Hi fellas, I'm looking for suggestions on something thin I can wear under my clothes as a baselayer to break the wind...I'm looking for something thin. I do not need it for so much to be warm as much as a wind break....does that under armer stop wind
I have plenty of warm clothing, but if I wear my warm stuff I burn up. Like today I was out wearing a t-shirt and shamoise shirt. it was 34F with the wind blowing in the 25mph range. as soon as the wind stops I start warming up and comfy, but the second it starts howling again I it cuts right through me.
I've been looking at the cabelas wind shear sweaters, but have heard it's like wearing a trash bag.
suggestions please!
You might try some silk long underwear from Cabela's. Wear it over some light wool long underwear like Ibex - Smartwool - and the like and it slows that wind down while you still have a warm layer next to the skin.
Terry K.
I second the silks----however they are WARM! So I would make sure and layer your outerwear so ya don't sweat to death!! :D
Under armour does not stop wind. I have a wool sweater with wind sheer that works great. If you are looking for a thin layer, i have seen pull over type wind breakers made of some nice material. I would check Sierra trading post. lots of great stuff there.
By the way, the point should be to stop the wind outside your insulation, not under it.
If I can add to the question:
thin but quiet?
I agree with the worn on the outside is best.
Heck, I went to college at K-State and I thought nothing could stop the wind when it came across the plains.
I have an original green scent lok suit you wear under your outer garments. While it seems to have lost it scent absorbing qualities it makes the precise garment you are looking for...light weight and it stops the wind. Maybe you can find a used set on ****??????
KS...
Try watching the golf shops for a clearance wind pullover, light,not bulky and if worn underneath outlayers will be quiet.
Jeff, Do you have a Boaters World near you? If so look for a pull over style shirt called weatherguard.. It is super thin and breaks the wind like gortex. The best part is they have zip off sleeves, are OD green and were on the clearance rack for $9.00. It has worked so good this year I went back to pick up a few for friends and they were out. According to the guys here they may have some more after the first of they year.
I use a golf windshirt under a jacket to cut the wind but it has to be a specific type. Look for one that is 100% polyester microfiber with a brushed or sueded finish and NO waterproofing treatment.
I'm with Jerry depending on how cold and windy it is; I wear smart wool underneath ,turtle neck shirt, wool vest or sweater, with a wool shirt Carhart vest on top no problems with wind at all. When it's really nasty I loose the wool shirt and vest and carry in a jump suit on my tree stand and put it on when I get to my tree.
Cabelas makes a turtle neck with windstopper, it is not too thick, but it stops the wind better than anything in my 30 years of hunting. Shawn
As above. golf wind shirts do a great job. They may not be camoflage, but as an underlayment it doesn't matter. They also make slip on pants the same way. Very light, very tight weave. Very wind resistant, and not too bad on the noise department, even when cold.
ChuckC
I have a wind shirt from Wintergreen Designs out of Ely Mn. It is very good quailty stuff. It is a pull over design with a half zipper front.
On windy or colder days I start with a microfleece shirt for a base. This breathes very well and can act as a pretty decent windblock. I like UnderArmor too. Patagonia makes a good quality microfleece. I also like my KOM wool for an outershell to block the wind.
I've found Windstopper to be kinda noisy but Windshear seems pretty quiet. I wear it about every day this time of year.
The windstopper I speak of is very quiet and I have used it in cool weather and hunted with it on the outside, it is sewn to the inside of a very quiet fleece. Shawn
I agree with Shawn. The windstopper turtlenecks from Cabela's are the answer. Light and small in a pack or pocket, yet quiet and effective when hunting. Just what you're looking for.
Frog togs very light hard to rip .
Mine must be an early model or something. The berber fleece vest and fleece sweatshirt I have in windstopper both sound like they have walmart bags to stop the wind. But they do stop the wind. :thumbsup:
And a nice Swanndri is a good thing for wind.
I have a drab green pullover wind shirt, made from very lightweight nylon. It compresses down to the size of my fist so i can carry it in my pocket. cuts the wind great, and has a hood. Can't remember who makes it, but I am sure there are more than one version.
I think the Wind Stopper makes noise as well but it does not seem loud enough to bother deer. I can hear it when I draw but they are far enough away that they do not.
I have a Cabela's Berber Fleece jacket w/ Wind Stopper that I never wore because of the noise. I have worn it several times this year and the deer have not heard me draw. I still only wear it in the wind though. The wind blocking membrane makes a huge difference in warmth.
Windstopper all the way. Also look into thin running tops with windblock technology. Those are the best around for what you want it to do.
Quick search on www.rei-outlet.com (http://www.rei-outlet.com) or www.sierratradingpost.com (http://www.sierratradingpost.com) may help you out.
if it's windy out the noise will be hard for a deer to hear,on a quiet still morning, maybe.Any of the cabelas dry plus is an excellent windblocker.You can get a pullover,jacket outer garment with the new fleece or saddle cloth for what you would pay for a windstopper sweater.I have an older model dry plus pullover that is about the weight of a sweatshirt type jacket.very good for layering and blocks the wind.The new ones are quieter than mine.
CB
there is lots of stuff out there for tops but I have found little around here for bottoms...I guess I will have to look at the golf stuff.
If it wasn't so noisy, the Filson tin cloth chaps are a great windstopper over some longjohns and Carharrt insulated pants.
QuoteOriginally posted by stickbowhntr:
I guess I will have to look at the golf stuff.
Look at cycling stuff too. I have some tights with wind blocker that I used to wear when I was training in the winter. You can get some mid weight under them, then the tights then something over that.
two places I never thought of looking.you can buy a lot of different tops of a thin nature but few things for bottoms....