I wear Nat Gear and treat my clothes just as Matthews does his. The scent control is important, but even with scent lock, better keep the wind in your face. The open patterns work better where I live and hunt.

I have a couple different outfits. This is one of my favorites. If that' s not up to your speed, get some camo that has a big pattern with some white or light spots in it. It' ll break up your outline better in a tree. The biggest thing is hunt the wind. Camo pattern isn' t as important as not getting picked off. NO MATTER WHAT you do to eliminate, cover or otherwise hide your stink..... you can' t beat a deers nose all the time. Your bow, stands, packs, release, boots everything holds scent to some degree. Almost any pattern will do, although I do try to have a big blotchy green print in early season and something more sticky and limby in the late season unless I' m in pines.

I always layer clothing. Great fabrics to own and hunt in are fleece and wool. Those two combos make up part of my everyday hunting wear for the top half(shirt, jacket), hat and hands. Both dry quickly, keep you warm when damp and are quiet. A good place to look for wool and fleece is army surplas stores, just wash them real good if used. When the weather requires it I wear long johns, thermals for cool, Polyproplene for cold and Polyproplene and fleece for frigid. Again Layers is always the key. Footwear I prefer to wear rubber soled gortex boots vs. ruuber boots. I have minimal to max. insulation boots and then dress with the appropriate socks for the weather. I wear a ninja net mask on most occasion and cotton knit full mask when it is real cold. I think it is very important to sheild your face as that is often what they see first. As far as patterns I prefer Outline Breakup Technology Patterns to Blend in Technology, all I use is Predator Brand Camo.

I don' t use scent loc suits. Number one key is wind in your favour and knwoing the area and where/how the deer are travelling in relation to you locations (scouting). I do however try and do my part to remain scent free. I wash my clothes in no scent baking soda detergent, try to shower with ivory soap before each hunt, wear unscented baking soda pit stick and use a scent eliminator spray when in the field. I transport my gear in a sealed container with field materials from the area I am hunting and change in the field when I arrive. This technique works real well when you go on week trips or stay in areas that have smoke or campfires. In fact I often take a container with baking soda and a container with area field materials to place my clothes in. I alternate outfits and keep my clothes as fresh as possible. This way you don' t have to leave you gear outside and have it cold & damp in the morning when you head out. I use the medium sized rubbermaid containers and they fit everything I wear in them.

Basically wear whatever is comfortable & quiet, layer up and keep your head, feet and hands warm. Try to eliminate as much scent as possible with either commercial or homemade products and most critically keep your nose into the wind.

welcome to bowhunting and best of luck to you.

ASAT Camo and you cant go wrong.

I like the ScentBlocker Ultralight.

I know the Scent blocking suits cause much debate and they are not cheap. I have used mine for all seasons even including turkey when it was cold.

This 2 piece suit is designed with the bowhunter in mind, with the light fabric, hood and the zip-in bowstring/forearm protector.

It is light enough to use for early bow. I layer underneath for colder weather. I like it because I dress comfortably underneath and put it on just before going in and taking it off when I leave the woods. I keep it in a Tupperware bin.

Just my 2 cents

Bill

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http://www.robinsonlabs.com/ultralite.html

Davidmil is always looking for an opportunity to post that tree-potty pic......

I also wear several different outfits depending on the foliage and temperature.

Early season I am usually in one of my Saddle cloth getups. Neither is insulated but they are very water resistant and their colors do not fade in the laundry. An essential characteristic, in my opinion, to any camo outfit.

Mid season I have some insulated Microtex outfits. Same deal as above in terms of characteristics though the jacket is insulated with 100 grams of Thinsulate.

Late season I wear a variety of Cabelas Revolution fleece insulated garments as they are very durable, warm, quiet and comfortable.

Hope this helps.

If money were no object, then I' d go with a Gortex, Scent-Lok suit of light weight. Probably in the New Mossy Oak Break-Up. I like to get my clothes a little oversized then dress in layers. You can still use it in extremely cold weather...just put more on underneath. I did buy some of that camo duct tape for my bow arm so the string doesnt hit the loose clothes. I found the perfect set up a couple weeks ago at Cabelas but couldn' t convince the bride it was worth the $400. Maybe someday. Until then I try to use the wind in my favor.