Whats your cold weather attire
 

What do you wear when it gets real cold outside???

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arkansasbowhunter,
I just recently moved up here to Arkansas (Bentonville) from Texas and I've decided to start giving bowhunting a shot. Can you tell me about any good spots? I'm completely new up here and could use some help :) I'm going to start shooting now (got a bow) and perhaps I'll be ready for next season. Any tips?

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Practice....Practice.....Practice. Don't do too much shooting in one day though. Also take shots in your range. Just because billy can take 30 yard shots doesn't mean you can.

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Thanks for the tips, zak.

BUT... I didn't want to jack this thread, so from this point forward, everyone please reply to arkansasbowhunter's topic and not mine. :D

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A pair of jeans and mabey a jacket. I live in Mississippi the very very bottom so it doesn't get very cold. Most of my northern hunting friends where insulated clothes.

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Here is what I wear to bow hunt what I call cold weather (don’t you peoples way up north laugh at me too much) I start with poly under shirt then two fabric thermals poly inner lining with a wool outer shell basic camo over that then I put on a pair of coveralls over that when I get to my stand on my feet I just use thin pair of dress sox with wool socks over them then my swamp walker rubber boots over that. On my head just have a nit beanie cap on .Oh yea put my 3d leafy suit over all of that . PS.Make sure that you practice with all that stuff on

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During the coldest of weather I wear layers of synthetics
and fleece with a outer layer of insulated bibs and
parka from Gray Wolf Woolins..

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I go by the starting temp when I go out
60's - 50's: polypro shirt
40's: polypro shirt and coveralls, wool socks (1 pair)
20-30's: polypro, quilted flannel shirt and coveralls, skullcap (toboggan), gloves with fingertips cut off, 1 pr wool socks.
teens: polypro, wool sweater, quilted flannel shirt, coveralls, skullcap, gloves, 1 pr wool socks. (if windy, I'll add a pair of poly leggings under my jeans)

If the wind is blowing, I'll subtract 10 degrees accordingly.
If it's raining, I'll throw a gore-tex jacket on top.

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Let's see: layers, layers, layers! :D

thick, wool-blend socks.
A brown, cotton t-shirt left over from the old Army days.
Army cold-weather system insulated underwear (the brown polypropylene stuff).
A wool-blend, brown Army 5-button placket sweater.
9-oz. Chamois pants.
9-oz. Chamois shirt.

1,000-grain Thinsulate boots when the temp drops into the 30's. Somehow, when I'm 30 feet up in my stand, and air can circulate beneath my feet, it always seems colder than it actually is after sitting for a couple hours.

I've got a little felt-like wrap that velcros behind my head which covers my chin, nose and cheeks which I put on when it's real cold, and then a fleece hood/baclava thingy pulls over that.

That's about it. Actually, it doesn't sound like too many layers once I put it in print, but that right there keeps me warm even when the temp drops into the teens. Once it's in the single digits, I'd have to pull out a coat/parka and probably have to put a pair of sweatpants on over the underwear and under the chamois pants, and make sure I had my "hot hands" with me I could break open throughout the day.

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About 3 layers of poly and smart wool undies, wool camo, two wool shirts, fingerless gloves with a pair of thinsulate liners under them, thermax balaclava and camo mask, hat, liner socks under wool, toe chemical heaters in Alpha Burley or Rocky Brutes.

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Heh, heh. Now you can tell that's a man (davidmil) with some experience cold-weather hunting! :D:D:D

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IT GETS COLD A FEW TIMES HERE IN TENNESSEE THIS IS WHAT I PUT ON...

LONG JON PANTS
LONG JON LONG SLEEVE SHIRT
ANOTHER PAIR OF REGULAR PANTS
LONG SLEEVE CAMO SHIRT
INSULATED CAMO JACKET
PAIR OF LONG WOOL SOCKS
GLOVES
FACE MASK
LACROSSE BURLY RUBBER BOOTS 800 GRAMS.
THAT IS WHAT I PUT ON.

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bottom:
long johns, gitch, track pants (sometimes 2 pairs), 2 pairs of socks, insulated (-50) rubber boots
top:
tank top, 2 tshirts, 1 wool vest, long sleeve cotton shirt, sweatshirt, flannel jacket, rubber(surgical gloves) and thinsulate gloves over them, camo balaclava.

insulated coveralls over all of this.

