I personally have not, pretty much run the fanatic below freezing. I have a buddy who has some of the pieces and likes them well enough. Bill Winke I believe is running it and has reviews on his channel.
.350 legend here in MD. I use a custom suppressed AR platform and my brother uses a Ruger American. Taken a few deer with it and performs well. My dad uses a .450 bushmaster single shot marlin and is a thumper.
I’ve worn the M5 at the range in a torrential downpour for a few hours and it performed great. The fit is great for me, the pants do run a bit long though.
I also have the dew point set and haven't had any issues. This is lighter weight and more packable than the m5.
If i was busting brush...
Go fanatic. I’ve layered with it down to single temps tree-stand hunting and have been fine. I usually wear the bibs vented on the walk in and toss the jacket on after I’ve cooled off in the stand. Handles falling snow just fine. Its quieter as well. The freezing rain/32-40degree weather id...
Sitka Mountain Hauler 2700 backpack. Used on one Mule deer hunt, like new. No rips, tears, blood stains etc. Great day pack, I just switched to a different setup with a load shelf.
$225
Located 21053, can ship.