Raven Wear
 

I am in the market for some good cold weather hunting clothes. Has anyone used or heard of Ravenwear. They make a bow hunting outfit. It sounds a little pricey at about 650.00. However, they custom fit the clothing for you. No more buying this s,m,L,XXL stuff. Thanks for any replies.

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$650 bucks??? no kidding. If you find out that there are really a lot of people who would pay this much for a bowhunting outfit, I might be pulling my wifes sewing machine out. That's retarded. I Thought I was getting a litle extravagent when I dropped 60 bucks on a pair of Browning 800 gram boots this year. They are pak boots and took a little getting used to because they are rather large, but even when the temperature dropped down to the low 20's and the wind was blowing in the stand, my feet were fine. What the hell, if you want to spend it....it's your money, not mine.

David

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Oh yeh...that's a real big problem.... knowing if you're small, med. or large. And then having to remember it again at the next purchase. I'll sell you some custom fit socks and hankies if you're in the market. Socks are onl $60 and hankies are $20... 100 percent pure polyester.:D;)

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They custom fit you a vest, bibs, multi pocket jacket, etc. made from a fleece like material. You guys make fun of the expense but hey, look how much a pair of bibs cost you 100.00 minimum. then are they quite? a good jacket with multi pockets 150.00 minimum, then is it quite? a good vest will cost you ?? well buy the times its all said and done you have pieced several different items together and then they probably don't fit you well. I didn't post this originally to be prodded on but to inquire if anyone uses there products!! thanks!!!! P.S. why don't you check out there products before you make snide comments. they might be of interest to you as well.

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HMM ive always bought my hunting cloths a little bigger so as to be able to wear layers during these cold michigan winters, now let me get this right you want info on HUNTING clothing yet you say the custom taylor them for you, so i guess you have to go to there for a fitting, now how much would that trip alone cost ya, next why would you want taylored clothing if you look up the definitive meaning of camo clothing they are supposed to be loose fitting as to add to the camo effect, seems to me 650 is a bit much for clothing you gonna get dirty ripped an only wear in the woods if it was me i'd be lookin else where an save the money for some much needed gear like a scent lok suit

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Evidently somebody is buying this clothing. I saw jay gregory advertising them on I believe adventure bound outdoors. His point about the taylor made clothing is that if your lucky enough to have a wife that hunts it can be hard to find clothes to fit petite women. As far as the tayloring of the clothing I have not ordered any but I think you send measurements into them. The clothing does seem pricey to me but staying warm on those cold days which would allow me to hunt longer may be worth it. Has anyone else looked at there site. http://www.ravenwear.ca/outerware.htm.

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;) Save your $$'s. You kinda remind me of the fella that goes out & buys all the expensive golf clubs and accutrements to boot. Then he dribbles one off the 1st. tee and ask for a mulligan. I'm serious and not knocking you, layer yourself with reasonably priced layers. Save the $$'s to take your sweety out for dinner so she'll feel like your next trip to the whitetail playground is OK! DEAR!

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Save yourself some money and order some MT050 Whitetail Extreme clothing from Cabela's. You'll save about $250, and you'll get some great quality, warm, and dry clothing. Three years ago, some buddies and I went to Manitoba on a deer hunt. About half of us ordered the MT050 stuff from Cabela's, and about half ponied up and ordered from Ravenwear. During the entire week, the temps never got above 15F, with pre-dawn temps dipping into the -20 to-30 range. Neither the MT050 wearers nor the Ravenwear wearers got cold. The Ravenwear wearers did feel a bit cheated at the amount they paid, however. Ravenwear is quality clothing, don't let me mislead you otherwise. But, for less money, in my opinion, you can get just as good a quality out of the MT050 Whitetail Extreme stuff from Cabela's.

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But it ain't CUSTOM made.:eek:[8D]

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I aint ever seen Jay Gregory on Adventure Bound
Outdoors but owell I coulda missed one!:D

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thanks for the tip on the MT050 from cabela's. I will look it up.

