From: matnjo
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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I'm in need of better quality cold weather clothing than what I have. I'd love to hear about recommendations based on these criteria. 1. Hunting in N Central IN so an average cold temp of 20 degrees in late Nov to Dec. 2. Hunting from the ground still. 3. Need finger mobility for the bow in gloves. 4. Head gear, thermal wear, socks, outerwear.
I'm looking for some specifics on what brands or materials you would seek and those you'd avoid in order not to freeze.
Thanks.
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From: Skeets
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Helmet liners for hard hats. You can put your orange stocking cap over top. Hand warmers. In your pockets and/or gloves, and in your shirt pocket under your coat. UnderArmor 2.0 or better. Mickey mouse army surplus boots with Bass Pro Shop wool socks.
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From: Jim
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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I hunt cold weather. The best stuff I have found is Cabela's MT050 bibs and parka for outer wear. Underwear is 4.0 or 5.0 Under Armor. Thinsulate stocking hat and rage wool gloves. LaCrosse 1000 with BPS wool socks.
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From: Tweed
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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+1 on the mickey mouse or bunny boots! They're warm enough to keep you comfortable while sitting still in stand. For my hands I use swiss (?) army surplus gauntlet mittens. They go up to my forearm, wool insert with a canvas outer. I wear those down to -10
Tweed from Wisconsin
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From: George D. Stout
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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As much wool as you can tolerate 8^). You will need a wind barrier of somekind too, if nothing more than a good hooded poly sweatshirt. If you're stand hunting get some surplus Mickey Mouse boots. I don't recommend them though if you will be walking a lot.
http://adventure.howstuffworks.com/outdoor-activities/hiking/wool- when-wet.htm
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From: fdp
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Wool. I keep my string hand in my pocket until I get ready to draw.
Specific brands mean little.
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From: JusPassin
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Wind barrier on the outside, or darn close to it. Not much else matters if you don't.
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From: JustSomeDude
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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If you just layer up Wool, you will still get cold. I picked up a soft shell jacket at an outlet that makes a world of difference as it blocks wind.
I also just got a Kuiu Teton insulated jacket. BIG Difference and very lightweight. I just sold my old Woolrich jacket....weighed 6lbs! The Kuiu fabric is quieter than standard down jackets. You can get a Northface Thermoball remix jacket on eBay for about $90. Insulation layers matter!
Gloves I just got some Haweel wind proof neoprene gloves on amazon for about $15. I like them. Can shoot easily with them with a tab. I have some Milsurp artic mitts that are easy to get your hand out of to shoot (hanging on a string) but you can still use our hands while wearing them (unlike using a Muff). I have some Mountain Hardwear primaloft gloves coming in the mail...we'll see. Take a look at the Kuiu glove system and you'll at least get ideas.
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From: Yewbender
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Wool, wool, wool....thats all i ware. If it's windy i replace a wool layer with a wool sweater w/ wind break liner in it.
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From: hawkeye in PA
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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A turtleneck sweater will go along also. But if your walking it will make you sweat. So I usually wear a turtle neck style Henley shirt with a zipper. Chemical hand warmers are great and cheap compared to the other gear.
I face mask is a wonderful item unless you wear glasses:( I find that cheap poly long johns both lite weight and heavy weight warn at the same time work great, just by them a size larger because of shrinkage. And if its warms up remove one.
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From: RymanCat
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Silk underwear (winter silks) Chamois shirt then KOM outer. Scarf KOM hat and gloves.
Pants KOM look good enough to walk the Cat walk too and not be seen.
If in blind Fleece black jacket gloves and cap with black ski mask like your going to Rob a deer.
Thats the way Cat secret rolls and gaga don't need that hoe to share on Cat walk.LOL.
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From: muddyIA
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Heavieat merino wool base layers I can get my hands on (First Lite right now) then wool vest, wool bibs, and wool coat from GrayWolfWoolens. The outer shells all have wind stopper and insulation. Boot blankets for stand hunting. Hand warmers until its time to shoot. My bow hand is a lightweight glove with hand warmer stuffed on back side. Glove hand is just bare and in my pocket till shooting time. Skin tight balaclava and wool stocking hat up top.
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From: matnjo
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Good stuff here guys. I see a trip to my outdoor store in my future.
