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+1 on the Kuiu Chugah, my opinion is limited to the full week I used it in Montana last year in everything from hard rain, freezing rain, and snow. Time will tell if it holds up again for this season.

The FirstLite is the best jacket I have used as far as keeping dry while active in sloppy weather. No experience with KUIU, but I have some friends that say it works well.

The important part of rain gear other than the obvious is to be silent while you move with it.

This is always a wonderful subject. I can wade chest deep in fabric waders for an 8-hour day and come out completely dry. Seems everyone should be able to easily assemble a well functioning jacket. When I do eventually retire my waders, they are converted to arm pit high rain pants by cutting off the feet.

The Mormot Precip jacket I've been running for the last five years is one of the two best rain shells I've ever owned. It has FAR exceeded my expectations in every way. At a weight of 13 ounces and, thus far, impeccable waterproof performance with zero leaks, it's hard to imagine much better. The one place for theoretical improvement is in the noise of the fabric when moving, but if it's raining they can't hear that until their ears are ringing or their lungs are bleeding anyway.

I have the kryptek Koldo suit now, and they are the best rain suit Ive ever owned.

When it comes to staying dry I try to go with the best out there. Especially here in BC.


The Koldo is gated as follows

W/P: 20,000mm MVTR: 15,000g/m2/24hrs


Hope that helps

I bought a set of the core4element rain gear for a 12 day sambar hunt in our winter a couple months back. A 45 minute chopper ride had us dropped way into the mountains.
The rain gear got a good workout in steady rain up to blizzard conditions. Was ok if you didn't move. Got wet from the inside out with any walking at all.

Another Kryptek Koldo user here Alaska. Been using it for the last 3 seasons, wearing them on average 30 days a year. Excellent product and I'm not gentle on them.

I use the Marmot Precip for non-hunting backpacking and hiking and I use the Core4Element rain gear, both jackets and pants, for my hunting. I have been very happy with both and both have met or even exceeded my requirements. The Core4Element rain gear is very quiet and was less expensive than most other "hunting gear" rain gear on the market.