Thread: Water proof jacket and pants advise

for me,waterproof pants are a no-go.....too noisy,too hot,too hard to walk in...I have a great pair of heavy canvas chaps eg pants with no crutch,they held up by a belt and I can wear them all day no issues made by NZ hunting products......
the other option is gaiters over your boots and simple fleece pants over top of those...water runs down fabric and stays outside your boots
jackets are a personal thing...big n heavy and warm ideal from wagon...not so good if walking long distances. I like a light nylon shell and will wear it inside polarfleece if bush stalking....have a soft shell cabelas bumfreezer jacket that screws up small,this is ideal for stalking in bush as non scratchy and not too hot or heavy.... plenty of options out there if ok with a bit of weight....kaiwaka comes to mind...basically go look at what is in stock n station agents shops,wrightsons,farmlands etc...they worn all day everyday so tough and last.

Originally Posted by Micky Duck

for me,waterproof pants are a no-go.....too noisy,too hot,too hard to walk in...I have a great pair of heavy canvas chaps eg pants with no crutch,they held up by a belt and I can wear them all day no issues made by NZ hunting products......
the other option is gaiters over your boots and simple fleece pants over top of those...water runs down fabric and stays outside your boots
jackets are a personal thing...big n heavy and warm ideal from wagon...not so good if walking long distances. I like a light nylon shell and will wear it inside polarfleece if bush stalking....have a soft shell cabelas bumfreezer jacket that screws up small,this is ideal for stalking in bush as non scratchy and not too hot or heavy.... plenty of options out there if ok with a bit of weight....kaiwaka comes to mind...basically go look at what is in stock n station agents shops,wrightsons,farmlands etc...they worn all day everyday so tough and last.

I wear gaitors bush buck short canvis gaitors they are really good not a huge fan of long gaitors hence why I want water proof pants. I usually wear long johns but the water when walking through grass runs down then into your boots

Originally Posted by Haydenp

I wear gaitors bush buck short canvis gaitors they are really good not a huge fan of long gaitors hence why I want water proof pants. I usually wear long johns but the water when walking through grass runs down then into your boots

thats where fleece pants really shine by having them OUTSIDE your gaiters the water doesnt go into boots. tall gaiters are no problem at all if you get set that stay up,and Ive found all sorts of ways to do this over the years,soccer shin pads worked with elcheapho canvas ones... the really cheap ones I now use have velcro full length up front and they stay up really well. I have put long johns over gaiters but it stretches them and they get beaten up terribly.