wool bib's

[toddster]

Hi, we all know there are severa and great wool option out there for wool tops, thanks Mrs. Asbell.  But the wool bibs I bouth 15 years ago are starting to wear.  I am wondering besides Filson, (the standard for quality clothes) what else is out there bib or pant wise?

[babs]

columbia has some nice camo wool bibs and the price is very reasonable i picked some up on **** for around 100 dollars, very warm, they do run a little big and usually need hemned otherwise awesome for the money

[swampthing]

Sleeping indian wool.

[wooddamon1]

Woolrich Malone bibs are great if you don't necessarily have to have camo...

[bfrbmj]

Silent predator, Gray wolf, Day one

[hayslope]

Johnson or Bemidji Mills makes them (HEAVY wool)

[Alexander Traditional]

I have a pair of filson and a pair of woorich. The woolrich are much more versatile,because the filson are too heavy for most hunting.

[Chad Orde]

King of th mountain wool
The one thing I found was you have to watch what the wool poly mix is. Pure virgin wool will be more expensive, softer, and of coarse warmer.

[Mojostick]

Do you want camo or gray? Pants or bibs? For late season or all season/layers?

Later today I can post a pic of the Day One gray pants and hat I have that I dyed into a chocolate/charcoal gray. Really came out great. If you haven't done so, I can explain how to dye the wool without any shrinkage.

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[Gila Mike]

Thanks for starting this thread, Todd. I'm shopping for some wool bibs too and have seen a couple of brands mentioned here that I must check out.

Mike

[scbowhnter]

I'll second the Columbia stuff running large. It's been at least a size smaller for me to get a good fit.

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To answer the OP - One thing I want on any bib, is zippers to the knees.  I often carry my bibs to my stand to avoid overheating and with the zippers I don't have to take off my boots to put them on.

I have two pairs of Cabelas Outfitters wool bibs.  They are pretty economical for wool and have held up well.  They are very warm and have the Dri-Plus layer so are rain proof.  Machine washable too.

I have a KOM Bowman jacket that seems like better quality wool than the Cabelas, so I assume their bibs would be great.  Probably cost 2x-3x as much as the Cabelas though.

[59Alaskan]

I have a pair of Woolrich.  I don't like the coat so much - I was hoping it would be warmer - but I love the bibs.  I wear the bibs much more than the coat.

[Frenchymanny]

Codet makes a great one extremely affordable in forrest green. That's what I wear in winter

F-Manny

[Cato]

I had KOM and sold them.  I did that because I bought Gray Wolf about 7 or 8 years ago.  Jeff will add features as desired, and they fit perfectly.  I do like the predator pattern over the KOM.  They have held up well, as I wear them almost exclusively after the warm early bow season is over.  Worth every penny, and when I bought mine they were much less than the KOM.

[ron w]

I have used a pair of Johnson Mill for over 20 years....good stuff! Mine are forest green!

[Greg Skinner]

I have a pair of the Gray Wolf unlined bibs with zippers to the knees.  They are great because they go on easily over anything else I am wearing.  They are way too warm if I am moving, but work great for sitting when it is bitter cold.

[RayMO]

I have a pair of Codet very affordable in forrest green (see picture to left). I also have a pair of the unlined ones from Gray wolf, both are great, but I like the Codet for the price.

[TommyBoy]

Cabela's Outfitter wool bibs are great. Even have wind shear layer in them. Sometimes they can be too warm though.