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an extra large $25.00 camo sleeping bag..cut it straight up the middle approx 2 1/2 ft from the feet area, sewn each side you cut to make legs, put a couple of shoulder straps in it, and made your own heaterbody suit? Just curious.. I like the idea..but $300 for a $25 sleeping bag...well..looks easy to make. Post pics please.
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I'vce seen pics of guys homebrew heater suits.......... what do ya need it for with that blind????
How cold is it there HCH? We need to talk on the ph. PM me and I will call you. If I can sit here............ you can sit there. |
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For treestand sitting in real cold weather is what a heater body suit is meant for..not my ground blind with my heater, lol. $300 for the heater body suit and $400 for a canadian similiar item called the cocoon. All they are is sleeping bags with feet and they nail a huge price tag on them. I like to make and invent and am noyt afraid to spend $$ on the best, but it just seems way over priced for a sleeping bag imo. Thanks and I am pming you my ph numbers. I will look at AT in the homemade threads you told me about..thanks.
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Only problem I would see Don, is the cheap sleeping bags are usually really noisy. I'm sure it would be warm though.
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Yea..I wouldn't use the swisshy noisey kind. There are quiet cheap camo ones out there.
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I have a coleman sleeping bag that has come to the woods with me before. Its all soft material inside and out, so no noise. You can certainly hack it up for foot holes and stuff. I you know someone that can sew a little, put some elastic around the openings to seal you inside. Seems reasonable to me. I agree, 300 for the heater suit is a little on the hefty side. IF you are doing it, you may want to get a McCheapo brand one, just a real cheapy, and chop that one up first for a prototype. Let us know how it goes Don!
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Already decided next season I'm getting heated clothing. Google heated clothing or http://www.thermologicgear.com/you will find lots of it.Most runoff of lithium batteries that are rechargeable. I just wantashirt/jacket linerand socks. Not terribly expensive for just those items. Seems like lots of companies design clothes like this for bikers.
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Guys, laugh all you will but I suffered for years freezing my butt off. My wife got me the Heater body suit 4 years ago for my birthday and I love it. I maybe use it 5-6 times a year when it is 20 degrees and windy, but on those days it is fantastic. I only have to wear 2 maybe 3 layers of clothing to stay warm when using the HBS. It reduces alot of weight on my trips in and out walking long distances some times and provides a good comfort level while on stand, thereby extending my hunts. I have killed deer while using it as it is quiet and warm.
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I am not laughing..it isa gr8 product and idea..just way overpriced IMO.
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Nope. I use a lighter weight but insulated bib/parka set I got from Cabelas on sale (I think it was just over $100 for everything a few years ago). It does the trick for me late season in Minnesota. I usually don't have to wear many layers under it so drawing is still easy and relatively silent.
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I take insulated camo coveralls (one size too big), rolled up and attached to my stand. Got them on sale after hunting season for less than $50. Once I get in the tree and start cooling down I just unroll them and pull them on. Stay nice and warm but our temps don't get as low as some of you other guy's temps
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I'd look into buying some wind proofing material as well.. I used to be able to get camo gore-tex fabric in 4' rolls... still have some laying around i think... that would be ideal to put over top of a sleeping bag...
One thing w/ the electically heated suits... what happens when your batteries die? do they make ones w/ solar panel attachments?:) |
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Thanks for the replies...some guys on AT told me that all they do is use a big sleeping bag and just stand up in it and they don't alter it at all in the leg area..just stand on the bottom of it when it is time to stand. I am sure it would work fine. Any tips on how to camo a drab colored sleeping bag and mimic an open camo pattern like predator/sticks and limbs/skyline horizen..without using spray paint?
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NOPE, I use undies, and a couple more layers of undies if needed, up to including 2 smart Wools, then wool shirts, heavy socks, wool outerwear, heavy boots and if need be boot blankets. Then of course there are always chemical heat packs and all the frills. I'm a big enough bundle and then add all the clothes, well there's no room for a sleeping bag. LOL I wouldn't worry about the legs as much as I'd worry about the trunk if I were you.
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ORIGINAL: virginiashadow Guys, laugh all you will but I suffered for years freezing my butt off. My wife got me the Heater body suit 4 years ago for my birthday and I love it. I maybe use it 5-6 times a year when it is 20 degrees and windy, but on those days it is fantastic. I |
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A guy I used to work with made one out of a military sleeping bag after I told him about my Heater Body Suit. I was in need of some new cold weather clothing when I got mine so I paid about the same as a good coat and bibs. I like being able to walk in the woods with light clothing on and not overheating. I have never been cold in my suit, this is my 3rd year for it. I only hunt from a treestand and with the legs in it I have plenty of mobility. If I did not need new clothing I would have probably tried to make my own. But I am very happy with mine.
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ORIGINAL: hardcorehunter Thanks for the replies...some guys on AT told me that all they do is use a big sleeping bag and just stand up in it and they don't alter it at all in the leg area..just stand on the bottom of it when it is time to stand. I am sure it would work fine. Any tips on how to camo a drab colored sleeping bag and mimic an open camo pattern like predator/sticks and limbs/skyline horizen..without using spray paint? |
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ORIGINAL: hardcorehunter an extra large $25.00 camo sleeping bag..cut it straight up the middle approx 2 1/2 ft from the feet area, sewn each side you cut to make legs, put a couple of shoulder straps in it, and made your own heaterbody suit? Just curious.. I like the idea..but $300 for a $25 sleeping bag...well..looks easy to make. Post pics please. |
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Taco [8D]I forgot about Ivan making that one. HCH, i still work with the guy he speaks of, ill ask him how its panning out when i see him again ;)
ORIGINAL: Tuco A guy I used to work with made one out of a military sleeping bag after I told him about my Heater Body Suit. I was in need of some new cold weather clothing when I got mine so I paid about the same as a good coat and bibs. I like being able to walk in the woods with light clothing on and not overheating. I have never been cold in my suit, this is my 3rd year for it. I only hunt from a treestand and with the legs in it I have plenty of mobility. If I did not need new clothing I would have probably tried to make my own. But I am very happy with mine. |
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No I haven't. My girlfriend and I zipped our sleeping bags together once and we stayed real warm.[8D];)
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I think that is a good idea using a sleeping bag . I'm kicking my self that i gave away an old one that would have been perfect to try in the woods. HCH you could try attaching cloth pieces cut like leaves and go ghillie style
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ORIGINAL: buckeye ORIGINAL: hardcorehunter Thanks for the replies...some guys on AT told me that all they do is use a big sleeping bag and just stand up in it and they don't alter it at all in the leg area..just stand on the bottom of it when it is time to stand. I am sure it would work fine. Any tips on how to camo a drab colored sleeping bag and mimic an open camo pattern like predator/sticks and limbs/skyline horizen..without using spray paint? |
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DOWN DOWN DOWN DOWN filled sleeping bags and jackets are the key.
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ORIGINAL: davidmil NOPE, I use undies, and a couple more layers of undies if needed, up to including 2 smart Wools, then wool shirts, heavy socks, wool outerwear, heavy boots and if need be boot blankets. Then of course there are always chemical heat packs and all the frills. I'm a big enough bundle and then add all the clothes, well there's no room for a sleeping bag. LOL I wouldn't worry about the legs as much as I'd worry about the trunk if I were you. |
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