cold hands...try this!
 

For some silly reason, I have hunted in my tree stand for many years and have searched for a good pair of late season gloves that will keep me warm (for at least 6 hours). well after spending a lot of $$$ and countless hours frozen, I finally tried a simple fix. I wear my lightest hunting gloves and bought one of those pouches that fit around you like a fanny pack. I put 2 of those thermal handwarmers in and voila! I could bake freakin cookies in there:D. It' s such a simple thing but it took me 20+years to figure out. If any of you are in the same boat I' d reccomend you run out and get set-up. It cost me $20.00 for the pouch and only a buck a piece for the heat packs. Now I' ll be toasy for years to come and won' t leave my stand early. Next I need to find out how to keep my feet warm[:' (] I did buy some brand new pac boots and I might even try some of those electric socks:D Anyone reccomend them? JDinAB

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Where did you get the pouch? One of my buddy' s got one from Cabelas and said its awesome. He didn' t even need hand warmers. He just put his hands in there and said it was warm enough. And after fighting frozen fingers the last two weekend I' m think about investing in one.

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I bought mine from our local hunting store...it definately is good without the heating packs, but for bitter cold weather like we have up here:(, they are definately a plus. JDinAB

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I' ve been using the Hot Hands heat packs for several years. Drop them in my gloves when I get to the stand. I also use them in my boots. When I get to the stand I' ll take off my boots and put a heat pack inside of my outer socks and then put the boots back on. Make sure you put them all the way up to your toes.

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I am like BT, I wear polyproplene glove liners, a pair of wool flip overs and chuck in the hot hands in the mit portion. I also have one of those pouchs like JD mentioned and use that setup when bowhunting with the liner gloves and hot hands.

For feet if they sweat, spray your feet with the wife' s (soon to be in your case JD;)) secret the unscented version. Then use polyproplene sock liners and a good quality wool sock on top. Of course a pair of thinsulate/gortex boots is a must in our climate JD. I wear 800 gramers all season and for ice fishing as well, am toasty warm. You can buy vary weights of polyproplene liner socks and I would suggest buying the Helly Hansen (they last 2 times as long as the no namers and only cost a few dollars more). Marks has them for 10-20 dollars a pair here in canada. If sweaty feet aren' t a real problem Thermolite socks are an option as well, they will wick some moisture but for me are not an option as my feet sweat purdy badly. If this does cure the freezy toes, the hot hands or boot blankets will.

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Skeeter...good tips but specify it has to be anitpersperant not deoderant & as I don' t use Secret, I don' t know which it is! There is a difference....I always spray my feet down & use 1000grams thinsulate boots.........good luck.......Brampton Mike [8D]

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i bought one of them from cabelas and i love it, thank god im young and havent spent many days in the stand with cold hands.

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I have used the hand muff for 10 years and it is the only way to go. Let me add a few more " tricks" to your arsenal. Keep your binocs and rangefinder in it so they don' t fog up when you look through them. If your grunt call freezes up put it in there. I keep tarsals glands in my chest freezer (the wife loves that, she calls them " buck balls" ) and then put them in my muff while I walk to my stand to thaw them out so they are more aromatic. The things we do for deer.

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Why don' t you try some of those boot blanket things. Theyare just like the hand pouches. Stuff a couple fo those little heat packs in there and you' ll be good to go.

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JD IN ALBERTA ,
you can find a product called an overboot at: sportsmansguide.com , it' s like quilts shaped like boots that go over your footwear . This increases the insulation , and reduces the effect of the wind . If you use " shake and bake" warmers for your feet make sure that they are the low oxygen variety , the hand warmers quit working rapidly in the closed environment of a hunting boot because they deplete the oxygen they need to operate .

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I hear the military issue mickey mouse boots do the trick for any cold situation.

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S4bill is right .
Both the Mil issue and the Guide Gear versions are available from Sportsmans Guide .

Hi All,

I was just writing a blog on this topic on our website so thought I'd share it.. Possum Merino Clothing tuns out there are a lot more hunters/fisherman with cold extremities than I thought there would be!

I work for NZ Possum Merino and we have some of the warmest gloves in the world (not a lie!) and they are only avalable from New Zealand. The possum fur is hollow (so it insulates like a Polar Bears) and they are becoming really popular amongst hunters/fisherman and even photographers who get out their early no matter what the temperature, season or weather! Also the merino keeps heating when wet... I don't know how.

Thought I'd try to spread the word.. if you're interested take a look and let me know what ya think. Happy Hunting

I have the Mickey Boots in both white and black and haven't used them in years. Used them too long before and HATE THEM!!!!!!! They are like nail kegs on your feet. I now use the Gore-Tex and heater packs with 1/2 the weight.
My wife uses the Secret trick with her bike boots and new shoes. She puts it on her heels to keep from getting blisters and works great. Keeps a spare tube in our bike tour pack just for this.
I may have to try this for my feet as well for they sweat like a "cheap woman" in church and thats my main problem. I bought the Artic Shield boot blankets last year but never got to use them for it was not cold enought to get them out. I used my Rocky Cornstalker 1200grm Cordura boots for 95% of the gun season.

I bought the muff this year at K-mat for $12. and yes it works.

The easiest thing is buy one of those sleeping bag like garment that goes all around you and put heat packs in it. Anything else is just extra stuff to Carry this all body covers you and is easy to get in and out and packs smaller then the boots the hand bag and all that other gear you can even dress lighter so walking in you do not get all sweaty and smelly.

I am a weenie when it comes to cold weather ... which we very, very seldom get down this far south. About 10F is as cold as it will get ... but humidity can be high. I had a brain-fa%t a few years back. Did nothing for cold hands, but cures cold feet and body !!!! Bought a used "army issue" cold weather sleeping bag at a "gun show' for $15. Wife cut the hood off, sewed it back up, added suspenders .... and I had a "body bag" that came up to about my arm pits. It is bulky for sure and certainly restrictive ... but I can easily stand in it. It is useless if it is raining. But for good weather "stand sitting" .... or hanging out all day in a shooting house, add a bulky over coat, the combo is super cozy.

I've had one of these hand muffs for over 15 years, I love it and its a life-saver in the cold for me. I like to wear light gloves when I shoot and this allows that in cold weather. Breaks the wind and allows for hand warmers too if needed. Just wish I had in in ASAT camo. :/

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I also have used the hand warmer and hot packs. One other thing I did was to sew small pockets on the back of my hunting shirt. The pockets sit right over my kidneys and when "on stand" I slip a couple hot packs in the pockets. You can't believe how having your kidneys warm heats your whole body. I also use the boot warmer hot packs on cold days. keeps you toasty.