NAVIS MARINE Bass Fishing PRO Jacket Dry Waders Bibs Pants Men Overalls Waterproof Durable 3 Layer Hard Shell G4-91

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The newer Guidewear Pro suit is more like Simms, ie is the newer Gore Pro material. But the standard Guidewear suit is the standard heavier. warmer Gore fabric, similar to the 100mph suit. There is also the BPS 200mph suit which is on clearance right now as well, although I'm not really sure of the difference. I looked at all recently along with Gill Tournament suit, and briefly looked at HUK and UA as well. Decided on the Simms ProDry suit, which is very highly regarded, and is more expensive that the others but if you search around you can find them on sale pretty easily so the price is a wash. The cool thing about buying a certified GORE-TEX garment that they have rated for Extreme Wet Weather is that you know it’ll do what you expect it to. To meet GORE’s Extreme Wet Weather standards, they test it in 22 inches of rain per hour in the Gore Storm Chamber using wind-driven and drenching overhead rainfall. I have a friend who toured the facility and witnessed the testing process. She said it was amazing. Bass Pro’s 100MPH gear passed with flying colors. The bibs are constructed the same way as the parka. The cuffs on the legs cinch down over your boots or shoes to help keep the moisture out. The zippered top of the bibs is gusseted with the same material as the bibs, so if you have one too many pieces of fish from shore lunch, you can open it up and still be able to breath when you sit down. The knees are reinforced for durability, and that’s a good thing for me—I’m tough on stuff. Put to the test

It all started with me needing some new raingear for a trip to Texas to test a new ATV. I have some gear that I’ve used and abused for a few years, so I could have taken that, but it looked, shall we say, rough. I wanted to try out some new stuff, and Bass Pro Shops’ newest 100MPH GORE-TEX clothing looked sweet—and it’s been performing even better than it looks.

Put to the test

Never one to take a company’s word, however, I wanted to do my own tests. Problem is, it’s winter here in Michigan. There isn’t a lot of rainfall right now, although the snow has been serious this winter. So into the shower I went. I geared up and hopped in, much to the amusement of my kids. I turned it on full-blast and sat there for quite a while. I even played on my phone, thanks to the new LifeProof Realtree MAX-5 iPhone case. The case is just as waterproof as the raingear.