How to Choose Foul Weather Gear

http://features.boats.com/boat-content/2013/07/10-tips-for-choosing-foul-weather-gear-rain-jackets-bibs-boots-and-more/ For more videos about boating equipment, visit boats.com. Whether you're a sailor, an angler, a cruiser, or just an all-around boat-lover, you need to have a good set of foul weather gear. Unfortunately, quality rain jackets and bibs can get pretty expensive. And what's worse is you won't know how well they perform until you stay bone-dry—or not—in a downpour or a soaking spray. At least, you won't unless you know what to look for. There are some things you can inspect on foul weather gear which help you know just how well it will or will not work through years of use. To get some insight into this topic, I joined a rep from Grundens, the company known for producing the toughest foul weather gear in the world, during a day of running through the open Pacific on a small, wet boat. Watch what we learned as we went through this Gage foul weather gear, made by Grundens.