Question To Stay Warm

[thphtm]

1 hour ago, tuckersdaddy said:

make sure shes not overdressed before you head out. Dress very light for the walk in. If shes over dressed on the walk in she will sweat and nothing but a hot shower and a glass of wine by the fire place will get her warm again. Dress light and a heavy sleeping bag...Great suggestion.

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Yep, Take an extra pair of sock liners and good wool socks. Put them on when you are ready to sit for a period of time. If you want to spend the money these are well wort it -http://www.wiggys.com/footwear/socks-liners/. 

Jerry's products are expensive but they keep you warm. By the way he comes from  from NY .

[DirtTime]

20 hours ago, Four Season Whitetails said:

Battery powered Everything!!!!!

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1 hour ago, tuckersdaddy said:

make sure shes not overdressed before you head out. Dress very light for the walk in. If shes over dressed on the walk in she will sweat and nothing but a hot shower and a glass of wine by the fire place will get her warm again. Dress light and a heavy sleeping bag...Great suggestion.

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Nope, never put on second or last layer while driving to spot. All upper layers are put on at the hunting sight. Learned that a long time ago. 

58 minutes ago, wooly said:

Has anyone ever tried microwaved rice in a sock for those close to home hunts.

Wondering how long they retain heat outdoors in hunting temperatures.

I know it keeps pregnant women comfy cozy on the couch when nuked in a big long tube sock. Curious if some bean bag size pouches would be worth carrying as "rechargeable hand warmers" if they stayed warm for any period of time.

I actually have a few home made ones for my back. They only hold heat for about 20 minutes in the house. Can't imagine they will hold heat long enough to get to my local spot 10 minutes away.

 

Today I talked to her about the situation. She doesn't want to spend anymore money this season on gear as she can only get out one last time next weekend. I think I may take Paula's advice and try and get her a pair of over sized sweat pants to go over her outer layer for the legs. I put a pair of my ( proven to realistically -35 ) -70 snowboard socks in her pack, and I bought more heat packs and told her to use them.

She is starting to enjoy hunting, so I want her to be comfy. We are on a budget, so we have to really look at what truly works and what doesn't.

I have heard of the sleeping bag method, but that's for people who already have blinds and stands set up. Dragging 150#'s of gear into the woods for a day isn't ideal.

 

I appreciate all the advice and feedback, I need to look into some of the suggestions for next season for her. 

[Steve D]

For me thinsulate works the best. Thinsulate and wool is the best. Even if it gets wet once you get moving it will keep you warm. Tried gortex and gortex & thinsulate but have found that for me thinsulate works for me.  Also am a big fan of Smartwool socks which come in different grades.

[sfoulkrod]

I tried using boot covers; they're nice, you can watch reviews of them on YouTube.  They're not very fun to carry in, but they work really well and you can load them up with hand warmers.  I've also found that having a few layers between me and whatever is hitting the ground helps.  What has been most influential with my cold toes over the years is keeping the rest of me warm.  So, I generally prepare as if it were 20 degrees colder than it's really going to be, which often means bringing out the super heavy duty stuff way before I should.  In your case, you know the full zip snowmobile suit with three under layers.  You'd think she'd burn up, but she might just wind up comfy cozy...  Pack it in though, don't walk it in...  And two big thumbs up to the sleeping bag idea.  They can be a bit noisy and if it's blue it might be a bad color for deer.  I'm surprised I don't see more wool blankets in the woods.   

 

[cityboy]

When the weather gets cooler I usually put an old army blanket in my pack just in case. It doesn't take up much room and in a pinch it's worth it's weight in gold. 

[uberyan]

It's a tad pricey but maybe something to consider for next season:

thermal cloak

[chas0218]

On 11/26/2016 at 7:38 PM, ....rob said:

Yeah, I know it has been asked before, but............

Trying to figure out how to keep the g/f warm on sits. She has bad feet so still hunting is off the books. I bought her hand and toe warmers ( which she didn't use this morning ), her core was warm, but her legs, feet, and hands got cold. I give her a lot of respect, she toughed it out for three hours.

It's her first year, so she is trying to figure out what works and what doesn't. I put a pair of my snowboarder socks in her pack for next week, she already has the hand and feet warmers, trying to help her figure out what will work for her.

Anyone have any tips? 

I use those thermocell feet warmers and they work well. Only problem I had was when my one set of hunting boots leaked at the seam and my feet got wet they kept warming but because my socks were saturated my feet didn't stay warm. They were chilled most of the time but not to the point that it wasn't too uncomfortable to sit for 5 hours.. Other than that I use them all winter while ice fishing and they work great.

Edited November 29, 2016 by chas0218

[hunterman7956]

Icebreaker hand muff and boot blankets 

[Culvercreek hunt club]

http://tanglefree.com/product/neoprene-hand-muff

 

For her hands. best $30 you can spend. drop in a handwarmer and you are sub zero with no gloves on.