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Does anyone else sweat like a damn fool, like I do?

T-shirt or thin long sleeve while walk-in with snow on ground. Otherwise, I am soaking and going home in 2 hours.
Early season, I am sweat mess no matter what

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Unfortunately, some people just naturally sweat a lot and there’s not a lot you can do about the problem, so you are left with trying to address the symptoms. Still see a lot of people clinging to cotton clothes. Think of yourself as a hiker and no hiker would be caught dead in cotton. Put on lightweight polyester that wicks moisture away and will be well on it’s way to dry from soaking wet in 10 or 15 min. I’m down to two or three cotton shirts in my closet and wouldn’t dream of putting one on to go hunting, even in the dead of winter. After wearing polyester active wear daily for a few years now, I feel like I’m suffocating when I put cotton on.
 
I’m a pretty heavy sweater as well. I’m also down in Georgia/ south Alabama when I’m hunting. Early season is usually some thin pants and a cotton t shirt. Haven’t figured out the cold weather perfect yet but as others have said just wear the minimal amount in when the temps drop.

Also, for those that have the zip off merino bottoms, are you typically wearing them in unzipped or putting them on at the tree? Been thinking about getting some, any recommendations other than FL?
 
Man I get swamp a$$ in January with the AC on and the windahs down. What helped for me was either merino cuz it wicks and helps you cool or polyprop or something synthetic that wicks moisture. Also, let’s talk skivvies. Again, material that wicks. I have wicking skivvies just for hunting season. Once whatever you’re wearing gets wet if it don’t wick it just sops up more and more moisture.
 
Archery is open here in South Florida now...we all sweat! Many hunt in swim trunks and crocs! Gotta have multiple thermacells though!


Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 77. East wind 5 to 10 mph becoming light after midnight.
Sunday
A 30 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. East wind 5 to 11 mph.
Sunday Night
A 10 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 76. East wind 5 to 8 mph becoming calm after midnight.
Monday
A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 93. Heat index values as high as 105. Light east wind increasing to 5 to 9 mph in the morning.
 
I sweat like crazy too and synthetics make me stink. I use a backpack, frame pack in the cold/winter, and I think undergarments are pretty important. My favorite are woolpower. They’re like wearing a fluffy sock, they absorb and get rid of water very fast, keep you comfortable and not feeling wet like flat fabric wools or fleece. I can take off my pack and be Dry pretty quickly. There’s zero wind blocking ability, but the loft is awesome. They’re also kind of susceptible to snagging but oh well. Anyway its my favorite base layer. Top and bottom
 
Yes, it won't cool off in Mississippi until mid November unless we got a cold snap. Scouting and walking in to hunt I wear long camo pants and rubber boots on the bottom and a dark colored short sleeved shirt. I cover up a bit when i get up in the tree. Even when it gets cold (20's and teens) I usually just wear a short sleeved top waling in.
 
Slabzilla73 said:
The older i get, the more I sweat. Doesnt matter if its 5 minutes or 40 minutes to the stand Im soaked. Most days im just wearing lightweight shorts and Muck boots & I'll be changing socks n drawers when I get to my stand cuz I want to be warm. Its a pain packing all my garb in my pack, then arriving at my tree, then airing out, and then finally cooling down enough to get dressed. Im usually on stand 45 mins before daylight. Aside from not drinking beer the night before, which Im not sure is an option, any suggestions? Im in pretty good shape for a 49yr old.
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49yr old Michigander too...had the same problems, 10 yrs ago. Diet, weight loss, and exercise did the most good. Last couple of years I ditched everything cotton for hunting. Cotten socks, t-shirts, and underwear soak the sweat and takes hours to dry out. I swapped out all for merino wool or silk...or "performance" fabrics. More $$ but a lot more comfortable...a lot less changing at the stand.

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MNFarmHunter said:
Forget that nonsense.

I get grumpy early season if the temps are higher than mid 60's and usually break out in a sweat down into the 40's. Personally, ideal hunting temps are low 40's for highs and upper 20's for lows.
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Don't forget how nice a light blood-tracking snow is. If I could I'd order 1/4" of snow every night during rifle season, and temps just barely cold enough that it doesn't melt during the day. Hunting is better when it isn't too warm.
 
I’ve tried two different antiperspirants on my feet and they both work… the one that works better is Carpe, but when initially applied it has a menthol smell, and then there’s Almay antiperspirant that doesn’t work quite as well but doesn’t smell. I’ve started using these in the off-season too, to avoid swampy socks. In the past few years I’ve gotten to where I almost always use foot antiperspirant when I hike, and hunt.
 
neonomad said:
I’ve tried two different antiperspirants on my feet and they both work… the one that works better is Carpe, but when initially applied it has a menthol smell, and then there’s Almay antiperspirant that doesn’t work quite as well but doesn’t smell. I’ve started using these in the off-season too, to avoid swampy socks. In the past few years I’ve gotten to where I almost always use foot antiperspirant when I hike, and hunt.
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I've heard of people using rubbing alcohol on their feet as an antiperspirant. I had forgotten about that, I was going to do an experiment - treat one foot with alcohol, leave the other untreated, and run around for a while to see if I could tell a difference. Never got around to it.
 
I know a guy that clogged his pores using antiperspirant deodorant in high school. It was an extremely uncomfortable month or so for him (pain) and us (smell) while he dealt with it (was not allowed to wear or apply any deodorant/antiperspirant for a month or more while the pores opened back up). I am pretty sure this is an extreme anecdote, but as a result I'll do anything I can to manage the sweat or deal with the liquid/odor before using an antiperspirant product.

Your opinions and experience may vary, random PSA over lol
 
I sweat quite a bit from head to toe and hunt in weather from 70 to 0 F. I wear all merino wool except for my outer layer unless it is very warm then I wear all merino. If it is really warm I will switch my t-shirt to a new one once I am hanging. When it is cold I will sweat up my tee shirt layer on the way in and do not even notice how wet the t-shirt is while I am hanging due to it being wool. Not only does the wool keep you warm when it is wet it wick's the sweat away better than any hitech-synthetic fiber and does not get the polypro funk. When I walk in I dress so that I am cold when I start the walk and layer up in the tree. In sub 20 deg. weather I wear Baffin Titans on my feet. They are a rubber boot however they have the best liner for keeping your feet dry of sweat I have ever used. When I get home from wearing them all day the inside of the liner where your feet are will be dry and the outside of the liner and the inside of the boot will be soaking wet. You defiantly want to pull your liner after wearing them all day so the outer layer of the liner and the inside of the boot will dry. I cannot say enough good things about merino wool.
 
Like other have said we all sweat in Florida. Sometimes I would call it sweat mite even be rain at points. There have been times that I have hunted in my skivees and a 3d leafy suit. And yep scent control in the deep south...forget it..play the wind and pray that there is one!
 
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