best waterproof gear?

I have an Alaska trip planned and I need to buy some really good rain proof gear. any suggestions would be great.
thanks
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TheGreatwhitehunter
I used Browning Gortex rain gear on my Alaska hunt nad it served me well though it did not rain as much on my hunt. Prior to me arriving the guide said it had rained the last 8 days in a row and pretty heavily too. Make sure that what you bring is not only water proof but breathable too.
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CodeRED
"TheGreatwhitehunter" wrote:I used Browning Gortex rain gear on my Alaska hunt nad it served me well ...Make sure that what you bring is not only water proof but breathable too.
 +1 - Anything Gore-Tex is awesome stuff!
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ABert
I've got to say the Gotex that my Uncle Sam gave me is by far the best waterproof gear I've ever had. I even got it in both woodlands and dessert camo!
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Goretex it is then. any idea on a price range you recommend? In gear, most of the time its the higher priced stuff that is the best.
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sneekeepete
"ABert" wrote:I've got to say the Gotex that my Uncle Sam gave me is by far the best waterproof gear I've ever had. I even got it in both woodlands and dessert camo!
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If I was you i would try and find a surplus store and get some of the miltary gear. I swear it is the toughest best gortex waterproof gear I have ever used. :thumb
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TheGreatwhitehunter
If I was you i would try and find a surplus store and get some of the miltary gear. I swear it is the toughest best gortex waterproof gear I have ever used.
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As long as you dont care about camo patterns the Military stuff is hands down awesome.
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Loafer
The military gortex gear works great. Cruise the internet to find the best deals. Also, check your local thrift store I found two woodland gortex jackets in perfect shape for $15 each.
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Got wet in alaska even with Gore-tex. i guess there is nothing that works...haha. The redhead pure goretex paclite gear from Basspro is what i bought. got soaking wet.
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sneekeepete
lol Well I'm sure you had a great time no matter how wet you got! How bout some pics and stories of the trips!
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Am I the only one here who likes Wool?
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bc.pse
gortex is the way to go!
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killerbee
i would recomend bringing 2 sets of raingear.
on my alaska hunt i used mainly browning rain gear,, but i also had a cheaper set of maddog just in case. in the end, like THEGREATWHITEHUNTER, it didn't rain to much on us either.
i have a set of Riverswest now, i've wore alot and never got wet, BUT it has never rained that much and i do hear that they leak at the seems.
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Healy Hanson Impertech is what Alaskans prefer
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Tonoonyi
I prefer wool with a light goretex jacket. It tends to all get wet no matter how good the raingear is.
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Anybody use or know anything about squaltex gear?
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sawsman
Frogg Toggs... :thumb

http://www.froggtoggs.com/#outerwear/
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