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I out grew mine, and passed it down to a younger hunter, I use wool camo with the Blaze orange Stommer krommer Hat & or orange camo Bibs!
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I pretty much use wool and fleece exclusively. I love the red and black check and have a couple heavier shirts right now. It's almost a prerequisite to be able to hunt in VT and NH....
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fatjack: Green/black Johnson Mills;red/black Filson Mackinaw cruiser.This is official stuff here.....no one should be in the woods here without it...
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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i still own a green/black plaid heavy wool shirt, more like a cpo jacket. i backpack it every trip and only use it when cold, which hasn't been for years now up here. i bought that shirt myself in 1972. it still almost looks brand new. -ken
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Bob...I hear ya! I am going old school this year! I like the red and the green!
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That you guys know of does anyone make a wool coat with wind stopper in it? How about a hood? And...I'd prefer for it to be not too heavy of a coat.
Dober
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Yea, I wear Filsons green whipcord pants and their Double MaCinaw in grey in very cold weather but have learned a long time ago while bow hunting you don't need the usual leaf-and-dirt pattern to get close to deer. You NEED correct wind, no MOVEMENT and then most any plaid (heck-red!), quiet outer wear will do it.
As in fishing where most lures "catch the fisherman", most of the camo- patterns "catch" the would-be hunter too; they look good at 2 feet but as usual turn into a dark green blob at 40 yds.
The camo underwear and toilet paper, et al, just make me laugh. IMO, most camo these days is pretty much a non-factor; there are a FEW patterns IMO that make sense but not much more than earth tone wools..Or even non earth tone wools.
In this regard the Outdoor Channel does as much harm as it provides entertainment and I'm not even sure of that.
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Geese...if your not dressed in wool, your not deer hunting!
Red wool is great, but do not forget a blaze orange vest, or you will get pinched!
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Dober,
I'm pretty sure LL Bean and Cabelas sell wool jackets from various manufacturers with wind stopper. I'm looking into it my self as they are really efficient and light weight.
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I wear a red plaid one from Johnson and a very warm green plaid double mackinaw from Filson. Oh, and solid green bibs with army camo stitched on the fronts of the legs to keep the begger burrs off.
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Yup I wear one when it's cold enough...me and Dad with his 1st deer kill ever
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I still wear a heavy wool red plaid shirt from Sears. I bought it new in 1964, and it has gone hunting every years since.
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I bought two wool shirts, 85/15%, red plaid and green plaid, from Gander Mountain, for under $20 ea on sale, back when it was a catalog store, maybe 30+ yrs ago. I still have the red and my 45yr old son still has the green.
I wore a Woolrich mountain parka with wool lining for over 20 yrs. My son is still wearing it.
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I wear a Woolrich red plaid coat and a gray plaid wool bibs. If it is below 10 I bring out the Woolrich red plaid pants instead of the bibs. By accident and neglect I've never owned a camo anything, so now I'm trying to see how long I can live without any.
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Bob...I hear ya! I am going old school this year! I like the red and the green! John, I am the guy in the Hooksett area with the red/black plaid....can't miss me.....
The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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That you guys know of does anyone make a wool coat with wind stopper in it?
Dober Dober, you don't need the wind stop; just grab one of those super light Primaloft jackets that fold into a tiny stuff sack;when the wind blows just toss it under the wool and you are GTG.Not needed, it fits in a tiny stuff sack. Filson now makes a Bomber-style,single layer red/black plaid jacket with brass zipper that is waist length,and single layer.I love mine. For late winter the double mackinaw is really good but a bit too much for active hunting IMO.
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The 280 Remington is overbore.
The 7 Rem Mag is over bore.
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That you guys know of does anyone make a wool coat with wind stopper in it? How about a hood? And...I'd prefer for it to be not too heavy of a coat.
Dober King of The Mountain Bowman but I think you know it's pricey
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Bob...is this what you mean by their Bomber? Is it manueverable? Warm?
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I wear wool, just not red/black. My green/black Jac Shirt never gets left behind.
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