hunters clothing

THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO DRESS FOR HUNTING

Hunting season is fast approaching. I know this because my sales of waders has been exceptional to hunters.

This has me thinking about what hunters should be wearing. Hunters need clothing that will allow them the greatest freedom of movement. Hunters need the warmest lightest clothing. Hunters need clothing that will not absorb and therefore retain moisture.

So, what clothing should hunters wear?

The very first layer of clothing the hunter should [I believe must wear for his benefit] are fishnet long underwear. Hunters sweat and what is sweat? Sweat is moisture, initially it is vapor that comes out of the hunters’ pores. When the hunter is wearing fishnet underwear the vapor moves away from the skin surface it does not have a chance to become liquid.

The fishnet underwear is available on the web site.

Many hunters are fooled by buying close knitted merino wool or other close fitting garments made from polyester. When you wear these garments, the moisture coming out of you pores as a vapor has no chance getting away from your skin surface so it quickly becomes liquid which is absorbed by these materials.

When you wear fishnets because your moisture gets away from your skin surface you stay warm, moving or standing still. Wearing these knitted garments, you are warm when moving, but once you stop the moisture trapped in these garment starts making you cold. This process continues even if you start moving again.

The second layer of clothing should be our liner vest, incredibly light made from our nylon taffeta with our L-3 Lamilite insulation that does not absorb moisture so the moisture stays as a vapor as it moves through the Lamilite vest. Over the Lamilite vest you should be wearing our Lamilite jacket. It is made from the same materials as the liner vest. As the vapor moves through the vest it now moves through the liner jacket.

These garments are none binding restricting movement such as happens when you are wearing knitted garments. Another reason why knitted garments are not good for hunters to wear.

The body is producing heat and that heat is leaving the body driving the vapor through the liners vest and jacket so when it does condense it will not have a cooling affect. The liners jacket and vest are available on the web site.

Over these garments you need to wear a parka for different conditions. The first parka I will discuss is for the zero condition. This parka is the Barron Grounds Parka with a detachable hood. It is insulated with the L-6 Lamilite. Worn over the fishnets liner vest and liner jacket a zero degree temperature is very reasonable. Because the insulation is Lamilite based on my experience I expect you to see the vapor condensing on the surface of the parka. The exterior fabric is a 70 denier uncoated material. This parka is available in black, OD, and MULTICAM. THE PRICE IS $350.00. YOU MUST CALL TO ORDER AS ALL PARKAS WILL BE MADE TO ORDER.

The second parka available is the URBAN ANTARCTIC PARKA. The insulating layer of Lamilite is L-8. With the same layering system, the temperature rating is easily -25 degrees F. If you are very active at that low a temperature you will experience frost on the outside of the garment. This garment is available in the same colors as the Barron Grounds parka at a cost of $450.00.

The whole concept surrounding my system for dressing for cold conditions has to do with ridding yourself of your enemy, your own moisture. it also has to do with wearing garments that are not constricting your movements. All of my garments are loose fitting.

I also recommend my leg jackets, Lamilite socks, mittens and over boots easily good for -30 F.

I am an old guy who no longer hunts but I do know what works, what I sell. I also know the other garments that are more fashion oriented do not belong on a hunter.

I have been with hunters who have been very uncomfortable at12000 feet with temperatures were 0 to -20F where I hunted while I was very comfortable.

All of the above information is good for the none hunter as well.