clothes for cold and wind

[joekeith]

I just can't believe more people don't use a heater Body Suit.

[JMartin]

Milwaukee Tool is now selling a camo jacket that is heated by 12 volt lithium batteries....anybody have one?

[Kapellmeister]

Originally posted by AkDan:
Dress in layers, wool and fleece.  I like using both, usually wool undies, fleece middle and wool outside for late season.

[NoCams]

Day Dreamer,
I feel the same way about my Gray Wolf Woolens vest as you do your SI vest. Mine is lined with comfortmax and lite loft so it bucks the wind like no other. Just ordered the final piece for my late season windy cold days from Cabelas and maintain a decent thickness bow arm. had everything last year except the Cabelas windshear sweater and my arms would get cold with the wind getting thru a regular non windshear sweater.

1) Ullfrotte' 400 gr turtleneck longjohn top
2) Ullfrotte' 200gr vest
3) Cabelas windshear 100% wool sweater
4) GWW lined vest

This and good chemical hand warmers with good head gear keep me warm down to 10 degrees even with a 10-15 mph wind. Love my wool but late season wool MUST be windproof or it is useless IMHO.  

[stykbow67]

like alot of other people, anything with windstopper/windshear as a layer and your good to go.

Steve

[stalkin4elk]

Put a good down coat/vest under light camo of choice and use the old arm guard for the bow arm--dry and windy cold are no problem.
Very much liking primaloft as well.
And yes, I have lots of great wool...

[bofish-IL]

I use the KOM wool standmaster Parka with liner. Warmest thing I have found. Kind of wish their pants had the liner at times.

[eflanders]

I use a wind shirt that are popular with golfers either over or under my insulating layer depending on how cold it is beforehand.  It does a great job of stopping the wind blowing through.   The  colder it is or the more windy it is will determine if I put it under or over the insulating layer.  Usually I just carry it in my pack and put it on after the wind starts to cool me down.

[JockC]

I wear quilted nylon underwear or thin jacket under fleece or wool.  Works great.  I don't mess with wind linings, though a few (like Gray Wolf) are quiet enough... thin OD windshirt I got at a surplus place is almost always in my fanny pack.

[Izzy]

Thickly woven wool outer layer along with wool thermals, wool sweater and a wool or fleece vest will keep you out there all day. A sweater is easily packable if it gets too hot but it will save you when the mercury dips.

[Al Dente]

Under Armor Top and Bottom
PolarTec Union Suit
Fleece Sweatpants
WindShear Top
Fleece Top
Ron LaClair Wool Long Shirt
Bibs
Raven Wear Vest
Artic Shield Muff
Woody Armor Muck Boots
Liner Socks
Heavy Wool Socks
Stretch Cover with Fleece Gator attached
Wool Hat

This is only for when it's really cold, other times, the ghillie keeps me warm.  No Vest or fleece top needed.

[highpoint forge]

KUIU crowd?

[Guru]

The key to staying warm in the wind is to simply have your "windcutting layer", weather it be a windshirt, rainjacket, etc, as close to your outer layer as possible.

The most effective is when its your outer shell.

The further in you cut the wind, the more insulation you lose!

So in other words, if you wear it under a heavy jacket(wool, fleece,etc.), you are pretty much render that layer useless.

As far as noise and raingear, if its blowing hard enough to worry about keeping warm, they aren't gonna hear the bit of extra noise.

Highpoint, Is there something specific you want answered?

[highpoint forge]

I suffered without my Spindrift two weeks back. Ugh, miserable even with both merino layers on.

[Wolfkiss]

Wind/ water proof outer layer is key.

Good insulating layer underneath.

[Wolfkiss]

I use Cabelas rain suade as it has a brushed finish and relatively quite compared to a dedicated outer shell, has its place in the woods.
For real inclement weather I use my Kuiu Chugach as I think there is nothing better as a water proof shell. Just my opinion.

[Rick Richard]

I also hunt the midwest where the wind seems to constantly blow and nothing will work that well unless you have something either as a under or outer garment that contains Windstopper or a material designed to stop wind.

[Roger Norris]

Windblocker type gear helps, but is crazy expensive. Check out the Asbell windblocker pullover vest. Very nice, not much money. I have a great treestand up on a ridge where the wind blows hard on a good day. Here is my cold weather recipe:

Non cotton very thin (wool or polypropelene) long johns

Asbell windblocker vest, first layer after long johns.

A very thin Merino wool zip up sweater that I found at an REI store, I think it's made for rock climbers.

A zip up wool sweater vest

An Asbell Evening Stand Green pullover

Surplus (cheap) wool pants

Medium wool socks

Medium insulated leather boots (my feet don't get cold)

Stormy Kromer hat

Fingerless wool gloves

This outfit gets me down to below 20, with wind, for about a 3 1/2 hour sit. Any colder than that, I may add another thin wool sweater I got on the clearance rack at Cabelas.

My theory with wool is many thin layers beats 1 thick layer. Also, putting the wind blocker layer over the longjohns does double duty of keeping the core heat close to the body.

[reddogge]

If it's really windy and cold I wear my old Columbia duck hunting parka with lots of layers underneath. That and Cabelas goretex waterfowling pants. Deer don't seem to mind brown camo either.

[Greg Clark]

I was hunting IL that day.  Here is what I was wearing and stayed very comfortable.

merino wool
Fleece Union Suit
Wind Pro Fleece Pants
KOM Wool Shirt
Filson Wool bibs
Gray Wolf Insulated Wool Vest
Wind Pro Fleece Jacket

two wool socks under Muck Boots
Fleece Neck warmer
Wind Pro toboggan under fleece boonie hat
Gray Wolf Wool Mitts (old style no longer made)

I did throw a Thermacare back heating pad on over merino wool.  This was the first time I had used these and they make a HUGE difference and last all day.