Mountain rain gear
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From: Hessticles
07-Dec-18
If you were to buy uninsulated rain gear to keep in your pack, would you get it to fit over your main coat or take your main coat off and just wear rain gear? Sounds dumb I just cant decide
From: casekiska
07-Dec-18
I hunt mainly in Wisconsin. I bought my rain gear to fit over my warm clothing & have not regretted this decision.
From: HUNT MAN
07-Dec-18
Always buy rain gear a size bigger Imo
From: Ermine
07-Dec-18
Sitka rain gear is nice. I use the dewpoint. Feather lite easy to carry in my pack
From: Franklin
07-Dec-18
You can always wear baggy rain gear if you don`t wear anything under it but you can`t wear too small of rain gear if you do. Bigger is better.
From: greg simon
07-Dec-18
Most rain gear is sized to be worn over clothing.
From: IdyllwildArcher
07-Dec-18
Rain gear, even the best breathable rain gear, is hot. If it’s raining, you don’t need much else underneath. If you’re moving, you’ll be hot no matter what. If you’re sitting still, you can get cold, but I can’t imagine having a puffy on under rain gear while it’s raining and I run cold.
In the Brooks and on Kodiak, I never had more than a base layer on under my raingear and that included some long glassing sessions in the wind and always in 35-55 degree whether.
While hiking, I’ve opted to get wet instead of hike with rain gear on.
This is why I love the elk mountain gear decoy so much. The elk mountains are too hot to wear rain gear and run-and-gun elk. Rain gear is for sitting still unless you’re walking downhill in the dark.
From: Ben
07-Dec-18
Funny you ask this question, I wear my rain gear more when it is dry and windy than when it is raining. Rain gear over your hunting clothes when it is windy is so much warmer. I rarely hunt when it is raining as it washes away blood trails so quickly. A light mist, yes and a heavy snow with wind are great times to hunt though and the rain gear is great then.
From: Jims
08-Dec-18
Similar to all my other layers it's possible to add/subtract layers depending upon temperatures and how active I am. I usually strip a lot of layers off while hiking to prevent getting wet from the inside-out. I'm amazed that no one has mentioned pitzips. I would never buy a rain jacket without them! Another thing I often do if I'm warm is to untuck my shirts from my pants and unzip or unbutton my tops to allow air flow and ventilation.
From: Nick Muche
08-Dec-18
Rain gear is also pretty helpful when walking through wet brush. Aside from that I agree with Ike.
