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Wool is usually hailed as the best idea when it comes to warm hunting clothes.
I've recently lost some weight, looking to replace old gear.

Question, is that "Wooltimate" stuff from Cabela's any good? It seems thin. Better than their berber fleece?

Looking for good performance while stand hunting in the UP/WI/IA. Cold late season temps that may be below zero. Yep, layers and merino close to skin but the outer layer needs to be good too.

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I wear the Columbia wool overalls and hooded jacket to hunt stands when it is our coldest weather here. the lowest is usually single digits. I would need better below zero to sit still for several hours.

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I have used the Wooltimate stuff for years and really like it. It will pill a little with hard use, but has been long lasting and warm. The Wooltimate 3 button fatigue sweater is my favorite piece of hunting clothing.

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King of the Mountain and Sleeping Indian still make wool clothing for hunting. They're both still in business. You better be seated when checking their prices, it's beyond the nosebleed level.

https://www.sleepingindianusa.com/
https://kingofthemountain.com/


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"I've recently lost some weight, looking to replace old gear"

Health problems, Teal?.


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I hunted the early wooltimate pants from Cabela’s maybe 8 years ago. They did what I hoped they’d do; keeping me warm and relatively dry during a soaking wet and cold elk hunting season. I bought them mainly because they were washable. Unfortunately, I went the opposite direction in the weight gain dept as you. I gave them to a hunting pard who wears them for snow hunting. YMMV 😎


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Take a look at Filson. They make wool clothing of very good quality.

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Question if you will:

All the wool garments I have used in the past forty-odd years have itched like all get-out, how do you lot get around that?


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I have Wooltimate pants and coat. They're much thicker than my Filson wool and Codet. They're feel like they're insulated and have a nylon type fabric lining. Worn with merino baselayers, they're quite warm; almost too warm if you're walking. Wind does not go thru them like the Berber fleece. I wear mine in mid Nov during our firearm deer season if it's cold enough and late season (Dec-Jan-Feb) goose hunts. I'd buy them again.


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Originally Posted by JSTUART

Question if you will:

All the wool garments I have used in the past forty-odd years have itched like all get-out, how do you lot get around that?


I wear a merino base layer of long underwear type.

And I've probably gotten used to it in 50 years of wearing Pendleton/Wololrich/Filson/Bean/Cabelas stuff. Along with some Irish Fishermen's sweaters, surplus "British commando" sweaters, USN wool watchcaps (those I wear a cotton bandana under as they do itch my forehead).

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Originally Posted by JSTUART

Question if you will:

All the wool garments I have used in the past forty-odd years have itched like all get-out, how do you lot get around that?


I only wear heavy wool when I wear long underwear. Smart wool or Marino wool socks do not seem to itch. I also have some mid-weight LL Beane wool underwear that doesn’t itch although I don’t know the makeup. (I don’t shop LL Bean anymore due to its restrictve second amendment policy). For me its wool when it stays below 20 degrees.

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Originally Posted by roundoak
"I've recently lost some weight, looking to replace old gear"

Health problems, Teal?.


Nope. Just was too fat. I'm still fat but not too fat. July 4 I started working on it. Really counting calories in, upping protein, cutting sugar by a very large amount and just really paying attention to not only what but how much I was eating. 4-5 Guinness a night, 4 nights a week adds a ton of empty calories even tho its a low cal beer. Always struggled with portion control. Got sick of it. My son graduates from basic training next month and I didn't want to be completely embarrassing when he introduced me to people. I expect to be down another 3-5 lbs by then.

I'm down 12% of my body weight and still working. I won't really need new gear this year, can make my old stuff work one more go but next year, I need new stuff. Actually a combo of too big and wore out. Mostly old Gander Mt. stuff from pre-2000.


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A lot of wool garments now have a lining sew into them to prevent the scratch and itch 😎


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Johnson woolen mill is still in business and makes traditional wool coats and pants and other stuff, but they aren't cheap.
https://johnsonwoolenmills.com

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I’ve got a few pieces of wool if anyone’s looking. Filson and ll beam


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If Filson whipcord is too pricey, either LL Bean or Eddie Bauer had their whipcord pants on sale a while back.

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Originally Posted by MikeL2
Johnson woolen mill is still in business and makes traditional wool coats and pants and other stuff, but they aren't cheap.
https://johnsonwoolenmills.com



That's what my wool stuff is.

My stuff is probably 20 yrs old now though.

Think I should warsh it?


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Originally Posted by northern_dave
Originally Posted by MikeL2
Johnson woolen mill is still in business and makes traditional wool coats and pants and other stuff, but they aren't cheap.
https://johnsonwoolenmills.com



That's what my wool stuff is.

My stuff is probably 20 yrs old now though.

Think I should warsh it?



They aren't giving them away are they?

BUT if they last.... annual cost ain't horrible.


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