I was just wondering how do you hunters keep warm as you can get while in the coldest days of winter?

I wear lots of layers under good coveralls. I feel the coveralls keep my low back warmer. No cold air can creep in. I use a muff for my hands when on stand with chemical hand warmers. Good socks, one thin, one warm pair in good boots. When it's really cold I wear boot blankets over my boots. A good warm hat is a definite must.

Phil.
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Stay by the campfire and hope the deer will come to you..<img src=icon_smile_tongue.gif border=0 align=middle>
Start with polypropylene longjohns and merino wool/polypro socks and a polypro balaclava x2. sweatpants or lined pants, heavy t-shirt. camo pants and shirt. Thinsulate cotton duck pants and goose down parka w/hood. Chemical hand and foot warmers(there is a differance in the two). Usually my merino wool fingerless gloves..lol, but sometimes thinsulate leather gloves. For some reason my hands do not seem to be hampered by the cold. Felt lined rubber boots. the feet still get cold so bring plenty of foot warmers.

The best of luck in all your hunting endeavors!!!

God Bless,
Dave

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I stay in the house on the sofa with my wife.......oh , well you didn't say while deerhunting<img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

Polypropylene long johns are a must! Besides that , I love my wool! I also wear a light windbreaker under my wool. I sat thru a Packer game with a temperature of -12 degrees and a wind chill of -35 degrees wearing the above mentioned and I stayed nice and toasty.


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I agree w/BOWFANATIC...layering is the ticket w/poly under wool as main ingredients.

Lots of thin layers to begin and on out to wool. I'll wear 3 or 4 different density thermax/poly/smart wools undies topped with a couple wool shirts, balaclava or two of different densities, Fingerless gloves over thermax liners, heat packs in boots, heat packs in pockets.... all is well in the woods.<img src=icon_smile_big.gif border=0 align=middle>

FOR THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR I WORE CAMO JERSEYS WITH LATEX GLOVES UNDERNEATH. THEY ACT JUST LIKE A WET SUIT AND MY HANDS HAVE NEVER BEEN COLD YET. NICE AND TOASTY!!!!!!!!!

HUNT ON HUNT HARD EAT WELL

DD is almost right on the money!

Just get rid of all that Cotton and Bingo!

Make sure NOTHING is tight.

Make sure NOTHING is cotton

Try three layers, one super light one on the skin, then a heavier insulating layer, say poly pro's or some kind of good warm liner, then a good warm shell with some kind of windblocking capablility. Wool is nice, but the wind will eat you alive unless its good wool! Unfortunatly from what I hear, the stuff I like is getting almost impossible to get anymore.

If you are stand hunting, change when you get in or very very near your stand. Go in light (just enough to stay COMFORTABLY COOL try that for 18 days LMAO) then change into your SUPER warm gear usually at he base of your tree is best.

If you get cold, change. Ie feet, change your socks. Hands, gloves. But dont forget to look at your head!

A good stocking is number 1. Dont feel silly but a scarf is #2. Pits is #3 Something along your lower back is #4, and last but not least, your inner groin area is #5. Keep good warm objects here. Some guys like hand warmers..atleast think about it next time, espically when you start getting cool. Look at how you have dressed and where you are concentrating your &quot;warm&quot; features.

Again, GET RID OF COTTON! It does NOTHING to keep you warm, it does NOTHING to shed the wind, and it WILL keep you wet! You NEED to whisk away moisture atleast at the first and 2nd layers.

Last but not least, learn to be COMFORTABLY COOL! Its tough to do, its tough to pull off, but when you do, life in the woods is much simpler! ALways carry extra HEAVY gear on warm hunts, you dont want to get TOO cool. But you also dont want to be so warm you are sweating! Bring some snacks....high energy stuff. Gorp, Power Bars, Power Gel. Eat well and get a good nites sleep before you go out and you'll be where you need to be to hunt effectivly in the &quot;COLD&quot; <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>!

I like to go to my stand, wait 10-15 minutes and then shoot a deer. The tracking and processing keep you warm as your always moving!<img src=icon_smile_evil.gif border=0 align=middle><img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>

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I agree layer's is the ticket,I usually start with the long john's(generic name)the the pant's losse fitting,then the wool pant's and shirt,then layered coat's,Then to top it all off coverall's.
For the feet layered sock's with the sorel's,For the hand's I wear layered gloves,A thin pair then a heavier pair,I leave the thin pair on while skinnig ang gutting,They fit into the rubber glove's real well.

BOB
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