If living in the pants like here in the PNW, get the SEAK and wear them directly over base layer(s). I'm pretty happy with the value of Nomad Hailstorm for the same purpose but they leak a little in the knee seem. (~4" damp spot after a day in sustained rain)
If packing as over pants shell for...
I do most hunting in Gifford Pinchot NF.
Now that it finally started raining I was able to get some time in the Nomad Hailstorm pants. They were awesome except they have too many seems in the knees to make them "articulated" and they leaked a little right there. Not too bad considering it was...
Hasn't rained on me yet this year. The fit and construction are top notch though and the reason I bought them is for the reinforced seat. I'll update this weekend as I'm sure we can't keep all this sun for too much longer in the PNW.
I've come to like my Eberlestock Mainframe with superspike duffle attached. I could add the batwings, a stuff sack or drybag between the two if I need more space but haven't needed to yet. I came to hunting from backpaking/mountaineering with a Granite Gear Vail pack for reference. I had one...
I liked my Sig Whiskey 5 2-10x a lot. The tracking was perfect if you don't need more than a single revolution, the glass was good, and I like their illumination. I find the illumination is necessary in dark timber before the end of legal light when an animal looks all black or is also a black...
Have spent a lot of time lurking. I've been teaching myself how to hunt via places like this and trial and error the last few years. I hunt public forest land in western WA primarily for bear, deer, and elk but always seem to find what's not in season at the time. Thank you for all the great...
I've spent the last couple years of trial and error with rain gear here in western WA. Here are my observations:
Highly flexible and quiet gear leaks
Soft, quiet gear soaks up water and becomes heavy
Polyurethane coated keeps the rain out but the sweat in
Thin, ultra-packable tears easily
Less...