This AM i had on Magellan 3.0 base layer from Academy $20 for top $20 for bottoms, and wore Nomad Harvester Bibb and Jacket

Found this on Amazon a while back and really like it.


Keeps me warm

If I'm taking a 4-wheeler or ranger, I get dressed outside at camp and ride with as few clothes as I can stand without freezing. When I get to where I'm parking I'll either put the rest on or carry what's left to my spot.

If I'm driving my truck, I drive out there in base layer only and get dressed off the tailgate and walk in. If it's not cold weather, I carry in anything that would make me get close to sweating and put it on when I get there.

And before I do all that, I hunt the wind.

I will say this about the sitka cold weather gear (fanatic), that stuff works. I was asleep in my climber in 29 degree weather and an 8mph North wind 30ft up a tree on the tippy top of a hill Saturday morning and woke up to some awful racket in the woods. It was a buck chasing a doe. I took about a second to size him up and I barely had enough time to pull up and shoot. I don't know how long I'd been asleep but I was warm enough to be really comfortable.

To the Sitka users; do you use the “fanatic “ or “incinerator “ line?

Fanatic. It’s expensive but when it gets cold here it’s worth every penny. It hurts when u purchase it but I’ve got something that’s warm from now on.

I have both. Incinerator is warmer, less bulky, and waterproof. I rarely wear it because fanatic is usually the right amount of warmth I need. I wouldn’t walk around in either one. Too hot to walk in and too expensive to tear up. The stratus is what I wear when it’s in the 40s-50s.

Duck oven jacket.

Any chance that this sitka/kuiu etc type of gear is so expensive that the owner thinks "I paid a chitload for this so it has to be better than all the rest" type of effect on it's perceived effectiveness?......when in reality it ain't all that and is just overpriced..... Just playing devil's advocate.

Try it or use someone’s and u will see it’s good stuff

That's why I held off on buying for so long. I have a black and yellow Lowes tote full of layers I have to wear when it's below 40. Granted, this old stuff was bought 15 years ago on a college kids budget, so maybe I don't have a true "middle of the road" option to compare to.

I figure buying some really nice camo every 15 years isn't so bad, at least that's how I explained it to the wife. (I asked her to go into her closet and show me any item in there that was 15 years old....couldn't do it.)

Since buying the fanatic bibs and jacket I wear a base layer (tight fit) and a long sleeve shirt. I leave the other tote at home or at camp if the weather is changing later. I do NOT like being cold, esp when it's bitter cold outside.

I got a 10x cabelas jacket that I rarely wear because it just doesn’t get cold enough for it. Only throw it in the Jeep when it’s below 20s. I have some older cabelas gear that’s great but the problem for me is I hunt rough nasty mountains and typically have a long haul in and out so carrying/wearing heavy gear doesn’t work. I bought some KUIU Attack Pants and a Super Fleece pull over around Christmas and that stuff has been awesome. Depending on how cold it is I can throw on light weight or heavy weight base layers under them and walk in and not sweat to death. The attack pants are probably the best piece of hunting gear I’ve ever owned. I do throw my nomad stuff on over them if it’s below 35 but my nomad stuff is pretty light.

The guy who started Sitka sold it and started KUIU.

The best you can buy at Hammers.

None. I wore my Fanatic bibs and jacket this weekend in the coldest temps we’ve had and had to unzip several times to cool off. As previously mentioned you can’t walk far in this stuff without building up major body heat.

This is my first year with Sitka. Haven’t had a chance to wear it much because it’s been too hot. I have the hoody, fanatic Med-Light weight coat and the pants.
I rode 3 miles down the asphalt this morning on the 4 wheeler at about 45 mph. I had some base layers on but what impressed me was that I didn’t feel the wind anywhere but my face. I had a thick mask on but it was normal wool. It works. I knew it was good in the wind from some windy days lately but that rid this AM proved it is legit. I had to star shed all kinds of layer while walking around scouting and moving stand locations. IT WORKS

My set up yesterday consisted of

Walking in:
Merino base layers, reg weight
Regular hunting pants
Puffy down vest


At the tree I put on down pants, down jacket, neck gaiter, and my cabelas stand hunter bibbs I haven't used in a couple of years. And a orange beanie cap.

Boots were insulated and sized larger than I need and wide, put a foot warmer in there.

I was toasty and could have been out there in the teens and been extremely comfortable. It's usually my feet that get me first, and they were extremely comfortable. The down layers have been key for me, they weigh practically nothing, I think all together the vest, jacket, and pants weigh about 2 lbs, and they are the warmest things you've ever put on your body.

I do the same... I take 4 hot hands with me. One I put on my back out side my under armour layer and the other one in the front. They 2 in my jacket packets. Game changer

I do the same except i use a pair of hunting socks cut off at the ankle. Slip the sock over the front part of my boot, put the hand warmers on top and bottom and magic happens.

I may try this.

Cold feet are partly a symptom of your core not being warm enough. Warm boots and insulation help, but I never solved my cold feet issue until I started wearing down. If your body feels like it needs to send blood to your organs to keep them warm your feet are the first place to suffer. Just something to consider for y'all that get cold feet like I did.