As long as its not downpouring when I head out Im staying even if its starts raining hard after Im up. I'll stay in my tree. Ive seen allot of movement when it rains. Your scent gets reduceda bit also. You all need to get the tree umbrellas, best $20 I ever spent. I went in dry, it started pouring then eventually stopped, and I came out dry. My buddy got saturated ..... again. I think he is finally going to get an umbrella now