeans and proceed to soak me. But I have noticed on some of the recent ones that I think they had fixed that problem but I may have been looking at the Gore Tex serious, cause I know I looked at the Gore-Tex series before I bought the H2O but didn't notice that they didn't stitch that flap.
I now own the Cabela's Guidewear, I am supremely satisfied, ya they were more expensive but this rainwear has been tested and proven for years, the best on the market if you ask me! Well worth the money!
Edited by Merckid 3/8/2006 2:36 PM
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Location: Right behind you (tap, tap) BOOO | I've never had a dryness issue with my Tech20. I've worn them plenty of times in the rain. Like everything else there must just be the bad batches that slip through.
Esox23 |
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| I have been pleased...and to go back on what Merckid said, he told me his issues with it so before I purchased my pair of bibs I looked for those issues and they have been slightly redesigned to take care of those problems. I got my pair when the prices dropped last fall and couldn't beat the price on them. If they wore out it wouldn't have broken my back but they have held up well. |
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Location: Waukesha & Land O Lakes, WI | Mark H....the Gortex suit's outter shell repels water better than the H20 Tech....I noticed I get a cold, wet feeling with the H20 Tech suit because it's outter shell absorbs water...the liner keeps the water from coming through and keeps you dry.
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Location: Pittsburgh, PA | I have the tech 20, with no complaints. Plenty of all day rains and like was mentioned above, the only rain is where it ran off my face onto my shirt front
Rich D |
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| What are you worrying about getting a little wet when musky fishing during the summer, or just fishing for that matter? Now, the fall time and early spring I can see. During the summer? Get some jewels and tough it out. Rain? Screw rain.
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Location: IN | There isn't so much a difference in the membrane as there is in the design of the garment. Breathable liners will only perform as well as the overall construction of the product it's used in. Some designs are better than others, but a lot of that depends on each persons usage of the product. I have had problems with all of them. Gore-tex, Dry-plus, and TecH20. But I also own products with them that I love. I think that there is an element of hit and miss with all of them. Myself and several of the people that I hunt with have each had different experiences with some of the same products. Some of my cheaper stuff works as well or better than the top brand with gore-tex and vice versa. Just keep in mind that most of these liners are inherently the same, some are just constructed in different ways that suit us better as individuals. Me personally, I would just like to have my upper body stay dry. Same story doesn't matter what rain gear I use. Go back to cast, water runs down the rod and under my cuffs and a short time later my upper body is completely soaked. |
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Location: Contrarian Island | I think the best stuff out there is Cabelas Guidewear..I have the insulated parka and bibs and they are great...I will probably pick up a pair of non insulated stuff one of these days...
I do own a pair of thin inexpensive nylon type rain gear from Gander that actually has performed well for me..it's just not 'breathable' type stuff....
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Location: Bemidji | I own two sets of the Cabelas Guidewear, one insulated and one non-insulated. I have been using the non-insulated set for 8 years and it still keeps me dry. This is by far the best rainwear on the market. When it comes time to replace the rainwear I will purchase a new set of guidewear. |
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Location: north central wisconsin | I have the guide series Gore Tex and the wife runs the tech20. We both like it, however the wife does get cold with the outer layer capturing water and holding it as it does. Nice in summer though for a coolant.... It hasn't leaked for her through several rains however. |
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| I have the Cabela's Guidewear. Absolutely love it. When I bought it, the wife couldn't believe I was spending 400 bucks on raingear. The next fall we went to the Packer game vs. the Eagles on Monday Night Football. You remember the one where it poured for like 6 hours..... and the Pack got waxed. Well, that trip she was the lucky wearer of my $400 raingear while I was stuck wearing my Carhartt's with some crappy stuff underneath. Afterwords, she humbly said "Now I know why you bought this stuff" as she was bone dry and I was soaked through.
Hey, I gotta take the little victories when I can.
In any case, the Tech2o type stuff I wondered about when it first came out. After talking to Cabelas's, Gander and Bass Pro about similar stuff all 3 eventually stated the the Tech2o type stuff was coated with repellent and the coating would eventually start to leak. All three agreed that if I wanted to stay dry, I should go with the GoreTex.
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| i think in Hberts case it was his inner love leaking out. |
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Location: minocqua, wi. | got the tech H2O's and wear them pretty regular .... i just don't like the velcro trap you get into on the legs .... they worked for me til i just broke the zipper on one of the legs ... i use em for ice fishing too. spilled battery acid on the jacket last year, so looks like i'm shopping this year again .... probably will try something different. |
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Location: oak lawn IL | i have the camo cabelas MT050 and it's the best,great rain gear!!!!! the only down side is the price |
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| i've got the Gander Tech20 and i'm very happy with them.
been out in a steady all day rain and stayed perfectly dry; only thing i'd like is if they had a "gator" extension that could attach to the front of my shoes to keep runoff from dripping in through my shoestrings. i've seen that on some raingear, it'd be a nice feature.
i've also used it in sub-freezing and/or snowy conditions, again i was really happy. the key here was that i don't expect summer-weight raingear to keep me warm. i'm depending on it to keep me dry and then using proper layers of polypro underneath to keep me nice and toasty.
remember that if your raingear is going to keep working the way it's designed, that it does need to be cleaned periodically. if you're like me, it tends to get thrown in a storage compartment in the boat and forgotten about until you need it. that's bad. pull it out and give it some TLC every so often: clean, treat with water repellent stuff if necessary (read the directions for your type of gear), etc.
when the membrane of "breathable" raingear gets soiled, it won't work anymore: you'll be cold and wet. |
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| I currently wear the Guide Series TecH20 Fishing Parka and Pants. It has a durable outer shell with a ton of pocket storage for twinkies and ho-hos. I originally bought it for spring and fall fishing but like it so much I now use it for ice fishing as its waterproof characteristics have proven to me this is quality gear. In addition I also own the Guide Series TecH20 camo gear for bow and turkey hunting. The company that manufactures TecH20, Whitewater has a long standing history of high quality outdoor gear and my Whitewater Uni suit is awesome for temperatures way below zero.
Still, I do believe in the posts above that Gore Tex is the finest breathable waterproof material available. If you have TecH20 and like it but want it to have the outer shell water repellant that most Gore Tex does, I would suggest spending $5 and getting a can of camp dry. |
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