Keeping the sweat away

[Acga1]

I had to hike a little further than expected this morning and of course the sweating started.  What underlayments work for you guys/gals to help with this.  Thanks 

[The_Real_TCIII]

Light smartwool shirt is my base layer, in ten minutes you’re dry


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[Adkhunter1590]

A decent wool blended base layer and try not to wear much clothing walking in is what I do. If I have anything over a 1/4 mile walk or any big hills to climb I strap my outer layers to my pack and walk in my base layers. Might be chilly for the first few mins but once you get your blood pumping you warm up pretty quick. My feet sweat like crazy so if the walk is real far, 2 miles or more I carry my thick socks in my pack and wear light ankle socks in, swap for the heavy socks when I get where I’m going. Warm and dry feet make a world of a difference. Hope this helps!

[Daveboone]

Slow down, make sure coat is unzipped, take it easy is the first most important thing. Next, quick drying underwear....absolutely no cotton....just as cotton towels dry you off quickly, they also hold onto the damp, chilling you. Smartwool is great stuff, but there are a lot of synthetic materials that work great....

[rob-c]

keep your hat off also....even a ball cap...

[BowmanMike]

1 hour ago, Daveboone said:

Slow down, make sure coat is unzipped, take it easy is the first most important thing. Next, quick drying underwear....absolutely no cotton....just as cotton towels dry you off quickly, they also hold onto the damp, chilling you. Smartwool is great stuff, but there are a lot of synthetic materials that work great....

Agree with Dave. I really just discovered the moisture wicking undergarments a few years ago,and what a difference. Used to be a cotton t-shirt guy,what a dummy. 

I wore one at work the other day for the first time in a long while and sweat just a little but got chilled immediately.

Same thing for socks,and taking layers off for the hike in. And the hat as well,makes a big difference.

[turkeyfeathers]

Agree, Smartwool top  Pack in your heavy coat. And like said, no hat or cap. I can't not sweat walking up the big hill  Always have paper towels in pocket to wipe off my brow and back of head. Putting that scentlock facemask when in stand is always a little uncomfortable and sticky. Take your time, walk, wait and continue almost like youre still hunting  Last year I sweated so bad trudging through the snow I stripped down to my boxers removing long underwear tops and bottom and stuffed in backpack. Figured I was better without them than freezing with them on. Don't think it was more than 15 degrees out

[grampy]

Under Armour base layers are by far the best I've found. With a light wool layer over them. Not cheap but worth every penny! 

[mbucks27]

Merino wool. Look at minus 33 for base layers. Also pack your jacket in if you are walking far. And go slow stopping to take a rest for a few minutes is a good idea also.

[airedale]

I have been using layered polypropylene underwear for cold weather activities with real good results.  I got turned on to it years ago from the NFL of all places. The players wore it playing football games in extreme cold conditions keeping them on the field in bitter temperatures by allowing sweat to wick off of the skin which is the main contributor to being cold when under heavy activity. The military picked up on it for the same reasons. 

I wear a light long sleeve poly tee against my skin with a heavier weight military type poly top on over it. The military stuff comes in three different weights and I will wear the weight I feel best suits the weather I will be in.

The rest of my outerwear will be determined by the type of hunting I will be doing such as sitting in a stand for long periods or doing a lot of walking such a Hare hunting on snowshoes. It will usually be some sort of wool if it is real cold as it will keep you warm even when wet.

Al

 

Edited December 3, 2017 by airedale

[Acga1]

Thanks to all for the suggestions...got some ideas now for my Christmas list.

[GreeneHunter]

X2 on the slow down !  It took me years to realize that there is no hurry no matter where you want to go !

[TreeGuy]

Def agree with the slow down. I too have a mountain to climb. Under armour base with merino 2nd layer. If super cold I'll wear my jacket, if not I pack it in. Also, if super cold I wear a skull cap type hat, and switch to my warm one once on stand for a bit.

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[Will_C]

All great advice. Slow down might be the moast important. I too have poly and merino underwear and they both work well. Us hunters are unique-times of high activity coupled with hours of sitting still. Good base layers, packing clothes in and trying not to sweat are the keys.

Will

[stubborn1VT]

I wear a poly base layer, and bring a second top in a quart ziplock bag.  If I sweat too badly, I swap out my top and put the sweaty one in the ziplock.

[gwhalin]

I am only hunting public land this year so my "hikes" in are around mile and half up and down hills.  I usually strap outer layers to my pack and get dressed at tree.