Originally Posted by Gobble4me757
Originally Posted by AU338MAG
Originally Posted by JA
I’ve got a truck load of the Sitka clothing. My son wears it and every birthday, Father’s Day and Christmas he buys me more so I have accumulated a lot. I wouldn’t buy any base layers. To me, they are no better than long johns I've had for years. The outer layers are excellent. They are well made and will last a lifetime. If I was going to buy just one set for Alabama hunting, I’d buy the Stratus pants and jacket. It’s windproof and what I wear 90% of the time. My son likes the bibs but I’m just not a bibs kind of guy so I go with pants and a jacket. Their gloves are expensive and fair at best. For really cold weather, go with the Fanatic pants and jacket. It’s a bit bulky especially for bow hunting but you will not get cold, I promise. I’m packing now for a 10 day trip to Illinois and the Sitka gear is the first thing in the bag.
I have the Stratus jacket and pants and they're good enough for 98% of the cold weather in Alabama. If you make trips to colder climates it may be worth it to pony up for the Fanatic gear.

Pro Tip. Some stores hold sales with big discounts on Sitka gear. Reynolds in Opelika and 2nd Amendment Outdoors in Corinth, MS have good sales towards the end of season. 2AO may start sales in November and they now carry First Lite Gear so you can compare side by side.

You think that the pants are better than the foundry pants with first lite?

Good tips…Corinth is an hour from me so may have to do this.
It's been a while since ive compared them, but I'm very happy with my Stratus pants. But I actually wear the Sitka Mountain Pant more often. I like the fit and with good base layers they're good for even cool mornings. But when you won't get hot when temps rise in the afternoon. I have not bought any First Lite base layers yet but that will be my next investment. I've bought some of the Midway USA well base layers and I love how soft they feel against the skin. But they're not durable and they have holes after wearing just a few times. I really like good wool base layers and all the reviews ive read on FL have been good

I was actually surprised when I first tried on Sitka gear how well it fit me. I'm not small, 6-4 & 250 lbs and I'd always had the impression that it ran small to size. But that's not been the case in the pieces I've bought.

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