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Location: New Hope MN | I'm headed up to Canada this weekend and it looks like showers.
Any advice on the some inexpensive raingear? I do not want to spend $200 on something i take out 4-5 times/year. |
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| If you aren't buying Gore-tex rain gear you are throwing your money away IMO - Cabelas has some light stuff for around $160 (jacket and pants) . Good raingear is a 5-10 year investment. I have Gander Mtn. Pro Staff Guide series - and its great stuff! - should be for $400 
Edited by IAJustin 7/28/2009 1:47 PM
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Location: Des Moines IA | I'm actually very happy with my Frogg Toggs, especially for the 4 or 5 times a year situation. Keeps ya dry, affordable, and very lightweight. If you're going to do serious amounts of fishing in the rain though, you really can't beat the guide series. |
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| I have the Frogg Toggs and they are OK....one suggestion....get bibs and not pants.....water finds it way when you only have pants! |
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Location: Chicago, IL | Any rain gear from Cabelas has worked great for me... |
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| get frogg toggs,,for the money they are great,,,'However" buy the bottoms 2 sizes bigger then you wear because if you bend over without enough room in em,,,they split right down the crotch seam. |
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| I have frog togs and while they work OK I certainly wouldn't say they are a good buy. The things rip real easy and if you are sitting in a seat the parts of you that have preasure against the seat will leak. They are a nice, cheap, light weight option to keep in the boat but if you're serious about staying dry for an extended period of time look into some Gore Tex. |
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| All of the above are right. I keep Frogg Toggs in the boat for moderate warm weather rain. Gander Mountain Pro Guide (just under $400) for heavy rain and cooler weather. The gander Mountain stuff is fantastic.
Buy both and hope you don't have to use it. |
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| Cabela's Guidewear is the best for me uninsulated so I can wear them year round. |
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Location: WI | My experience is that for under $200, you won't be happy with any rain gear. Unfortunately, with Rain Gear, you get what you pay for. I've tried it all...paid $80 for all types of raingear and it never worked.
If you have some extra money and want to be completely happy, I would suggest anything with the Gor-Tex name. I have Bass Pro 100mph and Cabela's Guidewear and both arer great.
Even if you use it 4-5 times a year, it should last you a lifetime.
Good luck on your trip-
Dan O |
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| Go to Bass Pro clearance and check! Some gore-tex for under $200 and A Browning rainsuit for right at $200 that I personaly own and have zero complaints! The Browning suit is a well thought out design!
Brian |
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Location: New Hope MN | wow thanks for the quick responses! |
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Location: Oshkosh | I just ordered some stuff from Cabelas last night. They have a lot of things on sale right now. Check out the Bargin Cave.
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| For as much as you use it I just got the walmart brand last year it is back in the fishing section. 25$ for the jacket and 20$ for the pants used it alot last year and this and have no complaints. when its really raining it makes for miserable fishing anyways and i don't need to spend 200 on rain gear just to stay dry. when 50 works just as well |
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Location: SE, WI. | Whatever you buy, I would suggest getting it from Cabelas or maybe REI. They have good return policies. Do not buy the stuff from Riverswest . I got this raingear from sportsmans wearhouse and had nothing but problems with leaking . It is a high end rainwear from Seattle, but company will not stand good for their failures. It has a 10year leakproof warranty, but company will not reimburse you after garment has been fixed 3 times, and still leaks!!!:-(
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| I've got a set of Bass Pro Gore-Tex, around $200 for pants and jacket. I'm happy with it. I've worn it at work a few times and its durability has impressed me. I also bought a cheap ($30) light weight jacket from Fleet Farm to keep in the boat just in case. |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | All good suggestions... but honestly, I got the stuff from Cabelas, as well. It didn't cost me anywhere near $400.00 or even $200.00... as often as I actually fish in the rain, it works fine. In a pinch, I can toss on the jacket and it works great. Lightweight. And it keeps me dry. I don't need to spend four bills on some rain gear I'll maybe use 4 - 5 times per year. |
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| Gander Mountain's basic Guide Series waterproof rain parka and rain pants have worked for me. At least through showers. I think I paid $40 for the parka and $30 for the pants back in 2006. |
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Location: Antioch, IL | Check out sierratradingpost.com. You can get top of the line stuff for really good deals. I've got HellyHansen bibs and jacket (lightweight) and they have kept me bone dry in some serious weather. The set listed for appox. $300, I picked it up for less then half that (shipping included). |
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| Another good trick to get some high quality rain gear at a low price is to buy last years camo patterns. A few years ago I picked up a LaCrosse rain suit in the previous years camo pattern that they were clearencing to bring in the new pattern. |
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| Helly Hanson Impertech. Best rain gear you cay buy PERIOD and doesn't even cost close to some that have been brought up here. Give it a look at least. That stuff is tough as nails, and is not a sweat suit, and will not eventaully leak at the seams like many gortex products. I wore the same set for dozens of outings in AK when I lived there and even slid down a mountain side in it and didn't get a single rip.
I'm also a Frogg Toggs fan for something super light that would work great as a stow away jacket in a boat for the occasional rain. |
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