Light weight outerwear for colder weather

[stalkin4elk]

Pat now that is funny! The high school kids wear shorts to school in the 20s around here half the time! I need long sleeves at 30 cause I am a wimp!

[momo-t]

Hey Pat don't get me wrong. I'm not that tough. lol
First thing I do when I get back home is a little sitdown by the woodstove to warm up the old bones.

Hate being cold,hence the equipment.But it's just the price one has to pay to get a crack at one of our mature northern bucks.
Come to think about it, maybe I would prefer a crack at one of your mature Texas bucks.
Tad warmer I bet.

Mo

[dhermon85]

Under armour cold gear. Would freeze without it.

[Tedd]

The walk in distance and terrain type can really make tree stand hunting a challenge in cold weather. Also length of sit. I plan to purchase some high end clothes. I need more wind stopper items. I have a lot of good wool, some top quality long underwear. I've been putting under armor next to the skin.
I have to backpack my sitting clothes in in the morning or get too sweaty.  Latley on all day sits, the only thing that keeps me in the stand on  cold days is a bunch of hand warmers place all over my body.  I use hand warmers in my shirt at my armpits, biceps, wrists, chest, kidneys, in my socks above my boots, under my hat and last year I started putting a few in the nether regions. But watch out, they can get really hot! I sometime use 12 of them.  It seems expensive, but would you pay $15 to warm up?

[KSdan]

Hunting from KS north to ND. . .  Grew up in northern MI so quite familiar with routine of good wool and layering.  The wt. is always a question for me.  Thinking a lot about a homemade version of heater body suit.  Want quiet, versatile camo, and ltwt.   Thought of many designs while on stand this fall. . .

[tracker12]

Base layer of Ibex or smart wool merino wool,  LL Beam Guide Wool shirt then on top of the a Silent Predator Wool lined Vest.  Keeps me warm and breathes if I move.

[TexasStick81]

So I use a polar tech cabelas base layer, should I have something else below or above that before the outer layer?  

As for the wool, what weights would you recommend?  Is the asbell wool not bulky?

When it gets much below 50, I layer up and look like the pillsbury dough boy!

I have found that the Under Armor cold gear is the best longjohns I have ever had. Got rid of all the old cotton ones once I found the UA. I wear the UA against my skin and then layer shirts, sweatshirts, or jackets as needed. I also don't like bulk on my bow arm so I have quite a few garments that are missing the left sleeve! When I bought mine, there was only 2 choices, Cold Gear or Hot Gear. Now there seems to ba a gazillion choices. Mine is the compression fit Cold Gear.

Bisch

[Hoyt]

I have to go back in a little over a mile most times, up and down 3 or 4 of these ridges to get where I hunt. Unless it's below freezing I wear a long john top and long sleeve t shirt in and they are soaked when I get where I'm going...so bag them when I get there.

I pack my upper body hunting clothes in or stash them in the woods to pick up on the way. But since I hunt a lot of different areas that's not always good.

Light weight..carrying wise is crucial as is warmth.

Around freezing is my max and I wear two layers of Minus 33, midweight and Denali Expedition Full Zip, something fleece, wool pullover, Cabela's PrimaLoft vest with Windshear and either a Cabela's Berber fleece pullover or Wooltimate Jacket..both with Windshear..according to how cold.

Cabela's Berber Fleece pants with Windshear, mid and expedition weight Minus 33 bottoms one pair of good wool socks with heating pads on my toes..good insulated Wellington style boots. Hand muff with one heating pad and one unopened spare for emergencies. Light gloves with fingers cut out for tab on right hand. One hand in muff one holding bow..alternate as needed..still freeze most of the time due to blood thinners. Why I'm sitting here typing this instead of hunting..20 something outside.

 

[Danny Rowan]

Firstlite Merino wool, easy to layer and will keep you warm. I have a full set in ASAT, bottoms, several different tops and a heavy pullover.