RE: Raven Wear
According to Cabela's online store, the MT050 WE parkas run about $260, and the bibs run about $220, for a grand total of around $480...which is quite a bit less than Ravenwear's $650 price tag. I think you were looking at the MT050 stuff with ScentLok, which isn't exactly comparing apples to apples, although it's quite a bargain at over $100 less than Ravenwear and with the additional feature of ScentLok.
All I can say is that I've been extremely happy with my MT050 stuff, and I've personally seen it stand tall next to Ravenwear in extremely cold conditions, and I saved a couple of hundred bucks in the process. The MT050 stuff also weighs about half of the suit of Ravenwear that you're looking at. I can't remember exactly, but seems like the Ravenwear outfit weighs 10 or 11 pounds. I just remember lifting the jacket of one of my buddies and commenting on how heavy it was. That's a lot of extra weight to me.
Regardless, it seems as if you had your mind made up before you asked the question anyway...which is certainly your perogative. You just asked for opinions, and I gave you mine. Ravenwear is really nice stuff, but if you do most of your hunting in Arkansas, it's probably overkill.