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ORIGINAL: HNIJustin justin

Let's start with your feet first - what kind of socks are you wearing? White cotton socks are about the worst thing in the world that you can wear during cold weather hunts. Your feet will sweat, the socks with suck up all the moisture, then get cold, and your hunt is miserable. You need to have a good pair of socks that will wick moisture away from your feet and keep you warm. Personally I wear a heavy set of wool socks and I have a set of rubber boots w/800 grams of Thinsulate and I've been pretty warm the past few hunts in the cold weather.

As for keeping the rest of you warm - layer, layer, layer! The same thing holds true for your body as it does your feet. If you're starting off with a cotton t-shirt or cotton underwear you're doomed from the get-go. Walking into your stand will generate a lot of sweat that is soaked up and held by the cotton and the next thing you know you're frigid. I've been wearing my Scent Lok BaseSlayers and that stuff has worked out great for me, although something like UnderArmour or another moisture-wicking base layer will work great as well. After that, still try to avoid cotton and start layering. Personally I wear my BaseSlayers, a fleece pullover, fleec sweatshirt, fleece vest, and then my wind-blocking uninsulated fleece coat. I've been toasty warm the past few days with that combo. But like JoshKeller said - don't wear it all out to your stand. I lash my outer coat to my fanny pack, and leave my neck gaitor and fleece hat in my pocket until I settle into my stand. The more you swear, the colder you're going to get.

Last but not least I use one of those pouches that you lash around your waist and stuff a few Hot Hands inside of it. I hang my bow on a hanger, keep my hands warm in my pouch, and wait.

My only advice to anyone buying cold weather clothing for future use is to get a set of bibs. I can't tell you how much it ticks me off when I move and my shirt(s) come up above my waistline and expose my skin. It seems like the more clothing I put on, the more it happens. Next year I'm forking out the cash for a good set of fleece insulated bibs.

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