How many of you use clothing with hoods? Hooded sweatshirts,Asbell wool,jackets etc. I've started liking them especially in the wind. I really like them either up or down for keeping that cold off your neck and down your back. Just wondering what you think.
Same here. I really enjoy a hood.
I teach PE so when the weather cools down I am in hooded sweatshirts all the time.
I agree either up or down they help to keep me warmer
When i was younger i didn't think much of hoods. Now when it gets cold i can't go without one.
No hoods for me. Hoods mess up my side vision. I really do not like hoods. When it is realy cold, I prefer a wool cap and a nice, warm, woolen, neck gaiter. :thumbsup: Wool rules!! :D
All my favorite outerwear has a hood- mostly for neck protection. Occasionally I actually use the hood as intended but it screws with my hearing and vision a little.
I'm like Shedrock. I can't wear a hood for the same reason. I'm bad clausterphobic also, have trouble breathing with a hood on too :rolleyes:
I love them.
Most of the gear I wear in the field has a hood, but I never wear the hood up. Don't like my ears covered!
Love 'em. I usually dont wear the hood, but love it up against the back of my neck and head.
I like hoods if I don't have to hunt out of them. For hunting, particularly stand hunting, I find them restrictive. They block my peripheral vision and continually mess with the light knit skull cap I try to wear under them. I only own a couple of hoods now. On my bowhunting hood, a KOM, I've sewn the sides back a little at eye level so I can look from side to side without my vision being blocked. Most times, I do like Shedrock -- wear a heavy cap with ear flaps, or a couple of stocking caps, and a gaiter.
I wear hoods about 23 hours a day most of the year. I do like to keep em trimmed back a bit for hunting and usually slip them off for a shot. I cut back my Asbell pullover hood about half way. I couldn't see where the heck I was goin....
I don't usually use a hood, even though I have several jackets that have hoods. I, too, find them restrictive, but if caught in an unexpected rain, they are great.
.M.y Asbell pullovers have hoods but I dont wear them,just use them to keep the wind off the back of my neck.
Love hoods! I find I get cold fast when my neck is not covered. A hood and a scarf/shemagh cover me most of the time in the field.
Never liked them.....then I got old. Now I use them all the time, Asbell pullovers, Fleece with wind stopper, A hunting parka when it real cold....all have hoods and I use them!
Yep, :thumbsup: I believe in hoods. They get rid of the round head shape and keep the critters guessing. The Asbel hood works great over a hat for me, but with Laclair's long hunter's hood it fits a little smaller so no hat. Like 'em both though.
Love hoods always wear a Hoodie under my Predator Fleece jacket
I love hoods as well. My favorite 40 degree and above outerwear for bowhunting is a Sitka Gear hoodie.
I like it because it will snug up around the face so when I rotate my head to shoot I don't get an eye "lost" in the hood.
I slip a stocking hat over my hoods for the same reason, so I don't get the "lost eye" syndrome when I turn my head.
I wear hoods when I am sitting, almost always. When I am moving I take them off. Asbell hoods are pretty well thought out, they are large enough so that you can fold or manipulate them to not screw up your side vision.
Hoods are fine as long as I'm not shooting a bow or gun. When I turn my head to shoot, if I'm wearing a hood I get my left eye blocked. Really messes me up. I'll take a neck gaiter any day over a hood when I'm hunting.
Hoods are warm though so I use them for other activities.
I'm with Shedrock, I already have a hard time seeing them deer!
I don't mind one while I'm not hunting, but no hood for me in the stand.
I don't care for them much either,,,,,
I can take them or leave them. I always wear a watch cap style hat. Wool or knit when cold, KUIU or something light when its warmer. I do have some hooded threads....the hood bunched up behind my neck is nice when its cold....but I get the same thing if I zip my collar up all the way .....coverage on the neck. Hat and neck gator cover the rest. I wont go out of my way to get a hooded garment. And plus, JMHO, I think they encroach on my peripheral vision when in the up and on position as they are meant to be worn.
I get most of my stuff with hoods. I don't like the hood up due to restricted vision. I'm going to try the stocking trick Rik mentioned. With a toboggan and a hood around my neck it keeps me warm. If I need something on my face I have a Stormcloth baklava that is great. It is waterproof and windproof.
I don't like to wear hoods. I don't hear as well with anything covering or near my ears.
For me, the hood is wonderful for the back of my neck but I don't pull one over my head unless conditions get really bad. I wear other ear protection. I just can't stand a hood that interferes with my peripheral vision.
I only use them as a last resort and that's on the way home when hunting. Can't stand anything that interferes with my vision. I do like the warmth on back of neck the hood provides when laid back.
Hoods mess with my vision and hearing also. Lately, I have been liking wool "buffs" I guess they are like gaiters. They can also be pulled up over my face and nose for concealment and warmth. These are more flexible so I can make sure my ears and eyes are not impeded.
I won't buy a jacket for hunting w/o a hood. They come in handy every time I'm out, whatever the weather.
Wear a hat all the time but like others have said, my neck gets cold. A hoodie keeps me warm. I don't have to have it up all the time but I also don't have to find a place to stash it when I don't want it. Wind blows here and a hoodie helps me focus.
Besides I can be a gangsta.! (just kidding of course)
What Shedrock said!!
When hunting I don't care for hoods, blocks out a lot of my peripheral vision. I really like my balaclava, keeps my neck, face, ears and head all nice and warm and it's tight enough that it doesn't affect my vision. It's also adjustable so I can fold it over as needed depending on the weather.
Most all of my hunting jackets have hoods, but I seldom use them. On brutally cold days, they do get some use, but most of the time I'm fine with a neck gaiter and good hat.
And don't let Prairie Dog kid you; the wind never blows around Casper!
Rather than a hood I'd prefer Asbell's jacket to come with a high collar that zips all the way up. That and a neck gaiter and good hat will keep me warm.