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Make sure you look at the "MT050 Whitetail Extreme" clothing, and not just the MT050. The MT050 is rainwear with GoreTex, the MT050 Whitetail Extreme is the super insulated stuff, also with GoreTex.

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I saw this stuff being pushed recently on the same program with Jay greggory and checked it out.The reason is that I am a 3x tall to 4x tall.After I saw how much they wanted for it I about Sh*T.I will stick with my layers of micro fleece and polar fleece.The polar fleece and synthetic material is really quiet too.Hey Dave hows it going[X(]Bill D>

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drstalker, buy what you want. I do not thing thats too much, depending on the material being used. Personally, I have used King of the Mountain and Sleeping Indian wool. Both are in the 600-700 range depending on what you buy. But, I'll guarentee you one thing. I will be out there in the nasty stuff when most of these guys are at camp or home watching TV.

I absolutely do not skimp on high quality clothing. I hunt a lot, here in PA, and go to Canada almost every year. I like knowing my clothes arent going to give my any problems. Double knees and butt, triple stitching all add up after a while.

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Since when I hunt it can snow the next day I have to be prepared with either fall camo or whites. To simplify my life and stay warm I now just use a micro-fleece base layer, a PolarTec Windbloc top layer and then I just wear a camo bug suit or winter white cover ups over the top of the whole thing. If it's going to be wet I just wear my Goretex rain suit over the top of the Polartec, then cap it with the bug suit or whites. I carry a camo hood and a white hood. All this getup easily fits in my day pack.

When capped with the bug suit or white cover up everything is nice and quiet.

Basically, I probably have $500 tied up into my hunting clothes, but I have A LOT more options then spending that much on Raven Wear.

I have been looking at Day One camo and it's incredibly well priced. A Windbloc insulated parka and bibs will only set you back $330

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Ravenwear is some of the best clothing I have found. You guys pushing the Whitetail Extreme over Ravenwear to save money are a little off base. I own that too, and it is very good, but price wise, it is fairly similar as the Parka and bibs will cost $480. The Ravenwear bowhunters special includes jacket, bibs, vest and watch cap. Where it is a little more expensive, in my opinion, it is well worth it.

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man, glad to see that I am not the only person who doesn't minding spending a little more on quality clothing. I was gettin hammered for a while. I did look up the cabelas extreme clothing and it too gets close to the price of the ravenware. about 250.00 for bibs and 300.00 for a jacket. it is a little cheaper. I currently wear a polyprolene long handle (50.00) for set, expedition wt longhandle 2 pairs (160.00) both pair, a set of browning fleece pants and shirt (150.00) and a scent blocker outer suit (250.00). lets see that is about 610.00 best calc. Now to me, spending 600-650.00 on a set of bibs, jacket, vest and hat isn't unreasonable. What do you guys wear when it gets cold??

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cant beat wool for the warmth- wool pants and shirt with bibs and wool jacket--all woolrich for $200.00 Dicks sporting store closeouts... Damark underwear (2bottoms 2 tops) -$40.00-and your golden.
then you have the ability to layer as you need to.

my .02
moose

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abh, the ravenwear with the sherpa fleece is just incredible. I got some early this year and wore it this fall in temps around mid teens to upper 20's. Had it rain and sleet on me while in the woods and stayed warm the whole time. I love what wool can do, wet or dry, but this ravenwear gear is top quality. You get what you pay for. You might also check out the insulated underwear that they sell. It is very good, as well.

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How much for the underwear??? $250...but oh wait...you get custom fit socks!!
LOL (Sorry couldn't resist):D;)

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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.

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Masterbuck, thanks for the curtious response. I will consider the MT050 you describe. I haven't made up my mind yet. this was why I posed the question for readers to respond to.

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i have had raven wear for about 5 years now. i got the vest for $85 the bibs for $185 and the parka for $210. this year i picked up another parka for the extreme cold(fleece) for only $100(off ebay) the others i got were purchased at an outdoor show at the raven wear booth. the set i got was not bow hunter specific. i use it for gun hunting. (i only bowhunt in october) to me this stuff is the best on the market. well worth the $$.