Cabelas clothes

[JMac]

I am heading for Montana this Thanksgiving to do a bit of hunting. I have been looking at a parka cause I hear it's a bit colder there than here in CA. The two I am considering are the MT050 Whitetail extreme vs the Silent Suede Dry-plus which is half the price. Is the MT050 really worth the extra money?

Thanks for the help,
John

[jimmerc]

Yes, But for the same money you could get quality wool from king of the mountain!   I had the parka and pants mt050 you are asking about, very warm,and dry, but it was too warm for me, I'm cold blooded anyway!! I found it perfect for ice fishing in late jan or feb here when the temps dip below 0 and the wind is blowing!!

[bowfiend]

I don't know the exact cost of the MT050, but I think it's fairly expensive. IMHO, you'd be better off with a Sitka Gear jacket. I've worn a bunch of different stuff (and I do love wool) and the Sitka Gear Has been great. The big difference is that wool gets really heavy if it rains on you, which has happened to me a bunch in November. There's not much worse than 32 degrees with rain.

[Running Buck]

Most if not all of cabelas stuff is imported and will not hold up long if you hunt hard. I have went through a few of thier jackets over the years. This is one of those subjects that brings a lot of argument but,you get what you pay for. Good wool is not cheap but it will out last most if not all other stuff out there. Check out Filson, King of the Mt. Sleeping Indian and Beagle wear to name a few. Good Luck

[ron w]

What Running Buck said......you get what you pay for and imported stuff may have the latest camo design, wool is forever. It's silent, warm, warm when wet....did I mention warm when WET.....

[KSdan]

Not sure- but I would be cautious about the Suede- some of that stuff gets VERY noisy when it gets cold!

I would watch the classifieds here and get either some wool or fleece.  Check out sponsors here. . . DayOne and Gray Wolf amongst others.  Predator camo is intriguing too.

[Wary Buck]

While I prefer Sitka Gear (Celsius for cold weather), I will say here that I would wear the Cabela's Berber if I didn't.  It's their outfitter camo in a woolly-looking material.  Very quiet (SILENT), very warm, a touch bulky, but I really like it.  I've worn it under the outer Sitka layers on super cold days (the Sitka compresses nicely), although now Sitka has some great insulative layers available too (Kelvin series).  

If you've got some Cabela's money to spend and are not going to go Sitka, I'd recommend their Berber series.  Nice subdued camo pattern too.

[Gary Logsdon]

I own some of the Berber - which is quiet and doesn't reflect light, breaks it up.  I also use and really like the original Microtex in the large, contrasting, Outfitters pattern. If it turns cold simply add layers under it.  I like to combine the Cabelas Oufitter clothing with wool plaid shirts from Classic Bowman.

[kbetts]

I have some Cabelas wool bibs with Dry-plus and love them.  I wear them a lot and they have held up very well.  Don't know about the jacket though.  I layer my upper body quite a bit so I don't need a bulky coat.

[waknstak IL]

I bought the Cabelas Wooltimate Jacket last winter. Hunted several afternoons late in the season with it in the low teens and the wind howling 20-30 mph and stayed very comfortable with only a light fleece shirt underneath. Best thing is I actually can shoot my bow with it on and stay warm.