How great is the Dewpoint?

[DougP]

I’ve done a lot of reading about rain gear, including the review on Rokslide from a few years back. Based on my reasearch, it seems like the Dewpoint is the best choice for me. It seems like a great mix of light weight, breathable and waterproofness.

The question for those of you that have one, how to you rate the durability? I know it won’t compare to the dedicated hard-core jackets meant for multi-day brush busting, but that’s not what I need. I want something that breaths well and keeps the rain out, but won’t tear if I’m blood trailin a deer that runs into a briar patch. Also - it needs to block the wind while glossing a ridge line on a chilly November morning in Colorado.

Doug

 

[MtnMuley]

The Dewpoint is the set I use the most. Strictly for the quality of the lightest rain set I could find that was still durable enough not to replace over and over. Rain gear doesn't breathe very well in my opinion, but this set is better than a lot of others in that aspect. Also, as for wind proofing, most sets I have including the Dewpoint seem to block the wind pretty well. If I was planning on hunting windy rainy conditions much, I certainly would look for a different set.

 

[FlyGuy]

I was pretty impressed with it. It's not like it's a tank, but I thought it held up well. I like to try and still hunt during rainy days b/c i can be a lot quieter. Last year I was wearing them while still hunting/scouting a new area. Turns out the area was one massive briar patch. If I didn't have a set of snips with me I'd probably still be back there. Anyway, I figured it would be curtains for that raingear, but it still works great. About a week later I noticed a tear right above the cuff on one of the pants legs. I emailed Sitka about it and they sent me a few patches (also in Open Country pattern, btw) so I'm good as new with a few extra patches to spare!





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[DougP]

Thanks fellas. Just the type of input I was looking for.

Fly Guy, I like still hunting in the rain too. Lots of briars in the deer woods down south.

 

[bean outdoors]

I’ve done a lot of reading about rain gear, including the review on Rokslide from a few years back. Based on my reasearch, it seems like the Dewpoint is the best choice for me. It seems like a great mix of light weight, breathable and waterproofness.

The question for those of you that have one, how to you rate the durability? I know it won’t compare to the dedicated hard-core jackets meant for multi-day brush busting, but that’s not what I need. I want something that breaths well and keeps the rain out, but won’t tear if I’m blood trailin a deer that runs into a briar patch. Also - it needs to block the wind while glossing a ridge line on a chilly November morning in Colorado.

Doug

i setup a guy last wear on a moose hunt with a full set of sitka and one of the pieces he took was the dew point and was very satified...if you need help just let us know...we have some sitka specials going on now

 

[Yellowknife]

I'm on my third set I think. First set I wore the membrane out, and the second set was shredded on a goat hunt when I took a slide.

Fabric is very durable for it's weight. Much more cut and abrasion resistant than most stuff in its range I've experienced. It's still light stuff though... Sit on enough sharp rocks and walk through enough brush and you will be patching holes for sure.

For intermittent use, it's great. However, the failure point has been the GTX membrane for me. Waterproofness is great initially, but put enough days on it, and it will eventually leak through the membrane. All membranes have that problem eventually, but I suspect the "stretch fabric" ones have a cycle lifespan and if you hike a lot with a pack, you get there quicker. Eventually the knees leaked and the shoulders under the pack straps started soaking through. Had quite a few days on it at that point though.

 

[Where's Bruce?]

Sold my Stormlites for the Dewpoints...never looked back.

 

[Eagle]

Any waterproof gear will be windproof as well, and I've used my dewpoint for that purpose while glassing on windy exposed ridges. The pants and jacket have shed everything I've thrown at them well and breathability has been better than the other rain gear I've used in the past.

That said, I wouldn't take any raingear through a briar patch, but that's just me I guess.

 

[DougP]

Sold my Stormlites for the Dewpoints...never looked back.

Any waterproof gear will be windproof as well, and I've used my dewpoint for that purpose while glassing on windy exposed ridges. The pants and jacket have shed everything I've thrown at them well and breathability has been better than the other rain gear I've used in the past.

That said, I wouldn't take any raingear through a briar patch, but that's just me I guess.

Thanks fellas. Exactly the info I was looking for. I’ll be getting a set to try out.

 

[Matt W.]

The Dewpoint is one of my favorite sets of rain gear. My buddy and I have the beat the heck out of ours sheep hunting for a few seasons now. I like how fast it dries out if you get a dry day. Never had any issues with it wetting out, but I've been lucky the last few seasons by having a dry day now. In sheep country a dry day and a light wind are a big help in drying things out. I've been working on a comprehensive Sitka rain gear overview. Only problem is every time I get it to where I am somewhat happy with it they come out with a new set or a modify an existing set! Either I'm to slow, or they are to fast, or something in between...