I'll be in the mountains the first week of November. I wear, at least three layers, and need an outer layer that's warm and tear resistant. I tend to wear overalls and coat, as opposed to coveralls. We'll be on foot, and walking/ hiking quite a bit, I suspect. The UPS truck will deliver what I need, and I have a Cabela's 20 minutes away. What say you, mountain men?
Hunting & Fishing Advice on warm outer wear for elk country.
- Thread starter Garvey
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Go to E-bay and get a pair of the Army pants that go with the parka. Also get the parka. They should come with pile liners. Probably wont need the liners. No look on e-bay for some OG Pants and the army wool underwear. I guarantee you wont need anything else.
I use to wear that when I ran around Alaska in the winter. Still wear them, only down (Wyoming) in the winter I just normally uses the pants and wool underwear. If it gets real cold and windy I add the OG wool pants.
They work good cruising around on a 4 wheeler in the winter.
I use to wear that when I ran around Alaska in the winter. Still wear them, only down (Wyoming) in the winter I just normally uses the pants and wool underwear. If it gets real cold and windy I add the OG wool pants.
They work good cruising around on a 4 wheeler in the winter.
What mountains and how seasoned are you with cold?
How much coin do you want to spend?
On the fly even around zero a working body does not require much insulation to stay warm. You want the body to do what it does, vent heat out. If the body is not allowed to vent, flash off can occur and for who has experience with it, its a very dangerous phenomenon. Stop to glass, add a warm puff jacket and or pants to capture the heat the body produced burning calories as you were on the fly.
I prefer soft shell top and bottom on the fly in all temps and weather. Something wool based like Ibex will be a little more stealthy but I never had concern for quite clothing hunting. I wore cheap coated rain shells over wool and synthetic layers for years and not once did I scare away or not tip over due to my nylon. The best, I hate that term but it is what it is, layer I had used was a one piece (coveralls) soft shell from Patagonia. I wore it stand alone over Patagonia t and briefs at -40 and +50 with great success.
Several companies make high waist lowers (overalls) and it is the preferred my many mountain men because no gap-o-asis. Many of them will be labeled or in the ski clothing section.
Some tips for winter mountain travel:
If you drink coffee or caffeine, stop drinking it all at least two weeks before leaving which means start about 3-4 weeks out slowly to guard against headaches. It takes about 14 days for your body to rid itself of caffeine. Now in the mountains, a single cup will work magic to experience its full effect on the body.
Get hydrated weeks before leaving, not days. Stay as hydrated as possible in the hills.
Take baby aspirin or garlic pills weeks before leaving to aid circulation.
If you are a flatlander, ride a bicycle for training on high resistance and low seat height, this will duplicate the short power leg strokes needed for mountain work.
Mountain life or travel is more about your attitude than anything.
Hope this helps some, if you need more just ask.
Some great tips here! When I elk hunt I am active about 75 percent of the time (colorado, October 10,000 ft plus or minus.) I like to run with light weight uninsulated outer wear-think BDU. When i sit and glass or during dusk/dawn I pack a thin down vest or jacket and put it on under my outer layer. First ascent (Eddie Bauer) makes a great micro down vest or jacket. Doing this allows me to keep my camo layer consistent but vary the overall warmth to match my activity level. My first time out I had to ditch layers like crazy and stash them in a mine shaft until I headed back to base camp in the evening. In really cold weather, plus high windchill, I switch to an insulated wind shear outer layer and use the vest when I need it. There are altitude pills that help you acclimate faster speeds up the process a day or two in my experience, but they make beer taste terrible.
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I'm accustomed to cold. The cold here is humid cold. I've been told by some from great lake states that it feels colder here sometimes than it di where they came from. That's hard for me to believe, but I've skied in 31 degree weather in two t-shirts also, so who knows.
I'm a Firefighter/ Paramedic and drink coffee every day. In fact, I love to drink and drive, so that's going to be hard to give up. I'll bring some 5 hour energy with me. I work out with weights and cardio every third day, when I'm on duty, and am in pretty darn good shape. I don't own a bike, but I can put on 60 pounds of bunker gear and head up the stairwell of a high rise if needed.
We'll be hunting south central Colorado. It's significantly higher than my home, which is at 600'. The few times I've been into the mountains, I was fine in less than 24 hours. Keep the good advice coming!
I'm accustomed to cold. The cold here is humid cold. I've been told by some from great lake states that it feels colder here sometimes than it di where they came from. That's hard for me to believe, but I've skied in 31 degree weather in two t-shirts also, so who knows.
I'm a Firefighter/ Paramedic and drink coffee every day. In fact, I love to drink and drive, so that's going to be hard to give up. I'll bring some 5 hour energy with me. I work out with weights and cardio every third day, when I'm on duty, and am in pretty darn good shape. I don't own a bike, but I can put on 60 pounds of bunker gear and head up the stairwell of a high rise if needed.
We'll be hunting south central Colorado. It's significantly higher than my home, which is at 600'. The few times I've been into the mountains, I was fine in less than 24 hours. Keep the good advice coming!
