Home Forums Hunting & Shooting General Big Game Need suggestions for light weight, compact yet warm hunting clothes.

Oh, btw, I have used this combo on drop hunts in Alaska, elk hunts in Colorado at 30 below to Pennsylvania bow and flintlock seasons. It works for me.

+1 on the comments to check out the backpacking forum. I picked up a couple pieces of Sitka, Kuiu and SmartWool merino base layers in the past year. They all seem to work well. And they are all comfortable. Much prefer the merino over the polypro (just my opinion). Big thing for me is learning to add and remove layers as the level of activity changes.

Not sure how it would work for bow hunting. But for rifle hunting, the Hill People Gear Mountain Serape makes a good "over the top" wind break, extra thermal layer while glassing or taking a break. Would probably make a good lower body wrap to keep your arms free while on stand as well. But have not used it in that manner.

The first key to actually staying warm when it is actually cold out is stopping the wind from robbing your body heat. Stop the wind with a light external layer, then build what you need for insulation under that.