cold weather gear

[motalot]

What would you suggest for cold weather gear. I hope to fish the winter and thinking of what I need. I assume a gortex suit to start and helmet

[Barry]

Cold gear, Under Armor and BPS 100mph rain suit, works great for me.

[bassin101]

The cabela's guide wear rain gear with Thinsulate bibs and parka. They are quite expensive but will keep you warm and dry.

[Moose1am]

Guideware Bibs and Parka sounds like the best protection from the cold that's I have seen anywhere.

If you fish in cold or rainy weather then a good rain suit is important.

I have some frogg toggs but they are easily torn. I already tore the seat out of my first pair of Frogg Toggs when I was walking down a steep slippy bank and did the leg spits. Lucky for me the Frogg Toggs people sent me a new Bib to replace the one that tore. The tear occurred right along the inseam of the pants.

I think that the frogg toggs would be great for a day of golf, but they are not strong enough to take out in the field. Any thorn bush that got ahold of the material would ripe it easily.

On the other hand the Nylon covering of the Cabelas Guideware outfit easily will shed the thorns and it's very hard to cut that material or rip it.

You get what you pay for.

I have two Gortex Rain Suits that dad got from Cabelas back in the 1980's. They still look like brand new. You can wash them and then waterproof them again if they start to leak. I have a liquid that I can pour into the washing machine that will seal the gortex material and rewater proof it. The point is that these rain suits are over 20 years old and still are looking good.

When you are stuck out in the duck blind you want to be warm and dry. If the winds are blowing 30 mph and you are heading back down KY lake to the dock and you have a few miles to go though whitecapping surface waters you want to stay dry.

[motalot]

I don't care what the cost is. There is nothing worse than being cold when veryone else is warm. You hate to ask to go in and it hurts to be that cold. When that occurs you would pay anything for a good suit.

Plus the better quality the longer it should last.

[dpage70]

start with either under armour cold gear or the BPS equivalent they'll both work great for the first layer. I think cabela's has the cold gear on clearance right now too. look in the bargain cave section. I've never been able to make myself spen $300 on the guide wear personally so i wear carhart black lined bibs, jacket and hood. about $110 should get that. their a little heavier than the guidewear but you can fish in 15 degree stuff and not get cold. just my opinion.

[ranger pro 1]

what kind of liquid is that I have a old guide suit that needs rewater proofing.

[GeoFisher]

http://mcnett.baron-co.com/page.cfm?pageID=568

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/st...roductId=49915

http://www.campmor.com/webapp/wcs/st...roductId=49917

I have used them ALL, and the ALL work about equally well.

I like the McNett product above the best though, because it is SPECIFICALLY for Gore-Tex.

Later,

Geo

[Moose1am]

NIKWAX TX.DIRECT WASH-IN

Recommended for Gore-tex.

www.nikwax.com

Regards,

Moose1am

[RippinLip]

After 10 years of fishing throughout the winter I have learned that no matter what, you have to have to have the right clothes or it is no fun. I wear UnderArmor cold weather gear then some layers. I have found that if you will go to National Workwear or Tractor Supply they sell bibs, jackets and boots made for cold weather work. In my opinion these work extremely well. The 100 MPH gear and Guidewear does not seem to do it for me when it is 20 degrees out without layering so much I can't move. Remember to get whatever one size bigger.

Buck

[smljaw]

Check out these options. Great company to order from at GREAT prices!

http://www.sierratradingpost.com/eui...d=10E797197CB7

[Moose1am]

I bought a pair of overalls that have thinsulate in them. I got one size too big. XL size. Now I have to wear a belt to keep the bottom on the pants from dragging the ground. I am bigger around that I am long! 40 waist with a 30" inseam. These keep me warm when it's dry outside and cold. But they are not waterproof or even water resistant at all.

I picked up a nice parka with a thinsulate liner that buttons inside the waterproof outside camo jacket. I can wear just the thinsulate liner which is camo on one side and brown on the other and it's reversible. Or I can put the thinsulate inside the parka and wear them both together when it really cold outside. Or I can wear just the Parka without the liner. I am OK for the top part of my body in cold wet weather. Now I have to find some bottoms that work with this parka. I am thinking of buying some Bibs or just some camo insulated waterproof pants.

I do have a pair of thinsulate camo jeans that keep me nice an warm when it's cold and dry. But these jeans are not waterproof or water resistant.

I fished KY lake one Nov and wore these jeans under the coveralls and felt like I was the pillsbury dough boy that day. But I was not cold that day.

For my feed I have some thinsulate lined boots that really do keep my feet warm. Those and some of the new moisture wicking synthetic socks work well. I have a thinsulate sock cap to cover my head and thinsulate lined mittens or gloves.

Thinsulate does keep me warm and cozy without a lot of bulk. I use to wear a down jacket but it would not cut the wind so if it was windy I got cold wearing the down jacket.

What is needed is not only waterproofing but wind proofing outer material that can keep the moisture out but let the sweat get out. Something that breaths.

All layers need to breath. If you put fleece over that cold gear underwear how does the moisture escape though the fleece?

I would think that each layer that you wear will have to breath in order to allow perspiration to vent out.

Regards,

Moose1am