I said it elsewhere......I get colder, as I get older. With our season being extended (and the urban archery season coming to my town), I'm gonna be hunting in some chilly temps. Anybody wear the Cabela's Outfitter wool? Always thought it looked like quality stuff.
I believe thats what my dad's cousin wears, he wore it in Sask. this year -10 to -15 degrees the whole week, he said he never really ran a heater in his blind at all... I know I did in my blind, but i was intentionally wearing less clothing. it looks like really nice stuff.
I have a wooltimate vest. Very nice layer of clothing. I don't think you can go wrong with the outfitters wool.
I really want to try this rig out also. I am anxious to see the responses. Thank you for posting this. This weekend I wore my old plaid Woolrich coat and green woolrich pants. Reminded me about how much I love wool clothing! It is so quiet and comfortable. A bit heavy, but that doesn't bother me at all. I personally think that wool is the best outer wear for hunting. The Sleeping Indian stuff is awesome, but I would have to take out a mortgage to purchase. Sal
I don't own any of the Cabelas outfitter wool but I bought the Browning Full Curl coat and pants a few years back. Very warm and wind resistant. You'll stay warm in wool even if you get a little wet. My only advise is that you might consider the Parka over the standart coat. There have been a few times I would have liked to have a hood which doesn't come on the standard coat. Check out this link to see Brownings wool products. http://www.browning.com/products/ca..._id=304&type_id=198&value=046A&cattype=304198 It'll run you around $250.00 plus tax and shipping for the jacket and pants.
Jeff, I've been thinking about getting the Cabela's Wooltimate stuff, myself. It has good reviews and the camo pattern doesn't look half bad (no blobbing). I need some windshear clothing like yesterday.
My brother in law had one of their jackets and wore it for many years until he got too fat for it. LOL He gave it to his 15yo son who won't wear it cause its not "cool" enough looking. Instead he freezes his rear off with his cool looking cheap walmart camo. :D VERY nice jacket in my opinion.
I own Weatherby wool, which isn't made anymore, and love it. I remember looking at the Cabela's wool in the store a couple years ago and for some reason, which I can't recall, I didn't like it. You've got my interest again. I'll have to check it out.
Let me know what you think, Dan. I'm gonna do something. I'm tired of dressing like the Michelin man. I've decided, as I get older, I'm gonna be comfortable while I hunt. I don't really care what it costs. Thanks.
I've never owned any wool clothing, but I have heard it is kinda heavy to lug around if you have a good hike to your stand. Just sayin.
Well jm (and thanks...I do own some wool - you're right), that's part of it, too. If it's gonna be that cold, I'll pick a short walk in - and sit on the ground with a ML. Like I said....I'm gonna be comfortable while I hunt. That's first and foremost.
I'm in the same boat, Jeff, I NEED to acquire some good cold weather gear without the bulk. I've often scoffed at the price of GWW garments, but I may be investing in some. I just can't stand getting cold anymore.
I'm curious to hear some first hand impressions of this stuff too. Most of the guys I rifle hunt with are wearing wool pants when it's cold, and to be honest I don't want to put my Wolfskin through the beating that pants take while hiking/driving all day. I've got a really heavy Woolrich camp shirt that I use as an outer layer, but I'd like to add a heavy vest and pair of pants to my setup.
Yes i owned some of these during a late season rifle hunt: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabelas-Outfitters-Wool-Bibs/733061.uts?Ntk=AllProducts&searchPath=%2Fcatalog%2Fsearch.cmd%3Fform_state%3DsearchForm%26N%3D0%26fsch%3Dtrue%26Ntk%3DAllProducts%26Ntt%3Doutfitter%2Bwool%26x%3D12%26y%3D13&Ntt=outfitter+wool The next evening i wore these in the same conditions: http://www.carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/...51&productId=32174&langId=-1&categoryId=10908 Believe it or not the Carhartts were warmer, and i was wearing the exact same layering system as the night before. These are very difficult to break in though and are pretty noisey, and i wouldn't recommend them for bowhunting, i just wanted to use them as a comparison. The wool was sent back. I got some of these right before thanksgiving and wore them out hunting thanksgiving evening: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabe...fsch=true&Ntk=AllProducts&Ntt=mto50&Ntt=mto50 If my memory serves me correctly the wind chill was below 0 and these did well, much better then the wool did. You can always send em back. FYI, i bought those MTO 50 bibs for 137.99, regularly 344.99 so watch for sales. Here in South Dakota if you don't protect yourself against the wind you are doomed, and these did just that. Some of that GWW stuff looks great though too, and i may have to add some to the collection soon. I don't know what your definition of "chilly" is, but mine is zero degrees and colder.
Chilly is teens to single digits, with high humidity. Huck's from Colorado, and he froze his ass off, here. Most don't know it, but we know chilly from time to time in my area of NC. It's 15 outside my door right now and the wind's pushing about 20mph. I found this stuff, too. http://www.basspro.com/Browning-Full-Curl-Wool-3in1-Parka-for-Men/product/10207750/-1693178 http://www.basspro.com/Browning-Full-Curl-Wool-Bibs-for-Men/product/10207751/-1693190
**Sorry a little off topic here as far as the wool but a possible alternative. One thing I hate is getting cold, it becomes a mental battle to stay put. I work with a bunch of old Harley guys and they turned me on to this gear. The ones they use plug into their bikes for power but they sell ones that run off of a Lithium battery. I ordered the Vest liner which comes with 1 battery and a charger and then I got car charger and an extra battery. Ended up being about $180 plus S&H. The batteries can be charged up to 500 cycles and take 3-5 hrs from dead to a full charge and below is the battery life expectancy for the liner I bought. The times listed below are for the 2.2 ah battery but they sell 2 batteries and the second version is a 4.0 ah which almost doubles your time(it is $69 as opposed to $39 for the other). I felt the liner would also help reduce bulkiness for late season bow hunts. Lifetime warranty on electrical components. 1 year warranty on material/sewing/etc. 30 day return policy for any reason. 90 day warranty on batteries. Approximate heat output and duration(standard 2.2 ah battery) 100% 135°F 2 hours 75% 115°F 3 hours 50% 105°F 5 hours 25% 85°F 10 hours http://coreheat.net/Products/Heated Vest Liner.html I'll post a review over the holidays.
