I saw Columbia outdry mentioned above, that’s another
I have searched the same search you are, we probably hunt similar climate, lots of full days of hard rain walking through wet brush… I don’t think there is a perfect solution. I have tried about everything, and the rubberized type coated materials still get pinholed out pretty quick… even grundens, I used to winter steelhead fish in the green Neptune pullover, but by the end of a season hold it up to a light and it looks like a bright clear sky with tons of stars (pinholes)
The gear that keeps me less damp than others is Yukon, but assume you’ve tried it already, hence the No membrane materials
There is no staying bone dry hunting wet climates crawling through wet brush, there are different levels of wet. Salmonberry and devil’s club is hell on rain gear (as well as blackberries here) I have spent a lot of money on different rain gears, and can relate to the frustration.
Even a brand new set of heavy grundens, after a long day in wet windy weather, you’ll be wet because water is coming in through the hood and eventually wetting out your whole torso and you will get some water intrusion in the sleeves and will have wet arms at day’s end. I’m on my 3rd set of Yukon and it’s all that holds up long term for me and keeps me less damp than others and usually get a couple seasons out of it, or close
One set didn’t last as long because I over dried it in the dryer, but that was dumb and my fault
I don’t think there is a solid bomb proof solution. The Columbia outdry is a cool material but it won’t hold up long term in the brush… most membrane materials are extremely fragile, and I’ve had a few that leaked new
Dryft makes a jacket made from their wader material, and their waders are bomb proof, but it’s black with bright lettering and still technically a membrane material
If they made a jacket and pants in the same material in earth tones, it would be the answer for me, but I don’t see that ever happening.
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