Suggestions on WARM clothing
10-05-2007, 09:19 AM
#12
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: West Virginia
Posts: 2,414
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
ORIGINAL: lethalconnection
I find that for your feet you need a good pair of winter boots with thinsulate in them and i wear a pair of poly-wool socks(polypropylene moves moisture away from the foot) and another pair of just wool socks and as BuckRogers said tape some of those hand warmers to your feet(that is if you are sitting all day if you are walking you shouldnt need them). As for pants and jacket all i did is buy Carhartt winter jacket and overalls and they block all wind and they are super warm then i just buy thin camo and put it over top of that. As for hands i usually have a bulky warm glove on my left hand(non shootin hand) and for my shootin hand i just have a thin wool glove on and hand warmers in my pocket. My head i usually wear a toque/beanie and a a hood from a hoody im wearing but i always carry a balaclava in my pack in case the wind really picks up. Under all my clothing i wear Helly/Hansen Poly-Pro Thermal Long Johns. This combination has kept me nice and toasty warm in -35 weather. But the best thing is the Poly-pro clothing, it keeps you dry and warm and its thin and lite, but it does come at a cost.
I find that for your feet you need a good pair of winter boots with thinsulate in them and i wear a pair of poly-wool socks(polypropylene moves moisture away from the foot) and another pair of just wool socks and as BuckRogers said tape some of those hand warmers to your feet(that is if you are sitting all day if you are walking you shouldnt need them). As for pants and jacket all i did is buy Carhartt winter jacket and overalls and they block all wind and they are super warm then i just buy thin camo and put it over top of that. As for hands i usually have a bulky warm glove on my left hand(non shootin hand) and for my shootin hand i just have a thin wool glove on and hand warmers in my pocket. My head i usually wear a toque/beanie and a a hood from a hoody im wearing but i always carry a balaclava in my pack in case the wind really picks up. Under all my clothing i wear Helly/Hansen Poly-Pro Thermal Long Johns. This combination has kept me nice and toasty warm in -35 weather. But the best thing is the Poly-pro clothing, it keeps you dry and warm and its thin and lite, but it does come at a cost.
Hard to argue with anyone from Alberta about staying warm
10-05-2007, 10:08 AM
#13
Join Date: Nov 2006
Posts: 289
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
My dad bought me a wind stopper for christmas a couple years ago ,that thing is gold.Iam looking into a pair of the paints.I use the sweater for fishing in the fall aswell running down the lake at 70mph and never get cold.You pay big at the time but they are well worth it.Dad got them at Bass Pro.
10-05-2007, 10:25 AM
#14
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 140
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
Last year got to us a little bit too...warm 50ish weather to 5 degrees with strong winds four days later. This year I'm gonna pick up some heat factory gear off of basspro.com
I haven't worn any of it so no opinions, but it may be something you want to consider.
Here's a link to their socks with pockets to put heat factory warmers...they have mittens, hats, gaitors to cover the face among other items, too.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
I haven't worn any of it so no opinions, but it may be something you want to consider.
Here's a link to their socks with pockets to put heat factory warmers...they have mittens, hats, gaitors to cover the face among other items, too.
http://www.basspro.com/webapp/wcs/st...=SearchResults
10-05-2007, 11:47 AM
#16
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: Texas and Arkansas
Posts: 1,496
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
I guess it depends on how you hunt. I hunt mostly from a tree stand, with no wind break. The one thing I have found from my forty years of hunting is that if my feet, hands, and neck are warm, the rest of my body will beOK.When it is really cold(below 25 degrees for me)I wear insulatedcoveralls overthree or four other layers under that, rubber boots with 1000 grams of thinsulate and a fleece lined face mask. I like my layers to be relatively thin so that as it heats up and cools down during the day, I can take off layers and then put them back on.
10-05-2007, 11:49 AM
#17
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Sep 2004
Location: WV
Posts: 4,484
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
ORIGINAL: alleganydeerslayer
Does anyone use militry clothing?
Does anyone use militry clothing?
Whatever you do, stay away from cotton in any type of clothing expected to fight the cold.
