1. Don't wear your heavy clothes on the hike in. Put on your outer layer when you get to your stand.

2. Layers. Base layer of silk or synthetic. No cotton in your base layer. Cotton kills is the old saying.

3. Liner socks with a merino wool outer sock. Boots that fit correctly for multiple layers.

4. Good wind blocking layer.

5. Good headgear. A ball cap doesn't cut it.

6. Supplement with hot hands and toastie toes. I prefer toastie toes because they are thin and adhesive. One toastie toe on the bottom of each foot BETWEEN the liner and outer sock. One toastie toe over each kidney between undershirt and shirt. One hot hands in each pocket.


shhh. be vewy vewy quiet. i'm hunting deer. uhhh uhhh uhhhh.