Need Nothern people's advice

[freedomhunter]

Okay so I am leaving on the 10th to go to Kentucky.  My issue, I have lived in central FL my entire life and have no real experience with single diget temperatures.  You guessed it my vacation and hunting will include just that.  For my leggins I have a pair of thermals, Military wool pants and Columbia's wool overalls.  I purchased Redheads tracker boots, 100% waterproof, 600 gram thinsulate and gore-tex.  My chest I have thermals, the top half of the overalls, a 100% wool fisherman's sweater bought in Ireland (extremely warm), and my Asbell wool heavy sweater in evening stand brown. I also have 100% wool beanie I will be wearing for head cover.  Please, let me know what else I will need or if I need to change anything.  I don't want to go into the woods unprepared.

[KentuckyTJ]

Sounds like you are in pretty good shape. I would suggest you get a fleece neck gaiter.

         http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Fleece-Neck-Gaiter/1380362.uts        

You can pull it up over your face with your hat on and then if you get a shot you can pull it down as I am sure you aren't practiced in shooting with it on. You may lose your anchor point with the mask on and just a little different on your face will make a big difference on your point of impact.

Make sure you have some sort of wind break layer. I would get some toe and hand warmers if you plan on being out long. Also don't forget a arm guard if you don't have one. All those puffy sleeves will hit your string. I shoot with a glove and I cut the first three fingers out of a glove to put on my shooting glove. Would work with a tab also.

By all means put all those clothes on (including gloves) and practice shooting. Its not near the same as in a t-shirt. Hahaha you are going to be glad to get back home is all I can say.

         

[nineworlds9]

OMG bring extra stuff whatever you do hahaha!  I went hog hunting in Texas a year ago and they had a cold snap and it was "only" 19 degrees but MAN sitting for hours completely still it is hard to stay warm unless you have some good layering going on.  My personal recommendation would be a tight fitting polypropylene base layer top and bottom and then go from there and try and trap as much air and wick as much moisture away from your skin.  Also keep your bladder drained, hahaha, sounds stupid but its crazy how much energy your body expends keeping that liquid heated and not you.

[centaur]

Get some of those chemical hand and toe warmers. They last about 5 hours and help to keep your fingers and toes where you can feel them.

[Lechwe]

Get some good sock liners (I prefer wool if you can find them), and some good wool hunting socks. You don't want to wear cotton of any kind.I'll second the hand and toe warmers.

Good luck.

[Kevin Hansen]

All good advice given so far. I second the neck gaitor/face mask.
Probably the best advice given is to practice shooting with all your gear on. Even though it has been 40 years ago I still remember the frustration early one morning of finding I was unable to draw my bow on a very nice buck because the coveralls I was wearing were too binding. Lesson learned!
One other item I have really come to appreciate in recent years is a hand warmer/muff that I wear around my waist. Keeping my hands in it until it is time to shoot allows me to wear light weight gloves which in turn makes my grip on the bow and shot feel more natural.
Hope this helps!

[MCNSC]

Make sure your thermals have good wickng properties. Marino wool are great. I also have a pair of the 70s style ladies knit leggings.  When it is cold here I will put them on over my base layer.  They pretty much go from above the ankle to above the knee, really helps.  The neck gaiter as mentioned above is great also.

[womblesd]

600 gram boots will not be warm enough. I suggest wool felt-pac boots and 2 pair of wool socks

[monkeyball]

You guys that hunt the cold weather should invest in a biking jersey, for two reasons. First it is usually made of a wicking material so sweating will not be a problem but the other reason is that they usually have three pockets sewn in the back right across the lower back. Pop a couple hand warmers in those( they are positioned very close to your kidneys) and you are going to be warm for awhile.

 Try it and see!

                                                       Good Hunting,
                                                                      Craig

[bamboo]

so you wanna run with notherners!
ha!!this a ganger in -16F weather
dress warm -you can always take it off !
 
p.s.   boots will make or break you-worry more about warm than scent!!have fun!!

[arrowbuster]

Its way cold here right now but by the 10 th it could be 70. You never know with our weather. Where are you going to be hunting if you don't mind my asking.

[2nocks]

x2 on the chemical hand and feet warmers. I usually only use them for my feet and they've kept me outside way longer than I would have stayed if I didn't have them. Fleece neck gaitor is awesome also.

[wtpops]

This is my fist year at cold temps also all the advice i have gotten includes no cotton, to relay what i have been told is against the skin needs to be something the wicks the moisture into the wool layers and away from the body. "Cotton Kills" It has worked very well so far.

[2nocks]

One more, not sure you have a windbreaking layer in the list above. You should have some type of wind stopping jacket or layer. You can get a golf windbreaker cheap.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

These are priceless in cold weather...

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[freedomhunter]

Great stuff guys thanks.

[eidsvolling]

You've had a lot of good advice here so far. What I haven't seen is any mention that you have practiced shooting while wearing the new-to-you clothing. It makes a big difference sometimes, a difference you want to discover on the range at home and not on your hunt.

[mjh]

I like to wear vests under my top layer. One or two base layers, shirt layer of some kind, vest(nice if it is longer cover for the kidneys & back end some), then coat layer.  I use lots of wool.  I feel the vest gives my core some warmth but allows the arms some freedom of movement to draw and shoot better. Works for me.  If your going to have to travel on foot a while to get to your spot, dress down, keep sweat to a minimum, put on layers for warmth once you get to your spot and settled in.

[shreffler]

I've been hunting my whole life in the cold and the real difference makers are hand/toe warmers (and i mean buy A LOT of these), neck/face gaiter, bibs, good boots, sock liners, and a thermos full of warm black coffee. That can be a real life saver in the cold. Sometimes that's all it takes to rejuvenate you and allow you to sit that extra hour.

Good luck!

You should come to Iowa for the last week here, it is going to be blow zero for highs.  One thing that do if it has not been mentioned, I take larger modern material sleeping bag and sit in it while on my Huntmor, when game is approaching, I let down.  Hopefully, I am in enough cover and see the deer or whatever soon enough. It keeps the body warm and I can handle the extra cold for that long.