Rain Gear

[rbtree]

Husky, what I meant was, that you gotta be careful, and keep things like sharp handsaws away from them...and be careful not to rip them...they're more expensive than cheap raingear...which is even less durable.

 

[Husky372]

gottcha

 

[wiley_p]

If you are working Gore-tex and its relatives dos'nt breath worth a ????, you will produce more vapor than the membrane will release, and often opening the vent zips just lets the icy deluge in. Grundens last a long time for groundwork they cant be beat. In the air I wear tin pants and coat Filson has been making this stuff for a long, long time wears very well, keeps you dry and they have,nt forgotten the working man in their pricing. The other alternative is to move to the lower Rocky Mountain states and work tiny trees and enjoy the dry air.

 

[John Ellison]

Tin pants

Its been a while since I have lived where we worked regularly in the rain but I second the vote for the Filson tin clothes. They are very durable and probably more breathable than anything in the way of rain gear. The down side is you might not want to wear the pants if you have a fancy ride unless you want to change clothes. Its kinda cool to take them off and stand them up in the corner. Some people dont like them because they feel a little stiff.

John

 

[Marky Mark]

I will also have to go with the Filson http://www.filson.com/ you can't beat the gear. It might not be for everyone like Rocky since he is in the heat belt but there are no better pants and coats for foul weather. I have been hunting where the finest gear failed and the tin cloth was the gear to have. There are tons of items on Ebay.

 

[MasterBlaster]

My house is my raingear. I stay pretty dry.

 

[jkrueger]

Thanks for the link!

Originally posted by Marky Mark
I will also have to go with the Filson http://www.filson.com/ you can't beat the gear. It might not be for everyone like Rocky since he is in the heat belt but there are not better pants and coats for foul weather. I have been hunting where the finest gear failed and the tin cloth was the gear to have. There are tons of items on Ebay.

thanks, Jack

 

[Burnham]

If I can at all stand the cool temps then I just climb without it...raingear really gets in my way. Mostly in warmer weather I just get wet and change clothes. I wear polypropelene underwear and fleece overwear in the cool mist/drizzle. When it is too cool or raining too much for that I have a Columbia Sportswear Gore-tex jacket designed for anglers wearing chest waders which is good because it is only waist length, shorter than most jackets, so it doesn't conflict with my saddle too much. It has big pockets mounted high up on the chest; that is sometimes useful. For really rainy weather I add rain pants; usually I go with a heavy coated nylon non-breathable type. I never have been able to keep the inside dry anyway due to sweat, and they are much tougher and cheaper than breathable raingear. I am very lucky in that during the winter the snow closes down access to most of my work areas, so I don't have to deal with the rainiest season here in western Oregon (rain down in the valley where people live translates into snow at the upper elevations where I work).

 

[jkrueger]

Oh!

... rain gear when climbing, ah, never. Only when standing around discussing the job or, I aint' doing this one in the rain thing.

Rain gear is for taking the client around the job with their umbrellas.

Jack

 

[OutOnaLimb]

Just keep working through it. Wear light weight clothes that dry out fast. The double front loggers jears from Baileys take at least two days to dry. Sometimes being in our business sucks moose lips, Your gonna get wet and muddy. Just be thankful you have a warm dry bed to go home to at night.

Kenn:Monkey:

 

[rumination]

Working in a rainforest, I have two options. Get wet or get wet. Oh yeah there is a third option: get really goddanged wet! When working on the ground I wear your standard yellow rain slicker which does more to keep me warm than dry, and when I'm in the tree I just keep moving to keep warm. Fortunately, its rarely ever cool enough here to become really uncomfortable. If I know its going to be a really rainy day I usually do work on the ground or in the forest underneath the canopy. And on those days when its nonstop deluge?: office work, greenhouse work, and chainsaw maintenance!

Nothing quite like the feeling of descending on your soaked rope and having your friction hitch squeeze a steady stream of muddy water right down into your armpit.

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

I get my stuff at REI.

I used to love the Switchback parka, they "improved" it enough where I will not rave about the one I just got for my birthday, but it's still a good stormshell, just not big enough to wear cold weather gear under it. The last one made it for 3 seasons, now it's going back to get the water proff redone and new patches.

I go for mountain wear because it is made to be durable in rough conditions.

I've ripped a number of the yellow duckies just by moving around. Ponchos dont work well for the stuff we do.