hunting, and dressing in layers. underwear.

if i had to pick one shortcoming of my gear..it would be my synthetic underwear. talk about a stinky mess. if we didnt camp near a hotsprings, it would have been awful. i am over it. i am now waiting for a box in the mail. in this box, i will have merino wool base layers.

all i didnt buy was merino wool panties and long leggings. i feel i didnt need to pay the extra $$ for earth tones or camo..i can save a few bucks by buying...plain black.

the camo stuff i have coming is from First Lite..and i will buy the bottoms from minus33.

heads up..sales are coming. i am regular sizes, so all my stuff never goes on sale.

what are you guys wearing?

 

I use Heat Tech http://www.uniqlo.com/ht_w/us/ it's awesome i use it snow boarding and hunting. I can just wear the heat tech and a t shirt or a hoddie and be comfortable in the snow.

 

i am a big fan of the UA compression shorts. I wear them for everything. Never tried wool...

 

^^^Under Armor FTW, ain't cheap but works damn good

 

correct. But i have switched the majority of my hunting gear over to UA. I their patterns are second to none. I know everyone uses pretty much the same pattern but UAs stuff just looks so much more clear.

 

I don't hunt but I ride a MTB at night, I can have lots of mobility but still be warm ambient *38F wind chill down to *28F

 

Andy Kirkpatrick is a hardman British mountaineer. His essay "The Art of Not Suffering" pretty much taught me everything I ever needed to know about outdoor clothing systems in inclement weather. As a fellow climber/mountaineer, his insight has been invaluable.

The good news: You can be very comfortable doing damn near anything in damn near any conditions if you have the right knowledge and right gear.

The bad news: The right knowledge is free, but the right gear is expensive.

Anyway, here you go. You can end the thread now:

http://www.andy-kirkpatrick.com/articles/view/the_art_of_not_suffering

 

thanks..i will print that.

 

UA can suck my balls. I have one undershirt from them, I actually had to climb down out of my deer stand last year and take the shirt off it was making me so cold. FUck that shit.

 

I think my merino wool is waiting for me at my office.

 

Fuck a bunch of itchy ass wool, IMO. Are you active or stationary while hunting?

 

i dont sit still. except to use my binoculars. modern merino wool is not the itchy stuff. this isnt like grand-dad's woolrich stuff.

 

I'm aware of the difference between straight wool fibers and the Merino ones. Only advantage I've found is it still does insulate when wet. I hope your experience is better than mine. Only thing I now own is some blended socks. It may be a person to person thing. Keep us posted.

 

The Sitka system of layer works really well for me. I'am not a big fan of bulking clothing especially climbing up tree stands. http://www.sitkagear.com/

 

well, i finally got the stuff. what's up with online retailers these days?

anyway. ripped it all open, put on the lightest inner layer (black) and went for a jog. no itchiness at all. the shirt is super soft!! i was a sweaty mess, but the weather was super cool here..i wasnt chilled at all!

i think this is gonna work. i still have to order bottoms and briefs. but i am going with a cheaper non-hunting oriented company (cheaper)..the colors will be crazier..but who cares. blue bottoms and camo tops looks fine, hidden.

 

I tend to freeze my ass off when im sitting in my ladder stand or climber and i have tried lots of different base layers. Currently......i am using UA tresstand.......and i gotta say for $85 a piece for top and bottom.......they suck. Cant wear them on a long hike in due to sweating ur ass off then damn near freezing when you get on stand. I guess my next go will be some wool base layers to try. My outerwear is good.........Redbead Tundra Fleece.

 

under armer. i use the pants and shirt. i use it hunting, snowboarding and anything els out side when it’s really cold out. also have under armer gloves.