Wool is the best overall material for any layer but Ialso like the poly-pro for under garments (not as itchy)
10-05-2007, 12:25 PM
#18
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Newfoundland - Living in Red Deer Alberta
Posts: 118
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
ORIGINAL: lethalconnection
I find that for your feet you need a good pair of winter boots with thinsulate in them and i wear a pair of poly-wool socks(polypropylene moves moisture away from the foot) and another pair of just wool socks and as BuckRogers said tape some of those hand warmers to your feet(that is if you are sitting all day if you are walking you shouldnt need them). As for pants and jacket all i did is buy Carhartt winter jacket and overalls and they block all wind and they are super warm then i just buy thin camo and put it over top of that. As for hands i usually have a bulky warm glove on my left hand(non shootin hand) and for my shootin hand i just have a thin wool glove on and hand warmers in my pocket. My head i usually wear a toque/beanie and a a hood from a hoody im wearing but i always carry a balaclava in my pack in case the wind really picks up. Under all my clothing i wear Helly/Hansen Poly-Pro Thermal Long Johns. This combination has kept me nice and toasty warm in -35 weather. But the best thing is the Poly-pro clothing, it keeps you dry and warm and its thin and lite, but it does come at a cost.
I find that for your feet you need a good pair of winter boots with thinsulate in them and i wear a pair of poly-wool socks(polypropylene moves moisture away from the foot) and another pair of just wool socks and as BuckRogers said tape some of those hand warmers to your feet(that is if you are sitting all day if you are walking you shouldnt need them). As for pants and jacket all i did is buy Carhartt winter jacket and overalls and they block all wind and they are super warm then i just buy thin camo and put it over top of that. As for hands i usually have a bulky warm glove on my left hand(non shootin hand) and for my shootin hand i just have a thin wool glove on and hand warmers in my pocket. My head i usually wear a toque/beanie and a a hood from a hoody im wearing but i always carry a balaclava in my pack in case the wind really picks up. Under all my clothing i wear Helly/Hansen Poly-Pro Thermal Long Johns. This combination has kept me nice and toasty warm in -35 weather. But the best thing is the Poly-pro clothing, it keeps you dry and warm and its thin and lite, but it does come at a cost.
I find Helly Henson is AWESOME gear, especially the thermal under wear. Buy 'em they are great!!!
Oh and start with good boots. If your feet get cold it don't matter what you have over the rest of your body, YOU WILL BE COLD!
10-05-2007, 02:06 PM
#19
Thread Starter
Join Date: Oct 2007
Posts: 12
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
Great tips indeed.
Looking like Underarmor Coldgear but still haven't finished researching. Any suggestions/opinions on these products. The Underarmor are different types of Coldgear. Does anyone have any other tips/links to share? I have no allegiance to any product other than I want lightweight and warm. I suspect everyone else does too.
http://www.underarmour.com/ProductDetail.cfm?site_id=1&dept_id=7&coll _id=1136&pf_id=1004604
http://www.underarmour.com/ProductDetail.cfm?site_id=1&dept_id=1&coll _id=1101&pf_id=1000592
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0047411922068a&type=product&cm Cat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=fleece+underwear&N= 4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nt y=1&Ntt=fleece+underwear&noImage=0
Thanks for suggestions and opinions.
Acetyl
Looking like Underarmor Coldgear but still haven't finished researching. Any suggestions/opinions on these products. The Underarmor are different types of Coldgear. Does anyone have any other tips/links to share? I have no allegiance to any product other than I want lightweight and warm. I suspect everyone else does too.
http://www.underarmour.com/ProductDetail.cfm?site_id=1&dept_id=7&coll _id=1136&pf_id=1004604
http://www.underarmour.com/ProductDetail.cfm?site_id=1&dept_id=1&coll _id=1101&pf_id=1000592
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0047411922068a&type=product&cm Cat=search&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&QueryText=fleece+underwear&N= 4887&Ntk=Products&Ntx=mode+matchall&Nt y=1&Ntt=fleece+underwear&noImage=0
Thanks for suggestions and opinions.
Acetyl
10-05-2007, 09:03 PM
#20
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Tomah WI USA
Posts: 74
RE: Suggestions on WARM clothing
That Under Armour is great stuff, BUT. I'm sure not everybody has this problem. I have dry skin anyway and when I wear UA it makes it bad worse becuse of the wicking properties of it. Before I use it I put on a scentless lotion.Keeps me really warm though!