All of you deer hunters out there

[shetuck]

frogg toggs? - Catalog

Jim, I really can't say enough about this stuff. It is very good at allowing the moisture to pass your body through the suit in wet/snowy weather.

Louisiana is a bitch for humidity, and on my hikes with Scouts in rain and 88% humidity, this stuff is so much better to be in than a traditional rain suit or pancho I can't even describe it.

I'd layer up with some wicking underwear, some synthetic pants and shirt, and then maybe some light wool if it gets cold. i don't know how much you are moving, or if you are taking an ATV to a tree stand and sitting.

But as a breathable outerlayer, I like this stuff, and the camo is nice looking. Link is to to catalogue.

frogg toggs? - Catalog: Collegiate Licensed Suits

TSUN, Minny, and Wisky, but no tOSU?

 

[Gatorubet]

i have a pair of frog toggs in the trunk of my car. they look cheap (i have like the $15 ones) they are like you say the best cheap rainsuit.

Yeah they look cheap - they are cheap. But you keep dry in them.

Sitting in a stand all day, they are fine. If you are humping all around the woods in brush country, I'd maybe go RiversWest. They make a good line, and it is much sturdier for hiking through the backcountry sans paths.

 

[NorthShoreBuck]

Frogg Toggs are DuPont Tyvek, I used to sell that stuff. It will tear pretty easily but it will do the job. It is not warm.

JO, I'm 6'4". Any of the Cabelas brand with Dry Plus and or Goretex. The first day of deer season in Ohio last year was a downpour. I was completely dry in my Cabelas dry plus gear. It is also warm and quiet. I also have the Columbia duck hunting gear, lots of ventilation and the jacket has a zip out liner, bought it at sierratradingpost. This proves that a bad day in the woods is better than a good day at the office.

Gator must be a lawyer, Rivers West is top of the line but you pay for it and I have heard their big & tall sizes are tight.

 

[DaytonBuck]

Laos is a pretty backwards hill country where most people live off of subsistence means so hunting is pretty common.

 

[BUCKYLE]

Laos is a pretty backwards hill country where most people live off of subsistence means so hunting is pretty common.

I ate deer jerkey once.

 

[DaytonBuck]

I ate deer jerkey once.

Rat's pretty common there

 

[Gatorubet]

Rat's pretty common there

Only if you lead them right...and the taxidermist knows what he's doing. :p

 

[shetuck]

Fuck M*ch*g*n.

 

[DaytonBuck]

If it moves in Laos, they'll eat it

 

[NorthShoreBuck]

Dayton

Then hold still buddy!

 

[AKAK]

Well, either that or run like hell before NorthShore and I sell them a shiload of guns.

 

[NorthShoreBuck]

Could depend on what Dayton can export!

 

[Muck]

nsb my question was more about the materials. now with all of these laminates, fleeces etc. any materials you would suggest? or old school like i used to, (2-4 layers)? id like something water/snow proof it its realistic. nothing wose than being wet. im assuming that you can get something quiet and waterproof now? suggestions? keep in mind im 6-7 so i have a hard time getting somethign from a store, ill likely order it from cabelas...

Base/Wicking layer - I tend to go as light as possible possible (I'm damn near as wide as I am tall and my core tends to run hotter) and the best fit for me is silk (although in the synthetic realm Patagonia's Capilene 1 or 2 works pretty well for me).

Mid/Insulating layer - It's really hard to beat modern fleece although I've learned to appreciate quality wool garments as I've gotten older.

Outer/Shell layer - Apparently I've become somewhat of a synthetic fiber luddite as I've grown older.

Depending on the time of year/tempearture/conditions my outer layer is either a wool jacket from Sleeping Indian Designs or a Filson's Tin Cloth jacket.

Filson's tin cloth & the slightly lighter Shelter Cloth have worked out to be more rugged & quieter than any of the synthetic shells I've tried in the past. Likewise Sleeping Indian's wool camo wear has become my favorite outerwear when I don't need something to stop the rain.

For trousers I absolutely love my logger's dungarees. Similar to Carhartt & similar work pants....double canvas front & rugged as all get out (if it's really nasty out Filson's Tin Cloth pants rock as much as the jackets, but it's no fun hunting when it's really nasty ).

Make sure you take care of your feet with a pair of wicking sock layered under warm wool or synthetics with good water resistant/proof boots.

Couple that with a well insulated grape (head) and the layers on the rest of your body won't seem nearly as critical.

The Wal-Mart Real Tree fashionistas usually give me funny looks.

 

[NorthShoreBuck]

Tell us who doesn't give you funny looks.

Sounds like we have a group of big, tall, ugly? guys that run hot but want to stay dry. Make sure you have some orange on to discourage the shoot and ask questions later crowd. I am so glad I hunt on posted private property.

Every year one of us will joke about how we hunted and killed deer in blue jeans, flannel shirts and tennis shoes. Yeah we got wet and froze our asses off, but it was still fun. We are glad to be warm and dry today.

It has cooled down here and the days are getting shorter, I have seen the deer start to move through my yard.

 

[Muck]

Sounds like we have a group of big, tall, ugly? guys that run hot but want to stay dry. Make sure you have some orange on to discourage the shoot and ask questions later crowd. I am so glad I hunt on posted private property.

When I hunt in Ohio it's almost always on private property but primarily I hunt larger game out west.

Being able to see several miles in any direction helps a lot with visual ID. :)

Every year one of us will joke about how we hunted and killed deer in blue jeans, flannel shirts and tennis shoes.

Why joke about it? Jeans & flannel work as well as anything as long as the weather isn't crazy.