Rain gear.

[eliphalet]

I have had a large plastic trash bag, folded in my back pocket, do wonders for me more than once caught in a thunderstorm.

 

[enkindler]

Being in The Pacific North West (lots of rain), and living in Ballard (Home of a lot of the boats from the deadliest catch) I use Guy Cotten rain gear, it may not breath and it make not be cammo but the deer don't seem to care and I stay dry and more importantly when I'm carrying the critter back I don't fret about the gore getting on some fancy gortex jacket. Most fishermen on this coast use Grundens but either brand is great and built to take abuse. And it costs a fraction of the price that most the hunting stores want for their gear.

 

[MeekandMild]

Hmm. I never have found any rain gear to work well under all circumstances. (Advice is welcome here.)

So I sometimes carry an umbrella.

Now that is really weird if you think about it. Imagine an old fart out in the woods, sitting and waiting for the deer in the rain under a wussy red and white golf umbrella.

 

[JohnMcD348]

If it's raiuny outside, I wear a hat. If it's cold and rainy, I'll carry a poncho and possibly a wool type sweater to wear under it or I have had some of those military type poly underwear clothes that I've worn. That'll keep you pretty warm(I live in Florida) on a rainy night in the woods, even in the fairly cold days of winter here. I've never been one to really bundle up alot in the cold. One of these days the hypothermia will probably get me.

 

[quiettype]

I have a Helly-Henson coat that I only use for extreme rain.Last Fall it allowed me to continue hunting when everyone else had quit.Amazing gear.

 

[skers69]

Gortex

I have found that this works best. Costs a arm and a leg but well worth it.

I have a lite gortex jacket with hood. Use layers of other insulation when cold.
Two pair gortex paints. One lite...one insulated.
Gortex ball cap.
Gortex insulated gloves.
Two gortex boots. One lite. One heavy insulated 1200 thinsulate.

I have found that gortex works much better than dry plus and hydro plus.

Save the money and get gortex. You will not be sorry.

 

[redneck2]

Save the money and get gortex. You will not be sorry.

Don't know why so many are resistant to the Gore-Tex idea. With my light weight jacket, I can layer up and be comfortable whether it's 50 degrees or zero. Breathes so you don't get sweaty. I've got Gore-Tex bibs so I stay totally warm and dry, even in driving sleet and rain. The drawstring hood and cuffs are really important if the wind is blowing.

 

[GCW5]

I like Gortex too. I have a MT50 suit from Cabelas that has worked well for the last 5 years. It's light enough for spring showers while fishing, and with 300 weight fleece keeps me warm while hunting in the snow. It's light enough to pack while elk hunting. I LOVE THIS STUFF!!!!!!!!

 

[Vern Humphrey]

Same here. In fact, if you do it right, you use Goretex mostly while sitting still (that's when you get cold.) When you move, roll it up and tuck it under your pack flap -- unless its raining, and then who cares about any noise the jacket makes against the brush, the rain covers it.

I like to have a waffle weave or poly undershirt, a spare flannel shirt, a down vest and my Goretex parka. I have yet to be uncomfortable, even in a snowstorm at 11,000 feet.