Wool Sweaters for Hunting

[2treks]

Lets see some of your sweaters. I gotta go to town today so I may have to go stop at the thrift store. I dig wool.
Chuck

[ron w]

Woodchucker is out at Good-Will looking for sweaters...lol!!!

[Morning Star]

Don't know if anyone mentioned the Cabela's camo wool sweaters, but they are my #1.  Pretty much all I use for upper garments are layers of poly type thermals and then Cabela's sweaters.  I've found that I can cold wash them on delicate and then stretch them out to dry.  

The ones with wind shear are to noisy for my tastes.

[Russ Clagett]

I went to the cabelas bargain cave and found two nice thick wool crew neck sweaters....for 9 bucks apiece, back in September. Obviously I got em both....but my very favorite is the old US Army brown wool sweater.

Best piece of gear every issued to Joe.

Matter of fact.........I'm bigger now that I used to be (imagine that) and I wear an XL, but I think I have a perfectly good large somewhere in the garage.........

I'll look for it and see. If I can find it, I'll do a quick give away on this thread.........

[Bowsin]

I"ve made quite a few of these now .I have to say for really cold windy weather heavy weight wool with a Wind-pro polar-tec fleece liner is hard to beat.

[KPaul]

Filson has great wool garments.expensive but quality that lasts a lifetime.Just bought 100% merino wool sweater that is great for bowhunting .

[JPE]

I got mine at a Irish shop in the old union station in St. Louis. Had it for twenty years and would not give it up . Also check with the wool lady . She sets up at several 3d events during the summer. Her prices are excellant. Jim Pyles

[Mr.Magoo]

I've been wearing one of these hunting for many years now.  I just toss it in the washing machine and it does fine.  I'd say it's a medium weight.

This link looks huge; hope it works.

 http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/templates/links/link.jsp?id=0015552901029a&type=product&cmCat=SEARCH_all&returnPage=search-results1.jsp&Ntk=Products&QueryText=rag+wool&sort=all&G o.y=0&_D%3AhasJS=+&N=0&Nty=1&hasJS=true&_DARGS=%2Fcabelas%2Fen%2Fcommon%2Fsearch%2Fsearch-box.jsp.form23&Go.x=0&_dyncharset=ISO-8859-1

[Conner Parry]

I buy a few wool sweaters at second hand clothing stores every year for the hunts. Most of them cost me around $3.00 so if they get bloody, ripped, lost or ruined it doesn't break your wallet. It also gives you a bonus of looking nice in on the mountain    . I used this one on a hunt with a disabeled hunter that I took on a mule deer hunt.

 

[Friends call me Pac]

Here is what I wear.  I start with one sweater and layer up if I'm cold.

First is a 100% lamb's wool sweater
 

Next layer is 100% wool in a larger size
 

Still cold I add my military sweater
 

Absolutely fridgid out there I add my vest.  I know I look like a tick about to pop but this has kept me comfortable down to 13 degrees and that's about as cold as it gets here in my neck of the woods.
 

I could go with a bulky jacket but I hate the way the sleeve gets in the way of the bowstring.  Even with everything on the layered sweater sleeves stay out of the way of the bowstring.
 

Total "keep me toasty package" was purchased at Goodwill for less than $10.

[Papa]

I went to the thrift store today and all I found was cotton sweaters. I will keep after it though. It will give me another search to conduct.

[joe ashton]

army surplus and good will.  I do have a KOM vest that goes everywhere I go....

[Fletcher]

Like a few others here, I'm a dedicated thrift store guy.  I like the light weight sweaters best for layering and the finer the wool the warmer it is.  Cashmere is best, followed by merino wool and lambswool.  Lightweight merino sweaters and polos must have been popular for a while because I find a bunch of them on the racks.  They are almost like wearing nothing but add a bunch of warmth.  I pick up quite a few Pendleton and other wool shirts, too.  Wool dress pants are great in the early season and I've recently found a couple pair of mil surplus pants.  A few years ago I found a like new pair of the heavy charcoal Woolrich pants.  The weren't my size, but for $1.77 a friend has them now.  

Papa, what size are you?  I probably have something hanging around that will fit.

[4runr]

I found the motherlode today at the goodwill. About 6 or 7 XL all wool sweaters for 6 bucks each. There were also several size M. I got a turtleneck Merino XL and am going back tomorrow after a lambswool sweater and also a button up 100% wool in gray.

[Covey]

Man Kenny, I think I need to come to Ohio!! I bought 4 100% wool sweaters at the goodwill for a little over 16 bucks! you can't go wrong for 3.99 a piece!! Jason

[woodchucker]

I'm usualy good for a trip or two to the GoodWill store every week. You can't beat the prices!!!!! As 4runr said though,some times it's "feast or famine" LOL. Just make it a regular weekly stop in your travels and you'll be suprized how much you find. Tuesdays have been my best days. I think everyone "cleans house" over the weekend and drops off thier donations. Monday,the staff puts them out on the rack,and Tuesday I go in and scap them up!!!!!

Don't be afraid to pick up the ones that don't fit either. They make nice suprize gifts for your fellow TradGang Friends!!!!!

[BEN]

Hey Kenny..if any of them shrink on ya    ----------------you know how to get ahold of me!  

[joevan125]

I think im going to start checking out some of the thrift stores around here.

[Papa]

4runr,

I would be a size large.  Should you look to get sweaters that are large and extra large to layer with or do you stick with the same size.  Should I start my layers with a large and end with an extra large?

Mike

[2treks]

Hey Fletcher You got one in my size.(haha) I think I may go see Kenny, I know he can't fit them XL's unless he cuts the sleeves off.
Man, kenny that was a good haul.
Chuck