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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | Just wondering if anyone has had any luck with "cheaper" rain gear. Tried the stuff and wal-mart and haven't had much luck. Seems like after one or two good rains the water just seeps through and I end up wet and cold. |
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Location: Iowa Great Lakes | Tried several cheapies, now I wear nothing but Cabelas Guide Wear, well worth the investment. |
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Location: South Portsmouth, KY | IMO theres no such thing as "good cheap raingear" I went cheap for years and finally i got tired of gettin cold and wet and went with the bass pro 100mph suit and it has been well well worth it |
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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | Thats what I figured the responses would be. Should have probably looked into this before the season starter. |
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Location: APPLETON, WI | Not sure if what I have is classified as "rain gear". But I scored a set of Columbia rain pants and light weight jacket from Fleet Farm. It was regularly $70 on some wicked sale that I scored for $40. Well worth it and it has never leaked a drop of water. I'm bone dry in it. I just used it last weekend in Minnesota for the opener and it was not only comfortable and lightweight, but I stayed perfectly dry. |
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| I second the Cabelas rain gear. Awesome stuff. Alot of times you can score a deal in their clearance section on a jacket or bibs that may have a broken zipper or something along those lines. If you or anyone you know is good at fixing that sort of thing its well worth it. |
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Location: Kodiak, AK | Don't skimp on rain gear. Skimp on dock ropes or light bulbs. Good rain gear is worth it's weight in gold. I went with BPS 100MPH and it's amazing. The Cabela's Guidewear is as well. |
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Location: Northwest Wisconsin | Being unemployed makes spending that kind of money on the BPS or comparable gear hard to do ... but it also makes sitting home during the rain even harder. I'll start watching the sales. |
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Location: Syracuse, Indiana | I am sold on the Guidewear, but the BPS on I94 in Indiana had their 100 mph rain gear at inrcedible prices this past spring (depending on size, I saw bibs marked at $10.00). Good luck. |
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Location: Sun Prairie, WI | Like I always say, when it comes to being either dry or warm (or both), don't skimp. Nothing much can ruin a day or vacation faster that being wet and/or cold.
For starying dry, get Gore-tex gear. Whether it's Cabela's, Bass Pro, Gander Mountain, etc, my best option for staying dry has been Gore-tex lined rain gear. |
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Location: Spencer, Wisconsin | A couple years ago bought the Gander Mountain rain gear heavy material top and bibs, no water yet and stay fairly cool on warm days when it rains. I tried the inexpensive way years ago and its not worth it. Finally broke down and up'd the cost and popped on a decent outfit. |
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| dont skimp on rain gear now, trust me, you will be a lot happier later. Being wet all day is the worst!
Edited by Musky 6/16/2010 9:21 PM
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Location: musky waters of SE, WI | Buy the cheap rain gear, when it starts raining, just head back to the bar, you'll save alot of money for beer!!
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Cabelas Guidewear or any thing with Gore-Tex will keep you dry forever |
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Location: Stevens Point, WI | Guidewear |
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| Guidewear sucks,,,
breathable =its got holes in it
"it isnt leaking its wicking",,bottom line Im wet!!!
My guidewear worked fine for 2 seasonsn then turned into nothing more then a windbreaker,,done all the tricks-wash with special soap-dry hot,,and I bought a closeout discontinued color so the lifetime warranty dosent hold
I might has well wear a tuxedo out there Id be just has wet but at least look classy
size 2XL,,,What will anybody trade me for it????
Edited by happy hooker 6/18/2010 1:34 PM
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| happy hooker - 6/18/2010 1:31 PM
Guidewear sucks,,,
breathable =its got holes in it
"it isnt leaking its wicking",,bottom line Im wet!!!
My guidewear worked fine for 2 seasonsn then turned into nothing more then a windbreaker,,done all the tricks-wash with special soap-dry hot,,and I bought a closeout discontinued color so the lifetime warranty dosent hold
I might has well wear a tuxedo out there Id be just has wet but at least look classy
size 2XL,,,What will anybody trade me for it????
Well, I've got a dog that bites?  |
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| is it a great dane???
at least I could get under him outta the rain  |
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Location: SE, WI. | Buy raingear from a company will stand by their product. I bought Rivers west high end raingear. Sent it back 3 times and still get wet. Poor rain gear and a very poor company to deal with!!! Warning...Stay away from rivers west raingear, its a failure! So is the company!  |
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Location: Ogden, Ut | Helley Hansen or Grundens, the rubberized canvas-like stuff. There's a reason commercial fishermen wear them. It's not Gore-tex and at times (if it gets warm), it's not even that comfortable, but water doesn't get through, nor does the wind. They're the only bibs I've worn that even while sitting down, I didn't get a wet, uh, set of back pockets.
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Location: Victor, ID | Arcteryx makes great rain gear. It's available at REI with a lifetime satisfaction guarantee. It fully taped gore-tex seams will keep out any weather. Be prepared to spend some money. |
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Location: Grand Rapids, MI | My wife just bought me a North Face jacket. Only tried it 3 times so far, but no complaints yet! |
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| happy hooker - 6/18/2010 1:31 PM
Guidewear sucks,,,
breathable =its got holes in it
"it isnt leaking its wicking",,bottom line Im wet!!!
My guidewear worked fine for 2 seasonsn then turned into nothing more then a windbreaker,,done all the tricks-wash with special soap-dry hot,,and I bought a closeout discontinued color so the lifetime warranty dosent hold
I might has well wear a tuxedo out there Id be just has wet but at least look classy
size 2XL,,,What will anybody trade me for it????
HH, You are the first person I have heard of who has had any trouble with the Guidewear. I have to ask -- is it the Guidewear brand you are talking about, or is it the "Guide Series" stuff from a different retailer?
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | My guess is he is talking about "guide wear". The guide series stuff from Gander Mountain doesn't come with a lifetime warranty and even if it did don't bother trying to return anything old... they've become stingy with returns lately. |
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| Guide wear doesn't come with a lifetime warranty either, I had a friend that tried to exchange is two year old pair that was leeking and Cabelas said their was nothing they could do. I just looked at the website and doesn't say anything about a warranty. If they did have a lifetime warranty, I would think that would be a strong selling point and would ti would be stated it as such. |
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| Guide wear doesn't come with a lifetime warranty either, I had a friend that tried to exchange is two year old pair that was leeking and Cabelas said their was nothing they could do. I just looked at the website and doesn't say anything about a warranty. If they did have a lifetime warranty, I would think that would be a strong selling point and would ti would be stated it as such. |
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Location: Northern Wisconsin | Oh, I thought I heard somewhere that the cabelas stuff used to have a lifetime warrenty, maybe not. |
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its Cabelas guidewear the spendy stuff both jacket and bibs, |
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Location: Hayward, WI | I bought some Gander Mountain Tech H20 gear the year before last. I've used it in some steady, all day long soaking rains and it has kept me perfecty dry. Seems to not be TOO hot in warmer weather either. At a little under $200 for a bibs and jacket set, I would call it mid range gear.
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