Early season pants/bibs

[Horn]

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These 2 paired together would essentially convert any pants into bibs. You'd still have the belt, though, but it would prevent drafts on chilly sits. Looks like it would be a pretty straightforward DIY project.

These are pretty interesting too, have you tried them Iron_llama?

 

[Plebe]

If you are hunting 70*-90* weather you do not want to wear bibs. That’s usually the temperature for MD and I would be miserable in a pair of bibs.
If you are hunting cool weather there is some good options as stated above… but you need to keep in mind you are carrying your saddle gear, sticks, platform,bow and accessories to your hunting location and it doesn’t take much to get heated up pretty quick, especially with bibs.

Why would you wear your outerwear in when it's 70-90deg?

I hunted MD last year, and it was warm. I was glad for bibs the mosquitoes didn't chew up the small of my back.

 

[TK161BOONER]

Why would you wear your outerwear in when it's 70-90deg?

I hunted MD last year, and it was warm. I was glad for bibs the mosquitoes didn't chew up the small of my back.

How far back in the woods you go? Also do you practice scent control? My saddle suspenders almost drive me crazy … I feel over heated during early season and I don’t put my saddle on till I get to the tree. For me I would be very uncomfortable with bibs, but that’s just me.

 

[TK161BOONER]

Why would you wear your outerwear in when it's 70-90deg?

I hunted MD last year, and it was warm. I was glad for bibs the mosquitoes didn't chew up the small of my back.

Lol when it’s that warm is underwear and outerwear, so I am not hiking on public in my undies lol

 

[raisins]

Lol when it’s that warm is underwear and outerwear, so I am not hiking on public in my undies lol

somewhere, maybe here, there was a guy posting that he walks in with just his long underwear on (both tops and bottoms).....i'd think it was some ugly crackhead lady in yoga pants scaring the animals

 

[krub6b]

somewhere, maybe here, there was a guy posting that he walks in with just his long underwear on (both tops and bottoms).....i'd think it was some ugly crackhead lady in yoga pants scaring the animals

Just the local methhead going to tend his kitchen, nothing to worry about lol

 

[Plebe]

somewhere, maybe here, there was a guy posting that he walks in with just his long underwear on (both tops and bottoms).....i'd think it was some ugly crackhead lady in yoga pants scaring the animals

I happen to hike in and out wearing a t-shirt and long john bottoms. But, I doubt you’d think that.....I don’t scare the animals.

 

[BTaylor]

I happen to hike in and out wearing a t-shirt and long john bottoms. But, I doubt you’d think that.....I don’t scare the animals.

You must not have much in the way of briars or nettle. I cant even begin to imagine trying to wade through bull nettle with longjohns only. Just shoot me at the truck and save the misery.

 

[raisins]

You must not have much in the way of briars or nettle. I cant even begin to imagine trying to wade through bull nettle with longjohns only. Just shoot me at the truck and save the misery.

i've had stinging nettle get me through nylon hiking pants several times while scouting.....i mark those patches on onx now to avoid.....thank goodness it only grows around knee high around here

 

[Plebe]

You must not have much in the way of briars or nettle. I cant even begin to imagine trying to wade through bull nettle with longjohns only. Just shoot me at the truck and save the misery.

Mostly ferns and oaks in the big woods.

I'm familiar enough with the local brush and swamp to work around anything that would make a pin cushion where you really don't want one. Plus, the deer are in those thickets, so I want to hunt around them not in them, generally.

 

[Plebe]

i've had stinging nettle get me through nylon hiking pants several times while scouting.....i mark those patches on onx now to avoid.....thank goodness it only grows around knee high around here

I had a thorn go though the sole of a light hiking shoe. Yeah, I don't see the popular polyester saddle hunting pants standing much of a chance.

 

[BTaylor]

Mostly ferns and oaks in the big woods.

I'm familiar enough with the local brush and swamp to work around anything that would make a pin cushion where you really don't want one. Plus, the deer are in those thickets, so I want to hunt around them not in them, generally.

