Cheryl Burt, Northwest, MT

“…an essential part of my survival gear when riding in the mountains of Montana…” My Muddy Creek slicker proved to me to be an essential part of my survival gear when riding in the mountains of Montana.  Often I find myself using it when it is not raining at all.  In October 2007 with a forecast for a chance of rain, I tied my slicker on the back of my saddle before heading over the ridge to a local rancher’s fall cattle gathering.  After gathering 250+ head of cattle out of the large pasture (2000-4000 acres in MT) several cowboys settled in to separating them while the rest of us headed up into the mountains to look for and pick up any strays.  We hauled our horses 5-6 miles from the ranch over to the base of the mountains, then headed up for about an hour when the weather suddenly turned. The temperature dropped from about 55° to about 35° and the wind picked up to about 40 mph making it feel like 2°. Although it did not begin to rain, I unrolled my Muddy Creek long raincoat, put it on, zipped it up and continued to ride – staying much warmer for 2 more hours before arriving back at the trailer.  The weather can change in an instant producing rain or snow and wind any given month of the year in Montana.  Thanks to my Muddy Creek Raincoat, I stayed warm enough to finish the gathering and spend a couple hours around the campfire that evening.  I look forward to many years filled with thousands of miles of riding with my Muddy Creek Raincoat along as standard equipment.