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From: EricPootatuckArchers
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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I swear by my Cabelas pac boots - with them, I just use one pair med wool socks. They are big and bulky but I hunt from the ground preferring to sit and wait. I also use expedition weight under garments, over a heavy wool shirt, wool bibs and over that LL Bean wool hunting jacket (green/black plaid or plain hunter green). I may also use my heavy weight Cabelas Camo jacket. I use a fleece camo glove on my bow hand and bare handed with glove or tab which I keep warm in the jacket hand pocket until game is coming within range. I also have a fleece balaclava which covers my entire face and upper neck with eye slits.
This is when it gets very cold. I'm good to go to sit for up to four hours in 20 degree weather.
I prefer cold weather when hunting, I see more deer at least where I hunt. Snow is also a bonus. Late season goes through Dec 31st, and there is the January bow season.
Good luck and stay warm.
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From: EricPootatuckArchers
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Sorry, garments are under everything of course - dress warmly and have fun
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From: WV Mountaineer
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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I am transitioning to techno clothes more every year.
Primaloft is a great invention Merino wool or polyester grid fleece, wool button up, down vest, than a browning primaloft jacket. I'm good down to 20 or so. Colder than that, a primaloft jacket with 60 more grams of Primaloft insulation replaces the lightweight Browning.
The new techno clothes are 'da bomb. Light, compressible, and WARM. Much easier to pack on the walk in. Look into PRIMAloft. I love it. The lighter jacket with a down vest is as warm as the Cableas Whitetail stuff. Just a heck of a ot lghter and compressible. The Primaloft coat is warmer than anythig I've ever worn. It weighs 27 ounces. Browning jacket weighs 16 ounces. Together they weight less than my wool button up shirt. sGod Bless
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From: JustSomeDude
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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One of my favorite purchases was a pair of Steger Mukluks. They have a "Camuck" waterproof for about $225. Mine are treated suede.
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From: JustSomeDude
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Read this: https://www.rei.com/learn/expert-advice/layering-basics.html
I used to feel like the Michelin man in too many wool layers. I still use plenty of wool, but there is a better way. Technology comes in handy for this.
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From: Muskrat
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Chemical hand warmers in two top shirt pockets, in belly level coat pockets, and in front pockets of pants. And of course you have to dress warm. Hard to imagine I would need this living in North Florida, but the humidity is so high down here, forty degrees will suck the heat out of you like 20 degrees does up North, not to mention I'm a lot closer to 70 than I am to 60.
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From: Andy Man
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Have some old heavy tight weave Pendelton stuff and put a down or permaloft vest unde not too bulky and very warm Have some hollofil covefalls if really bad like sitinin a sleeping bag
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From: Andy Man
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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any colder than that - its the wood stove for me
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From: M60gunner
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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I have not had to really "bundle up" since I left IL. I plan on wool shirt and wool vest my wife just finished. It gets cold at night here in the desert but nothing like back East. Maybe put on my silk long John's as well.
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From: Bob Rowlands
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Regular clothes covered by insulated Carhartt bibs and jacket. Think construction crew in winter. Like that. Wet is another thing. Add Goretex over clothes, then climb into bibs, etc.
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From: Dan In MI
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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You have most of what you need. Some of it overkill for 20*F, but too much is better than not enough.
Seal the seams. Seams you say? Waist, neck, wrist.
Waist - bibs and jacket if you don't like a one piece. That way your jacket and pant seams don't align for a draft.
Wrist - I use Military wool glove liners as my gloves. (I hang my bow and use pockets) The glove liners have 3" cuffs that go well under the sleeve of wool shirt.
Neck - I use a hooded vest or jacket for real cold. Looking into a gaiter type thing right now myself
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From: Wild Bill
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Lots of good suggestions already.
What I didn't see was a neck gaiter. I'm not a fan of hoods. I finish dressing after going up the tree in my climbing stand. Therefore, I don upper outer layers which have zip fronts. I do put a pull over fleece or wool sweater on at the bottom of the tree, before getting in my harness. The neck gaiter(Recon Wrap) fills in the gap at the back of my vest and jacket collar which the harness tether creates. A Recon Wrap will also make a good base layer over your head, and can be twisted into a tight fitting face mask.
Also, the very first thing I pull from my pack, once it is up with me, and hung on the side of the tree, are my Arctic Shield boot covers. At any temperature forty degrees and below they are life savers. In extreme cold, a heater pack inside on top of the toe, works wonders.
Make sure you are thoroughly hydrated before the hunt. Lots of water, and, remember caffeine will dehydrate you.
Good hunting, God bless.
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From: 2nocks
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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walk in with as little clothing as you can. and put them on after you're set up and cooled down. sweating is my biggest enemy in the winter and mostly my feet (due to sweat) will do me in before anything else.
