My buddy and I are looking at some new rain clothes...but kind of light weight for the warmer day of October. We're at Gander Mountain yesterday, and they have 2 separate brands of what we're looking for...just wanted some advice or experience with either product.

The first is (or course) the Gortex. I mainly liked it for the Advantage Timber that was available.

The second is the Gander Mountainn "Guide Series Tech-2o." It was similar in every aspect..except for the camo patterns (and price of course...$50 less than the Gortex for both the jacket and pants..$100 total!).

Is the Gortex worth the extra $100? I'd probably only wear the stuff on rainy occasions..so just a hand-full of days out of the year. Andy help is greatly appreciated.

The Gander Mtn. Tech 2 rain gear is the best non-gore tex gear I have ever seen. I have a few friends who bought this past year and I even bought it for my best hunting friend and the garments have performed fantastic. This past May I videotapped my friend during a horrible downpour, the water was just pouring off the beak of my hat. My buddy - bone dry.

I have two sets of rain gear one gore-tex and one Scent Blocker Rain Block. The gander mtn gear performs as well as both and is a little quieter than the gore-tex.

I cannot comment on the two outfits you mentioned as I do not shop at Gander Mountain. I will suggest though that you determine how the waterproofness of each garment is being obtained. Some actually have a waterproof layer while others rely on a urethane style coating to repel water. Both work but I have found the urethane coating requires reapplication over time.

If you happen by a Cabelas or their website then I would highly recommend any of their Dry Plus garments or Mad Dog Gear's waterproof suits. I own both and have found both to be very good for early season bowhunting.

Thanks for the reply's guys!