Columbia® Gallatin Range Wool Pants?

[randy grider]

They are all right, but for treestand hunting just was not warm enough for me. My Cabelos fleece bibs and jacket with windshear keep me warm in the coldest weather, too warm for walking around, I put them on in the stand.

[USN_Sam1385]

It isnt noisy at all. 100% silent for me. I guess some models may vary but i know the stuff i have has the windshear in between two layers of fleece. As for overpriced i would agree. At 70% off however it was a steal and i would never buy it full price

[jwingman]

Wool has never been touted as a wind stop. It has been touted as a life saver in critical conditions when you get wet. If you are never out where you might be away from any kind of cover for long periods of time, you may not need it. If you have ever been wet for three or four days where there was no place to dry out, you will find that your fleece will not cut it. It all depends on where and how far you are going to be from some kind of cover or warmth. Nothing is better than wool when wet. I can speak from experience. We were carabou hunting and it rained every day and we also ran out of fuel for the tents. I was warm, there were many that were not. My wool made all the difference.It all depends on where you hunt and what you really need to survive. I would not go on any remote hunt without wool. Just my two cents.

[USN_Sam1385]

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[USN_Sam1385]

Originally posted by jwingman:
Wool has never been touted as a wind stop. It has been touted as a life saver in critical conditions when you get wet. If you are never out where you might be away from any kind of cover for long periods of time, you may not need it. If you have ever been wet for three or four days where there was no place to dry out, you will find that your fleece will not cut it. It all depends on where and how far you are going to be from some kind of cover or warmth. Nothing is better than wool when wet. I can speak from experience. We were carabou hunting and it rained every day and we also ran out of fuel for the tents. I was warm, there were many that were not. My wool made all the difference.It all depends on where you hunt and what you really need to survive. I would not go on any remote hunt without wool. Just my two cents.

I hate to beat a dead horse, but my fleece bibs are waterproof and have "dry-plus". ;-p Basically it is Cabela's version of Gore-tex and is guaranteed to be 100% waterproof. Like I said, nothing against wool, and I know it is not a popular opinion; but the RIGHT modern technology can not be beaten by wool as far as element protection goes any way that you cut it. Where your wool got soaked through, modern fleece with dry-plus or goretex would have had the water bead up and never penetrate.

Now, I agree that wool looks a lot cooler. ;-p And as for Scent-Lok, well I don't buy into it at all. But I do believe in wind-shear, dry-plus, goretex, etc.

[owlbait]

Too late!              :p   The Columbia Wool I have is long legged and baggy. Still a good value. It works well here in Michigan where it REALLY gets cold. Not that down south chilly excuse for cold.