I also have a long walk to my stand i try to get early enough in the morning before sunrise that i can take my time and take breaks to avoid sweating as much as possible. In early season its hard to avoid but i will get some tinks doe estrous hot shot and try to mask my scent as best i can
Honestly, it was thinking about this that made me start looking into "smoking" my clothes. No matter how perfect to try to keep yourself scent free, you will never eliminate scent you just keep producing it. The concept behind smoking is that it acts as a strong cover scent to hide you all day long. I tried it a few weeks ago, got all smoked up and checked my trail cams. Came back to the car dripping in sweat and all I could smell was smoke. Compare that to days when I used scent free everything, after several hours I could still smell myself. Not a scientific test, but it makes sense to me.
I have always had problems sweating and this is always on my mind. From October until the end of November my system isn't much different. I always pack in my outer clothing. My hat, gloves, etc. are always packed in my backpack the night before. My outer clothes I feel I will need to get through the day end up strapped to the side of the back pack. Most of the time I only wear a camo T-shirt (either short sleeve or long sleeve depending how warm) and camo pants (thin cotton ones if warm, camo jeans if colder). When it gets snow cold the only thing I add would be a layer of long underwear and maybe a sweatshirt. As for the clothes strapped on my back pack, often I have a pair of insulated bibs with me that are more than warm enough that I put on in the stand. The zippers are plenty big enough and quiet enough to slip my feet through while sitting up there. Jackets I have a few favorites I use and often have 2-3 for layers if needed. If I don't wear them they stay strapped to the back pack but are there just in case. Keeping my feet warm depends on a few things. It is very important for me to wear polypropylene moisture wicking socks next to my skin. For the insulated socks I believe in buying very good merino wool socks, Bass Pro sells their lifetime warranty one's that I really like. When it's cold I always put on the adhesive toasty toes foot warmers on the bottoms of my socks, right under the toes. When it's warm out I always pack them with me because it's easy to get sweaty feet and that can cause cold toes that the foot warmers can solve quickly.
I wear minimal on the walk out. Leave the jacket and a change shirts in my back pack to change into after I get settled and cooled down. I'll take my shirt off once I get up to my stand to cool down quicker than start putting stuff back on as I need it.
Dress lightly and plan for a clean entry/exit with the wind in mind. Don't put yourself in a spot where the deer will cross your trail. They'll smell it and alarm to it immediately. I've seen them do this several times on a trail of mine that was a few days old. I bring the ScentAway wipes and wipe myself down once I cool off in the tree. Spray is ok but it just makes the clothes more wet and cold and defeats the purpose of investing in warm base layers. The wipes keep your gear a bit drier.
