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I saw all three of the suit type products at the Harrisburg show this year...one thing is for sure, I rarely hear of complaints about the HBS, other than it takes some getting used to in the donning the duds department. Once on, people say it's great.

I was personally not impressed with the warmbag as the material was noisey and the zipper was not as easily zipped down.

The IWOM suit actually looked the easiest to use but I don't think it'd be near as warm as the HBS....could be wrong. I was all set to by the HBS at the show and then after seeing the IWOM, I waffled and held off altogether. Hopefully I can make up my mind one of these days and just get one.

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I saw all three of the suit type products at the Harrisburg show this year...one thing is for sure, I rarely hear of complaints about the HBS, other than it takes some getting used to in the donning the duds department. Once on, people say it's great.

I was personally not impressed with the warmbag as the material was noisey and the zipper was not as easily zipped down.

The IWOM suit actually looked the easiest to use but I don't think it'd be near as warm as the HBS....could be wrong. I was all set to by the HBS at the show and then after seeing the IWOM, I waffled and held off altogether. Hopefully I can make up my mind one of these days and just get one.

I've read in a few forums that the HBS way ahead of the WarmBag or other similar concepts. True, it takes a bit getting use to, but then again - all hunting gear does. I have yet to be able to find hunting clothes/gear that can keep me in a stand all day long, during those December hunts, when it gets down to 10-15 degrees (if not colder with the wind chill) when the deer are up and moving, looking for food.

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If you are looking to.get some warm gear for late season I highly recommend the arctic shield line. Take it from me, I hate having to.get down cause I'm cold. And trust me, I am always cold ! Did a ton of research last year and almost got the HBS but I ended up getting the arctic shield h7 series jacket and bibs. For the first time in my hunting career I was able to stay in the stand long as I wanted no matter the temp. it is defiantly worth the money. I only have 2 complaints though, the camo colors are very light due to the suede like outer shell. Also that same suede seems to me like I could tear it if I got into some briars. Other than that it has Def impressed me ! Check pit their site and see for yourself

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