I got to try out my rain gear last Sunday on the lake. It pretty much rained the entire day I was out (around 7-8 hours on the lake) and I covered 70-80 miles. In that time I had water get in through my neck opening in my jacket as well as the front zipper. The first place I noticed water, though, was the run off from my jacket on my pants - it ran in the left zipper vent (closed, but has a rubber seal when the zipper is shut). I think just the amount of water, and not just rain - but the collection of it both on-the-go and what pooled on my pants - was what did it. If I wasn't running down the lake and standing I probably would have been a lot dryer.
So my question is what kinds of rain gear do you have and what have you found that works when you are on-the-go? I have read some threads about waders. I have a pair of neoprene hunting waders (fixed boots) that I could wear, but only in cold weather as they don't breathe and it seems to me the last few times I've used them they leak (not sure where). Are pants with suspenders/chest waders better than waist-high? what kinds of jackets? How do you seal up the neck opening? How to you keep your head dry with wind blowing your hood open?
The temperature the day I was out was still in the 70's, but much colder and that would have been a disaster of a day. The rest of my gear was in a Pelican case and 2 kayak style dry sacks - no issues there.
So my question is what kinds of rain gear do you have and what have you found that works when you are on-the-go? I have read some threads about waders. I have a pair of neoprene hunting waders (fixed boots) that I could wear, but only in cold weather as they don't breathe and it seems to me the last few times I've used them they leak (not sure where). Are pants with suspenders/chest waders better than waist-high? what kinds of jackets? How do you seal up the neck opening? How to you keep your head dry with wind blowing your hood open?
The temperature the day I was out was still in the 70's, but much colder and that would have been a disaster of a day. The rest of my gear was in a Pelican case and 2 kayak style dry sacks - no issues there.