One of the places I hunt a lot is probably close to 75% cutover, 3-4k acres of it. Bleeding is a way of life hunting that stuff lol. I will say though that the sitka equinox and mountain pants have held up way beyond my wildest expectation wading through that crap. Thorns and briars will poke through but the pants have zero tears or snags. The built in knee pads in the mountain pants are almost as important for wading through the jungle as they are for using against the tree after climbing.

 

[thedutchtouch]

the lil one in my pic i shot in shorts after a few hundred yards of through the briars and thorns spot and stalk. I didnt feel it much at the time, but the day after was terrible so went and bought some of the wrangler outdoor stretch camo pants (like 25 bucks from walmart) and have been much more comfortable. they're pretty thin so not super hot, but enough to heep the brambles off your skin, and the stretch makes them easier to hike/climb in. i plan to wear them again in september

 

[Plebe]

One of the places I hunt a lot is probably close to 75% cutover, 3-4k acres of it. Bleeding is a way of life hunting that stuff lol. I will say though that the sitka equinox and mountain pants have held up way beyond my wildest expectation wading through that crap. Thorns and briars will poke through but the pants have zero tears or snags. The built in knee pads in the mountain pants are almost as important for wading through the jungle as they are for using against the tree after climbing.

I'm sure I'd have to don some proper brush pants or chaps if I hunted that. I've no experience with Sitka pants. I tracked a buck through heavy briars wearing Stratus bibs, and they were up to the task.

The Sitka Mountain pants sound great. From reviews at Sitka, one person said Equinox pants got shredded in dense brush first time afield. Would you say the Mountain pants are more robust?

 

[BTaylor]

I'm sure I'd have to don some proper brush pants or chaps if I hunted that. I've no experience with Sitka pants. I tracked a buck through heavy briars wearing Stratus bibs, and they were up to the task.

The Sitka Mountain pants sound great. From reviews at Sitka, one person said Equinox pants got shredded in dense brush first time afield. Would you say the Mountain pants are more robust?

I would love to see what exactly they were doing in the equinox to shred them. Not going to say it didnt happen but I have treated mine pretty rough from the standpoint of wading briars here and sliding down mountains in CO and have yet to so much as pull a snag. To me the equinox and mountain pants feel like the same or nearly same outer material. The mountain does have a bit of liner but not so much that I cant wear them early season when it is legit hot.

 

[Iron_llama]

These are pretty interesting too, have you tried them Iron_llama?

I haven't, but a knockoff is on the DIY project list. I should have some free time in a month or so.

 

[TommyDee]

there are some Sitka fanatic lite bibs on close out at a few places online, that, unlike camofire, are actually my size. I‘ve read that stratus are far better due to the windlayer, but since i don’t have a pair at all, these are under $200, and there are few days during the rut here in NJ that get below 30 F, I’m pretty sure i can layer under them to make Them work. I also wear a big old warm cabelas coat that only failed last year due to the gap with the pants, shimmying the saddle, etc, and I’m wearing simple huntworth pants also no windlayer I’m rarely doing all day sits, more, of a go in at Lunch time guy. Any reason not to pull the trigger on either the fanatic lite bibs, or the ESW bibs? Reality is, I’m not going to spend $360 on a pair of stratus bibs

 

[bowhunthard88]

No one has mentioned the one obvious and terrible downside to bibs haha!! WHAT ABOUT NUMBER 2, WHEN YOU'RE LAYERED UP TOP? All kidding aside, I only wear bibs when hunting below 30 degrees...

 

[CP3]

Kuiu Tiburon, they are the best for warm weather…
My two brothers and I have a landscaping and arborist business and that is all we wear during the summer for work. If I’m not in FL asat pants in the beginning of September hunting deer I’ll be in a pair of Tiburons.

I just bought some of these for early season south Arkansas hunting. I think they will be great.

 

[BTaylor]

@Plebe this was yesterday morning going in to check some persimmons. This the access trail into a food plot on a WMA I hunt a lot. Holding the camera about mid chest high.

This was in the woods. About knee high and this particular patch was about 400 yard to get through and went as far as I could see to my left and right. Not exactly sure what this is but the INaturalist app said poison ivy/oak family. Saw 4 snakes but only 3 were cottonmouths.


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