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Check out the sales at Midway after season. I bought a top-end Browning quad parka last spring for $89. I'm down with wool too, and underarmor.

I have had the same problem for years, cold in the morning and evenings and warm in the day. I do have a lot of camo but mostly because it has quieter fabric than the hiking/backpacking alternative. Mostly I have built a layering system of regular clothes that includes fleece, poly undies etc. that includes a backpack which becomes my clothing reservior. I actually will wear a "wick to" layer over my "wicking from" layers to hold that moisture away from my body, it works well for me but do not have to suffer the Alaskan 35 degree rain very often. I usually pack a huge amount of gloves as I have issues with cold hands. Then of course comes all the other gadgets that I can't live without...

I've made that mistake (not hunting naked, but wearing cotton.) I was hunting black bears in AK and we hiked in about 3 miles. I worked up a sweat and my cotton boxers were soaked. We were camped on a melting avalanche, watching the other side of the valley for black bears, and my underwear wouldn't dry out. I finally pulled down my pants and cut them off. (Just my underpants .) I was momentarily nekid I guess, but I was a lot more comfortable after that.

Now I wear UnderArmor. Your first layer should not hold moisture. Never wear cotton next to your skin in cold weather, if there's a chance it can get wet. There's a reason Alaskans say "cotton kills."

Steve

Wool and/or fleece are the way to go.

I have camo cargo pants.....a couple camo tees....a camo scarf....a camo house key(sorta dum....when getting home at 2 in the AM and dropping it in the grass on my way up the stairs...lol)....and few pairs of camo panties(I know, TMI)....but I don't wear it when I am in the woods.

I wear dark colored Gortex(sp?)...over the top of longjohns....and layers if it is cold. I LOATHE being hot.....so if I have a pack with me I just wear the shell and pack extra layers that slide if the wind picks up or the temps drop.

That said, I am still new to this....