Thats what I have done for years. Im just trying to gauge the wetness I guess. The KUIU axis jacket can buck some water and the Alpine pant with some good gaiters can handle a little bit. Im just looking to be as prepared as possible being that Ive never hunted such a damp/wet environment.
The killer is sitting still if you are really wet. Dawn patrol made some really good points, and is right, staying bone dry isn’t realistic, so your clothes should be picked based on being damp… even best case, you will have some water coming through your hood and cuffs.
Leaky rain gear becomes pointless at some point, it’s a big difference. I stay relatively dry, but if it’s like today, and you have leaking rain gear, you won’t be able to stop long.
When it’s not raining (between squalls) or raining lightly, I utilize hip zips and pit zips, they make any rain gear more breathable.
PVC isn’t bomb proof either, the lighter stuff like Neptune will still pinhole in the brush. I used to steelhead fish in those pullovers and like them, but hold it up to a light after a season and it looks like looking up at the sky on a clear night… heavier pvc sucks to hike in, I have tried everything… I assume the Sitka stormfront is pretty good, but aside from that, I would not spend my rain gear money with them… Yukon and kutana are really good options, and I’m hoping the first lite omen is too
I got about the same life out of the kutana as the Yukon, kutana is lighter but louder… apparently the kutana isn’t as breathable, but in real world, I can’t tell any difference in that regard.
If it’s forecasted an inch of rain and wind, you will be damp at the end of the day if you have good rain gear and soaked in anything else