zekeskar

Yer tellin' us that wool is **better** than synthetic pile (e.g. polar fleece) for staying warm when wet? Interesting theory, but I don' t think I agree with you one bit and you won' t find many outdoorsmen who do! In fact, mho is that synthetics are better when wet than wool because they don' t retain as much water and are much, much quicker and easier to dry out. Wool can get wet and heavy, synthetics don' t. Wool takes forever to dry out and it' s tough to shake or wring water out of it. Pile is nearly as warm wet as when it' s dry and a quick shake and/or wringing get' s a huge percentage of the water out of it.

I' m not arguing with you that wool keeps you warm when wet. But you said it' s better than synthetics in this aspect.

And you' re saying wool is quieter than synthetic pile? How does that work? Again, just not true, imho. Both are soft, quiet fabrics.

Wool is great stuff and a very intelligent choice for those that choose it. In fact, I prefer wool pants over synthetics because the ones I have (old army field pants) are much tougher than synthetics, less prone to be damaged by hard use and camp fire sparks, and because of the particular weave of these pants, pick up less burrs, etc, and break the wind better. Now if you' re saying you like wool outer layers because of these factors, I' d agree 100%. But the statements you made aren' t correct, imho. - zeke, picker of nits.[>:]

BOWHUNTERCOP

I HAVE THE SUIT MYSELF, JUST NEVER USED IT. LAST YEAR DURING THE NEW JERSEY SHOTGUN SEASON IT WAS 7 ABOVE, AND MY FATHER GETS COLD FAST. WELL I TOLD HIM TO USE THE SUITE, HE HUNTS OFF THE GROUND. WELL HERE I AM FREEZING IN A TREESTAND, I LOOK OVER TOWARDS HIM AND HE' S ASLEEP WITH 2 BUCKS RIGHT TO HIM. LATER ON THAT DAY HE TOLD ME HE NEVER GOT COLD, HE LOVES IT !!!!!!

old-time

I bought the suit, and used it this weekend. It worked great. I sat comfortably for 12 hours in the tree stand. I suggest it for anybody who has trouble staying warm. It was weel worth the money. www.heaterbodysuit.com

who_else

does anybody have those hand muffs like what brett favre has? i bought some from cabelas and i have used them at footbal games and they work nice. just giving my 2 cents on warmth. who_else

A5Mag12

I don' t know about the heated suits. But I still like my goose down, packed between some of the newer fabrics you get the best of old and new tech. Plus the thermos of hot tomato soup for when the need for a little boost hits.