Best Wet Weather Hunting Clothing

[welshcadno 5]

What make of wet weather hunting clothing is best? I've tried them all duck dri seeland harkila deerhunter rdigeline etc? I'm a terrierman who is out in all weather's. And what is says on the label it doesn't do on the tin ie not waterproof or breathable..

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

What trousers would you recommend 5 feet down?

[Daniel cain 45,147]

Best ive had to date is the montane smock or the buffello smock that the armed forces use-with dpm gortex over the top.if you can still get them then the berghaus mera-peak jackets were good a bit bright for digging mind lol-had a low alpine one from Germany that was a grey/green colour that was a good coat till some rat stole it off back of the L200.had ridgeline,deer hunter etc shite! Got a browning prestige one I had cheap in a sale-about the best of the hunting ones.when I'm flat out on spade then I'm in my mammut gortex/windstopper hoodie-cost me 189 notes and is some f***ing good kit imo-keeps you dry and not so sweaty lol.atb dc

[dean1 46]

Check out musto gear..

[welshcadno 5]

Problem I'm having is as soon as the breathable pores get clogged up with soil they start leaking on the knees and the elbows. Tried return various items with this fault an get told don't get them dirty which in my job is impossible. I follow the care instructions from the manufacturer to be then told they are not designed for what I do.

[Hydropotesinermis 724]

None of it is perfect.

 

5 feet down is speaking a lot of sense.

 

I don't ever wear waterproof trousers anymore. Just army surplus trousers. Like he says they wear hard and dry fast and once you are wet, you are wet.

 

If you have the money Musto is good gear but it is expensive, same can be said of Harkila.

 

 

Stay away from ridgeline it's utter f***ing gash.

 

If you are digging i'd get some moleskin leggings as you have noticed goretex will just clog. Oilskins may be sweaty but they'll last and won't break the bank.

[eastcoast 4,115]

Do they still make donkey jackets ? Wind proof and almost rain proof with a body warmer worn underneath at the start of the day. Then as someone else wrote MOD combat strides with long johns or a pair of your lasses tights underneath in extreme cold conditions.

[Bosun11 537]

Great advice 5FD.

[onion jonny 526]

donkey jackets not a lot of good in the wet as they weigh way to much

[JR Yipp 111]

Br1 or Br2.... simple. shooting/country clothes are as much about fashion these days, get something deigned for purpose.

[eastcoast 4,115]

donkey jackets not a lot of good in the wet as they weigh way to much

I know, good point. It was a bit tongue in cheek. Hunting clothing at one time, for some of us, would be whatever could be begged or borrowed but never stolen.

[BlackDog1 134]

I love a good pair of mole skins for digging in

[pablo esc 1,598]

Always looking out for old moleskins. Never see them no more. Even second hand

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Br1 or Br2.... simple. shooting/country clothes are as much about fashion these days, get something deigned for purpose.

What are they JR?

[man o kent 269]

Old waxed leggings, and wax jacket suit my area. Loads of blackthorn, hawthorn, and bramble