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Started by ishiwannabe, November 15, 2010, 10:39:00 AM

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ishiwannabe

Sucking the heat out of you on the stand? Been hunting hard lately and do ok when the wind is light. When it isn't, I can't stop from freezing.

Im looking for windproofing hunting garment info. Thanks.
"I lost arrows and didnt even shoot at a rabbit" Charlie after the Island of Trees.
                        -Jamie

FerretWYO

Sitka 90% and Jetstream work awesome.

Also look at a mid layer with wind stopper. I am also a skier and most of that gear has a dual purpose. There are a lot of light weight jackets that incorperated the windstopper into them.
TGMM Family of The Bow

cacciatore

What Ferret says.I am a skier too and if you don't have to walk you can layer with that stuff.
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Someone just posted that the body heater suit is great.
Clay Walker
Skill is not born into anyone.  It is earned thru hard work and perseverance.

Fletcher

Nothing cuts the wind like rain gear.  You can get some pretty quiet and lightweight rain gear these days, too.  And if the wind brings rain, you're covered.
Good judgement comes from experience.  Experience comes from bad judgement.

"The next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing."

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YORNOC

Anything with a wind barrier..windshear, etc. works great. I alternate two wool sweaters from Cabelas that have it. It is a bit noisy, but if the wind is blowing nothing is gonna hear it!
David M. Conroy

chopx2

"windstopper" works fantastic. Any skier can tell you that. Be wary of knock-off brands they are not all equally effective. If it is cheap there is probably a reason!

Windstopper is trademarked much like gore-tex another product that many knock-offs just don't compare to.
TGMM-Family of the Bow

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Walt Francis

Hidden Wolf has the option of putting windstopper (or the equlivent) in many of their garments.  My jack, bibs, and vest all have it and they stop the gale force winds we get here.
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FerretWYO

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ishiwannabe

Thanks guys. I guess I should have mentioned the price issue. Im not looking to spend hundreds....in fact the cheaper the better. I was just looking at Cabelas windshear fleece.

Stuff like that or a layer like the skiing gear may be the ticket.

Keep it coming, thanks.
"I lost arrows and didnt even shoot at a rabbit" Charlie after the Island of Trees.
                        -Jamie

centaur

I have a Cabelas windshear sweater that works great. Used it this morning in 25-30mph winds and was toasty warm.
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Fletcher

Just remember, insulation on the outside of your wind barrier isn't going to help a lot.
Good judgement comes from experience.  Experience comes from bad judgement.

"The next best thing to playing and winning is playing and losing."

"An archer doesn't have to be a bowhunter, but a bowhunter should be an archer."

IndianaBowman

You skinny guys should just put some meat on your bones!  I can hunt in a T-shirt about all year!

I really like a fleece shirt under a light wool jacket.

swampthing


FerretWYO

Cabelas wind shear is nice. I have a few peices of windshear clothing I wear for hunting skiing and snoeshowing. I should have mentioned that before.
TGMM Family of The Bow

Archer Fanatic

Also carry a couple of candy bars with you. The sugar will generate energy and heat at the same time. Also do isometric exercises while on stand. Example tighten your chest muscles and then relax.

JEFF B

naturl Gear has windblock and is real warm and ya get it from Basspro shops. i have the top on in my avatar pic
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other times i let her sleep"

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ishiwannabe

Good stuff guys. Archer, I do both of those. Just seems like the last couple of years I keep getting colder and colder. My hunting buddies from this last week swore it was because I was "old"....lol.

Im usually a budget shopper. I have so much stuff now though that I need to upgrade. Less is more in this case.

Keep it up guys, and thanks.
"I lost arrows and didnt even shoot at a rabbit" Charlie after the Island of Trees.
                        -Jamie

ron w

Layers, and wool. Over top I have a Cabelas fleece pullover with wind stopper that I got from the classifieds here on Trad Gang. I also have for real bad days a pair of bibs I got a Wal- Mart on sale at the end of the season. They really block the wind! They have some kind of quilted lining!
In the beginner's mind there are many possibilities. In the expert's there are few...So the most difficult thing is always to keep your beginner's mind...This is also the real secret of the arts: always be a beginner.  Shunryu Suzuki

woodchucker

Jamie,

Take a tip from "El-Cheapo" LOL!!!!!

Big Bulky Wool Sweaters!!!!!

Cover everything with tight weave cotton camo!!!

I have sweaters from XL - XXXXL... Start small(XL) and layer with larger sizes as it gets colder.

For your legs... A pair of HEAVY Wool pants,with a pair of oversized cargo pants over top.

Another tip...

If you can(many can't) skip the "longjohns" and wear the wool against your skin. The fibers "scratch" the skin,stimulating blood flow.

It's worked for me for many years!!!!!    :thumbsup:    

(and I'm ALOT older than you are!!!)
I only shoot WOOD arrows... My kid makes them, fast as I can break them!

There is a fine line between Hunting, & Sitting there looking Stupid...

May The Great Spirit Guide Your Arrows..... Happy Hunting!!!


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