Dusters?

have any of you consederd a duster? oilskin? im thinging about gettin gone in black i think they would be better than normal rain suit?

my rain suit is just one of the ones that my dad was issued at work. They are rubber and keep the rain out. I dislike how much you sweat in them tho, and since the rubber doesn't like to fold much they are a pain to put in a pack without robing you of all your space. This is why I carry a couple poncho's in my pack rather than taking good rain gear. Untill I can afford to get a good set of rain gear I'l use my cheap poncho version!!

when i ge tmore neeed stuff out of the way like a new computer i would like to get the mec 100 CAN dollers with the budget pants look good to me but that specter gortex jacket cool or i could get a camo suit for hunting but last hunting seson i learned a leson thinking that i would be warm i just put on a hoodie with my uncles old m65 jacket with bdus SO COLD it got so cold it started to snow then i went back to the cabin got properly suited up then went back probley scared the deer away and wasted the hunt but i was warm but shouldhave put that stuff in m pack you can always take things off

i remember last hunting season when I fell in a stream about 2 miles back in the woods. It was winter, just cold enough that it could snow but it wasn't. I fell in about knee deep and just had on some cargo pants. Needless to say it was a cold walk home.

	gearjunky wrote:
	have any of you consederd a duster? oilskin? im thinging about gettin gone in black i think they would be better than normal rain suit?

Depends on what your purpose is in wearing a duster. They're great for riding horses, because of the ease. And they're very cowboy/traditional looking... can look very good.

Why do you think a duster, or oilskin (I assume you mean duster-style), is better than modern rain-gear??
Look at what the guys wear on Discovery Channel's "Deadliest Catch", while fishing king crab in the Bering Straits... they're not wearing dusters, for obvious reasons.

For general hiking/backpacking/survival use... i.e. functionality... I think you'd be much better off getting a rain suit. Good quality top and bottom rain-suit/water-repellent-suit... fleece/wool layer, and wicking underlayer... highly flexible for big variations in temperature and climate conditions. Strip off, or put on what you don't need, or need. I think you'd be set.

Personally I like the look and tradition of dusters for wearing around town... but I think they're simply too heavy and not practical for wilderness use (except for riding and such) compared to modern clothing options. If buying for hiking and survival use, I would go with modern stuff, cleverly layered... hands-down.

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you watch deadlest catch im obsed never missed a eposied every tuesday at 9 pm:)

	gearjunky wrote:
	you watch deadlest catch im obsed never missed a eposied every tuesday at 9 pm:)

deadliest catch RULES!!! ok sorry you can go back to the subject I just had to say that. Very Happy

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thats my alltime favrite show i like the northwestern the best blake on te mavrick a cry baby

The only problem with dusters are that their time has passed, and now anyone that wears one is out of place, and watched a lot closer. Not something you want in an urban situation.

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	Azarcher wrote:
	The only problem with dusters are that their time has passed, and now anyone that wears one is out of place, and watched a lot closer. Not something you want in an urban situation.

yep, good point.

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