Vexilar Gear vs. Ice Armour

[setterguy]

Now I don't use a Vexilar anymore but I was looking at the ice fishing bibs and jacket that they came out with this year and it looks to be pretty nice. The bibs have a nice thick pad in the knees for kneeling, and the jacket fit well but didn't seem bulky like a lot of stuff does. The other kicker is that its quite a bit cheaper than the ice armour. Any feedback??? My Christmas list might have just gotten a little bigger.

[Matt Johnson]

The Vexilar gear is not fully waterproof, where the Ice Armor is. The Ice Armor is a little spendier, but I personally think it's a better suit...

[jweitgen]

I love my ice armour. If something is better, I would have to see it to believe it.

[CNY Tim]

I have used the Ice-Sentials from Strikemaster and there definitely worth it if you can't afford the Ice Armor. I walleye fished in a 3.5 hour rain with the suit on and although the coat and bibs took on water (untreated) there were only 3 areas that got a little damp to the skin and that was the top of my legs, the ankles and elbow crease. After drying the parka and bibs I treated the whole suit with 100% silicone and now it's ready. The knee pads did what they were supposed to do and stayed waterproof. The butt area is not padded and the coat was nice and warm. For the price I like it! I believe the Vexilar gear and Strikemaster gear is the same and the Vex gear is a touch cheaper. Can't wait to get some ice and put em through a grind. As far as sizing goes I am 6' and 235 and I went with the XL versus the XXL that I usually wear and I could not be more happy with the fit after layering. I think if you treat both the Vex and Strikemaster bibs you will be more than happy with there performance in wet conditions. You can purchase a can of 100% silicone spray at your Walmart camping section. Here'a pic of me in the bibs during that rain storm.

[iland99]

Kinda funny how nicely the Vexilar suit color matches the color of a Marcum LX-5!

[huntnfish]

I looked at the Vexilar suit and thought it looked pretty nice. The thing I didn't like is the big emblems that are on it. I am a Vex guy, but I thought it could have done without that. I think the ice armor is a better suit, but they need to come out with some different colors than just blue. Now, if they had a camo version for hunting I think they would sell a whole lot more. I know I would look into them a little more in depth.