warmest clothes

[calgarychef]

Those chemical hand warmers that you boil to recharge are sure nice but they only last about 20 minutes, they do put out gobs of heat though.  My wife buys the small hand warmers by the case for me at christmas, you can put them in a plastic bag and "shut them off" if you haven't used them up.  I have electris socks but the battery pack is too bulky to get into my boot.  I think they have improved over the years and I'd like to give them a good try.

We haven't talked much about fur:

The warmest mitts I have are native made out of coyote fur and lined with wool blanket material.  I've sat at -30C (while rifle hunting) and my hands were fine.  I might look at making some fur mucklucks, I think that might be the answer to my cold feet.  Another Idea I've had is to go to the "goodwill" stores and fine a nice big fur coat, I'm pretty sure it would be as good as a lot of the modern miracle materials, and deadly silent too.  Finally I have a muskrat hat that's dang ugly, but my head and ears never get cold with it, and my head doesn't get itchy after wearing it extensively like a wool toque would.

[katie]

I would get Sitka if they made ladies sizes.  Until then, I wear wool and love it!

[Wary Buck]

Sitka has a new 'Incinerator Muff' that is really something else, and IMO reasonably priced for what you get.  The angle on it is perfect and there are great cuffs on it and two internal pockets for hand warmers also.

I would have bought one this year but have an old muff made for me by my taxidermist brother out of leftover hide/fur from a buffalo mount.  That baby is a little bulky but wow is it warm.

[owlbait]

TwoTracks wool vest. Felted wool. THE BEST! I have KOM, I have Asbell, and they are nice, but...when it gets REALLY cold, they just don't cut it. I hunted in 20 below weather this last year, for extended periods of time, with less bulk underneath and stayed comfortable and mobile. Really cold weather=Two Tracks Wool. He also has boot insoles and I hear may have a cap ready this year also.

[Spectre]

Silk skivvies and wool outers.

[katie]

I will add LaClair's Longhunter shirt if you are thinking about wool. I have the heavy grey and love it. Kept me warm in nasty weather with just a hoody under it. I stayed out longer than planned (cause I was warm) and got a monster of a buck. It is nice looking and a great price. I was on the ground against a fallen tree in the grey and the buck never saw me.