RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

Oh cowboy up man.....:Dyoure right 30 degrees is a heat wave in Wi during the winter. Hell 10 is a heat wave....

RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

Where you been peanut?

RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

Been here just havent found much to post lately lol. But it shoudl be getting better on here now that gobbler season is coming soon. :D

RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

I will be doing the big Ice Fishing tourney this weekend with JFergus7. His cabin is right down the road from
me. Thank gosh for this last cold front otherwise just a stinkin beer tourney.:D;)

RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

Just layer it up. And by the way, at 30 degrees up here we're waiting for the greens to thaw so we can go play golf. LOL Put on a nice wicking layer, then a layer of smart wool long underwear. If you're real cold natured put on another layer like Cabelas Expedition weigh undies. Throw on a wool shirt and cover that with another heavier wool shirt and you'll be fine. Same stuff on the bottom. Socks and boots are most important. Carry a balaclava to keep your head and neckwarm. If it gets sure enough cold then you have to start carrying chemical hand warmers etc.

RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

I do not know if it will help your specific situation but a little trick I have found with those handwarmers......

..pick up a few packs of the toe warmers. Insert iton the outside of your closest layer (underwear).They have adhesive on one side of the warmer so it stays in place. I typically place mine on my back just below the base of my neck and inside of my shoulder blades. It works flippin' wonders.

RE: Let's cut the crap......I'm cold!
 

As being from the south I can help you with this one. I go to KS every year when the highs are in the teens. Hands downthis will also keep you warm up to the 30's. You can also shoot a bow just fine with it on trust me I shoot one at 40 yards with all of this garbage on.


Tops
underarmor fleece lined
apex performance fleece shirt
camoe cotton shirt

bottoms
underarmor fleece lined
apex performace fleece bottoms
camo pants

and to top it all off a set of gortex 200 grain insulated coveralls

gloves
underarmour release gloves
stick your hand in your pockets if they get cold or use a fleece hand muff I think it gets in my way so i dont use it unless I rifle hunt

underarmour face mask
fleece beanie

feet
800 gram insulated alpha bulry sports
bps wool socks
andif your feet get cold but on a set of heater toes


Pack most of it in like youall ready do. Itmakes for a bad trip if you arewet with sweet. You will always be cold if you sweet.

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Ok for all you tough guys making fun of me getting cold down here in 20-30 degree weather...... here is a quote from Gary Clancy, outdoor writer

"And being a Minnesota native, I always thought that anyone who complained about being cold while hunting south of the Mason-Dixon was a real wimp. Wrong again! I recall in painful detail a mid-December hunt in Mississippi, when I would have gladly traded my bow for a Heater Body Suit"

:D It's a wet cold down here ;)

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A man card [:-]:D

Just playin ......DC you may want to ixnay the underarmor .... I know lots of guys who got colder quicker with it on ..... I can out sit my bro by hours with a good moisture wicking base layer that is poly-cotton against his Under Armor .....

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I see the smiley face there but if you're even 1% serious, remember the human body is still the human body whether in 0 or 30 degree weather. Once body temperatures drop to a preset level, you feel cold. I don't think there's any "used to" -or- "not used to the cold".

Anyway, someone mentioned that the layers can't be too tight. First reason for that is the obvious that you want layers of air to insulate. Secondly, I've experienced that if something is too tight, say for example like afewpairs of socks, it'll limit blood flow and make you cold. Blood brings heat so in that situation, 2 pairs is warmer than 3 pairs.

The other thing to not neglect is head and neck wear. About half of your heat loss occurs there. A decent qualityski mask made a night and day difference for me this year even in 5 degree weather.