It gets cold in Canada, eh.

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Lots of Layers. Sometimes I feel like I look like Randy from the Christmas Story. Feels like my arms won't go down :D

Lots of baggy layers, then my outerwear camo. Warm gloves with those disposable heater packs. One thing I used a couple weeks ago are these heat packs for your lower back. They were REALLY nice. It was about a 10 degree morning. So, I decided to wrap one around me. Made a HUGE difference. Kept my whole body warm. Check em out. Can get them at any drugstore.


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Once the temp dips below 30 degrees, this is my ticket for staying warm:
- Duofold lightweight Polypro first layer
- Duofold Expedition weight Polypro second layer
- Heavy Fleece Pullover Shirt
- Standard weight 6 pocket pants
- Walls Insulated Bib Coveralls
- Whitewater outdoors HEAVY insulated Fleece jacket
- Gander Mountain Guide Series archers jacket
- Very lightweight polypro socks
- medium weight Wool socks
- Lacross Burely 1200 Gram Thinsulate Rubber Boots
- Hand Warmer Muff stuffed with a couple of MyCoal Grabber hand warmers
- Fleece balacalva hood over a standard baseball style hat

Once it dips below 25 degrees I change to heavy weight wool sock (over the Polypro), Lacrosse SnoKing boots and a wool hat under the balacalva

This system has worked very well at keeping me relatively comfortable on stand in temperatures down to 3 degrees, not including wind chill.

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I know what you mean.

In response to Justinb, I would definetely think about Holla Bend WMA. They have a lot of nice deer taken from there and I believe it is strictly bowhunting only. Unfortunately I live further south from you and can't refer any other areas to look at closer to your home.

I wear a pair of poly under wear, expedition wt under wear x 2 pair, a fleece shirt and pant, then my scent blocker suit. I still get cold sometimes on those cold mornings here though.

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I went out 3 weekends ago and at 7:00 am it was -9 below and was out from 6am to 1pm and never got cold. here is what it takes;
Long underwear bottoms, insulated wrangler camo jeans, and Spartan Outdoors saddle cloth bibs insulated with poly/cotton lining backed with twill.
T-shirt, turtle-neck sweatshirt, insulated flannel shirt and saddlecloth coat same as bibs with collar and hood to protect neck.
Regular tube-socks, wool socks, LaCross ice king boots.
Pair of Whitewater outdoors insulated gloves, mitts are better but these are warmest gloves I have seen.
Full insulated knitted camo facemask.
Pocket full of hot hands hand warmers.
Only 1/3 brain cells functioning 'cause it is @!%$% cold and something is wrong if you don't stay inside!!!!

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In reality it all depends how you are hunting. I have gotten away with poly-pro longjohns under a windbloc fleece coat and pants at -10F and spent all day out spot and stalking. I carry another set of fleece coat and pants in my pack if I have to sit for long. High winds and rain/moisture add a whole new element.

Cotton kills, so you will never see me in the field wearing cotton.

I've never sat in a tree stand so I have no idea what you'd need for that.

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AKDOUG... if you wore what you wear sitting in a tree for about 4 hours..... we'd find you still in the tree come the spring thaw. It's a whole different world sitting still than it is walking and snooping. For example, today wasn't really cold but I dressed as if it were because the wind was blowing 25-35 according to the weather man. I mean, the old tree was rocking this afternoon. You'd freeze your bibby off sitting still with what your wear.

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Micro-Berber Vest from Cabela's !! I got one from Santa and it is WARM!!
Now if they would only make socks with the same stuff.

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If it ever gets cold here, I'll let you know. [:@]

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I wear the Cabel's MTO50 Whitetail Extreme Parka and Bibs and this cold weather system is awesome. A garment system that is laid out VERY nicely for the bowhunter. Lightweight and not bulky at all for a system that offers this much comfort in bitter temps. I also use the Cabela's Polar weight long underwear with the zip neck and the long thum-hole cuffs. I do NOT get cold on stand anymore!!! Possibly the best money I've spent on hunting gear in the last several years.