HuntNorthEast
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I walked outside this morning to a brisk 49 degrees after yesterday being in the upper 80's and it triggered a thought. Last season (early season) I had many sits where it was high 30's before daylight and by the time I climbed down later in the morning it would be as high as the low 80's (some days). Now for those of you that hunt the Northern portion of the country, or experience this in other parts of the country/south, what do you do to counter the effects this takes on the body? I know even when the temps rise, sometimes that cold is set in DEEP and takes a while to shake out, even when moving. Then, all of the sudden, the sweat and overheating starts.
I find that going in with less clothes on for thew afternoon sit is simple. Add more clothes such as a hoodie or coat as temps drop, is way easier to manage your core temp, and often times you just start to feel the SLIGHT chill come closing time. Sweat is your enemy. Not just for scent control reasons, but for body temp reasons. Sweat is the body's way of cooling, as we all know. Cotton is the nasty co-conspirator to sweat. Cotton stays wet with sweat for long periods of time and saps your body temp away FAST.
I would like to hear some of your thoughts and processes on how you guys/girls counter the weather in these cases! Below is how I have done it in the past.
I have found that brisk walks to the stand are easiest with a layer of under armor or similar material closest to the skin, covered by just my base layer (FirstLite merino wool). Once I am set up and cooled off, I pull my hoodie out of my bag and throw that on. Generally speaking, with just those few simple layers I stay pretty warm and sweat free between 38 and 65 degrees for up to 6 hours at a time. As for the rest, I run my merino wool bottoms and a VERY thin camo over layer pant from Cabelas. Regular socks, Lacrosse knee highs, thin gloves (to break up skin), camo bug net gaiter, and a camo beanie (fleece) finish it off.
As for those nasty, stale, ten degree temp change hot days?! Under armor and those thin Cableas camo pants, Chippewas, gaiter, thin gloves and I'm done. Take my time getting in and climbing. Try my best not to sweat or over heat, and kill whitetails!
I walked outside this morning to a brisk 49 degrees after yesterday being in the upper 80's and it triggered a thought. Last season (early season) I had many sits where it was high 30's before daylight and by the time I climbed down later in the morning it would be as high as the low 80's (some days). Now for those of you that hunt the Northern portion of the country, or experience this in other parts of the country/south, what do you do to counter the effects this takes on the body? I know even when the temps rise, sometimes that cold is set in DEEP and takes a while to shake out, even when moving. Then, all of the sudden, the sweat and overheating starts.
I find that going in with less clothes on for thew afternoon sit is simple. Add more clothes such as a hoodie or coat as temps drop, is way easier to manage your core temp, and often times you just start to feel the SLIGHT chill come closing time. Sweat is your enemy. Not just for scent control reasons, but for body temp reasons. Sweat is the body's way of cooling, as we all know. Cotton is the nasty co-conspirator to sweat. Cotton stays wet with sweat for long periods of time and saps your body temp away FAST.
I would like to hear some of your thoughts and processes on how you guys/girls counter the weather in these cases! Below is how I have done it in the past.
I have found that brisk walks to the stand are easiest with a layer of under armor or similar material closest to the skin, covered by just my base layer (FirstLite merino wool). Once I am set up and cooled off, I pull my hoodie out of my bag and throw that on. Generally speaking, with just those few simple layers I stay pretty warm and sweat free between 38 and 65 degrees for up to 6 hours at a time. As for the rest, I run my merino wool bottoms and a VERY thin camo over layer pant from Cabelas. Regular socks, Lacrosse knee highs, thin gloves (to break up skin), camo bug net gaiter, and a camo beanie (fleece) finish it off.
As for those nasty, stale, ten degree temp change hot days?! Under armor and those thin Cableas camo pants, Chippewas, gaiter, thin gloves and I'm done. Take my time getting in and climbing. Try my best not to sweat or over heat, and kill whitetails!
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