I found this coat and these matching bibs at sportsman's guide (no affiliations, standard disclaimers). I'm not looking for a "break the bank" set of goretex gear, just something reasonably priced, reusable, somewhat comfortable gear to put on at scouting events when it rains. All suggestions are welcomed and appreciated.

That stuff looks like it would really keep you dry but might not breathe very well.

+1,although I wonder about a back vent and grommets. In a hard rain,the water will find its way in.

I have heard good things about these: https://www.froggtoggsraingear.com/DriDucks.shtm



but I have no experience with them (It isn't raining in SoCal these days). The price is right and they are light weight.

There really isn't any such thing as truly rainproof garments, but gore-tex and e-vent come close. If you are sedentary, PVC will keep you dry, but not if you are moving.

Price point certainly looks great on those.

Please post a follow-up review if you get them and try them out.

Here in Ohio I almost always carry at least a Waterproof-breathable jacket. Even in the summers here it can rain and cool down quickly and it generally seems to rain a lot here, at least it seems to whenever I can make some time to go out.

-b

I would look at some of the Sportsmans Guide surplus NATO GoreTex like laminate.. my German flectar camo works pretty well.. but with the high partial pressure from water vapor in Florida, even my real GoreTex is not ideal

for serious rain gear... Helly Hansen

yeah, that always seems to be the trade-off with cheap rain gear vs the more expensive stuff, just don't have it in my budget right now to get something more expensive like goretex, maybe later on I can look into that

hikermor, that looks like a good set of raingear. now i am rethinking my selection.

buckeye, whichever set I go with, I'll post a review here later, with campouts galore and summer camp coming relatively soon, I should encounter at least ONE rainy situation I'm sure, wouldn't be a scouting event without some rain

I grew up in ohio but am now living in kentucky, but I am right there with ya bro. I always have at least a semi-water resistant light windbreaker with me during the rainy seasons. I also carry an emergency poncho with me, and daily I carry a good umbrella to and from work.

les thanks for the tips, I checked sportsamn's guide and can't find the surplus NATO GoreTex like laminate, apparently they don't carry it anymore, but will keep an eye out for it. Does helly hansen make their stuff in tall sizes? that was one of the other appeals to the original jacket and bibs I posted was that they were available in a tall size

Contrary to another poster, my GoreTex has never leaked. I bought a GoreTex parka before a trip to Alaska. While there I experienced some torrential downpours and never had any leaks. It is now 14 years old and still hasn't leaked. I highly recommend it. It is well worth the price IMHO.

Remember that getting wet can be life threatening due to the chance of hypothermia.