Layers as already has been said. Wool is good, fleece is good too. if you know a knitter, wool (to me) shines when the right pattern is put together creating loft. Store bought wool is good, but flat with no loft. I have knitted vests and sweaters that turn spring jackets into winter coats.
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From: Wild Bill
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Date: 06-Dec-16 |
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Oh yeah, forgot. Suspenders for wool pants will hold them up without a tight belt restriction around your waist. Also, heater packs in your front pockets keep the groin warmish, and that's where the blood flows down to your feet.
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From: Long Hunter
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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I hunt in temperatures that often go well below zero. If there is no wind I'll hunt in -15F but if there is wind I won't go if the wind is above 10mph and temp is below -5F. Just gets too nasty with wind chills.
I start with UnderArmor or polyprop long johns followed by fleece pants. I put a Merino wool sweater on top followed by a KOM wool vest then a fleece jacket. Over that I put my KOM wool bibs and KOM coat. I wear a neck and head gaiter and heavy stocking cap. On my bow hand I wear a mitten we always called a Chopper, leather outer and knit insert and I use chemical heaters. On my string hand I wear a very light glove, my tab and keep my hand in a muff.
On my feet I wear SmartWool socks and I use Sorel pac boots.
I pack in my coat and put it on when I get to my blind. I also don't wear a hat when walking in to keep from over heating unless the wind is blowing.
I can sit in my ground blind for up to 3 hours in these kinds of cold conditions. Longer if it is warmer.
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From: Frisky
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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I don't have much for warm hunting clothes, so I just put on a bunch of stuff and stop before the clothing impairs my draw. Lots of my clothes are cotton blends, the stuff that is said to freeze you to death instantly. Cotton/poly pants and shirts and hats. I do wear polypropylene long underwear and this thermal shirt that is said to be high tech. I think it has wool in it, because it's kind of itchy. I wear wool socks too. Two pairs in fact. I wear cheap snow boots. I wear a Cabelas hunting jacket that's lightly insulated. I wear gloves with Thinsulate. I will put 5 layers on top, cotton or not, and 3 layers on my legs. That does the trick.
Joe
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From: Frisky
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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Oh, if it's really cold out, I wear my Mickey Mouse boots. They weigh 6 pounds 10 oz for a pair in size 10. So, George is right about not wearing them if you plan on walking a lot.
Joe
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From: shade mt
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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Riverwolf ....made a VERY! good point. I agree with his advice on layers of wool and fleece and having them fit properly.
But the conditioning advice is invaluable.
Trust me it makes a HUGE HUGE!! difference being used to the elements by actually being outdoors .
If you want to get somewhat used to being wet and cold.....ya gotta first get wet and cold.
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From: dean
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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If it is going to be frigid, if on the ground with a blind or good natural cover, I wear the the clothes that will keep me warm while walking slowly. Once I get the Huntmor set up, fill the visal gaps with my bush in a bag and maybe favor the windy side, then I put myself in a large sleeping bag. when a deer or any other worthy game shows up, I pull it down to where I can shoot. One year I added my ice shack heater, nothing like a directive heat source if you have a wind break for the heat to circulate behind.
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From: Uncle Lijiah
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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According to the weatherman, even you Southerners will be needing to dress in layers.
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From: PeteA
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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Base layer - REI poly pro underwear. Next layer - heavy wool shirt Outer layer - Day One Camo pullover, Day One high wasted camo pants , both wool. Head wear - Day One wool bucket hat, lite fleece balaclava, neck gaiter. Hands - REI poly pro glove liners (lite or heavy weight), wool or knit full finger glove on bow hand, Fingerless glove on string hand because I wear a shoting glove. Feet - REI lite wool hiking socks, heavy wool Carhartt socks, sorel pack boots. Keep your boot loose. One thing i also do is carry a small peice of carpet to put my feet on. Add a hand warmer and I'm good down to about 10-15 degrees.
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From: Ron LaClair
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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Lambs wool long johns, Wool pants, wool layers on top and Muckluks on your feet. When it gets really cold I break out the Buffalo coat,
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From: Kanati
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Date: 07-Dec-16 |
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Heater Body Suit!
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From: 1/2miledrag
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Date: 08-Dec-16 |
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wool bibs, vest, and coat. LaCrosse boots if bitter cold. Wool scarf or other neck gear. This was what I wore this afternoon and it was plenty cold with a stiff wind. Afterwards the wood-stove was my best friend.
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