Non Camo clothes that are quiet, warm, and dry?

[Fl Canopy Stalker]

Probably the main reason you'll rarely see me wearing camo (and definitely not hunter orange) anything outside of a woodland setting. I am a hunter, its in my blood and deeply rooted in who I am. I don't feel the need to advertise it by wearing the "cool" accouterments around town. I'm an old married guy so it doesn't matter me to me but I'm sure all the ladies look right past the beer gut and scraggily beard if it's framed in a camo shirt and hunter orange cap.

Back to the topic at hand. I'm actually amazed at how noisy even a lot of the hunting clothes on the market actually are. I'm with you @BCHunter, my first need from clothes I wear hunting is that they have to be absolutely QUIET. I have a set of rain gear that's a fleece type fabric and is very quiet on its own, but lean against a even a moderately rough bark tree and it sounds like velcro when you try to pull away. This is the main reason I can't bring myself to buy camo online, I'm afraid it won't meet my standard for quiet movement. It's also probably one of the main reasons I've hunted with Scentlok camo as long as I have. Whether you believe the hype or not (and this thread is not about that) the camo I've had from them has always been extremely silent.

I bought some scent lok base layer pants and shirt this past season. I like them a lot. Quiet, comfy and not horrible patterns but I wore them in the saddle 4 times last season and they ripped apart. Needless to say those will probably be the last scent-lok I ever purchase. I paid way too much for baselayers that last less time than some Walmart $6 specials. The bad part is I do believe some of the activated charcoal hype. My wallet just doesn’t agree with bad sewing quality.

 

[raisins]

I bought some scent lok base layer pants and shirt this past season. I like them a lot. Quiet, comfy and not horrible patterns but I wore them in the saddle 4 times last season and they ripped apart. Needless to say those will probably be the last scent-lok I ever purchase. I paid way too much for baselayers that last less time than some Walmart $6 specials. The bad part is I do believe some of the activated charcoal hype. My wallet just doesn’t agree with bad sewing quality.

They should start a separate company make stuff without the carbon stuff, and then charge less. Although that would undercut their premise!

 

[boyne bowhunter]

I bought some scent lok base layer pants and shirt this past season. I like them a lot. Quiet, comfy and not horrible patterns but I wore them in the saddle 4 times last season and they ripped apart. Needless to say those will probably be the last scent-lok I ever purchase. I paid way too much for baselayers that last less time than some Walmart $6 specials. The bad part is I do believe some of the activated charcoal hype. My wallet just doesn’t agree with bad sewing quality.

Wow . . . sorry and disappointed to hear that in so many ways. I typically have gotten better than 10 years out of each of my sets of scentlok. My current set of Bibs and Jacket is at least 7 and still going strong and I use it about 80 sits per year.

 

[BCHunter]

Have you looked at REI? Most of the mountain hiking gear is comfy lite and not really loud. Usually they have some earth neutral colors too. Although I hear you enjoy Hawaiian and blue.. I mean they may have those colors as well?

I don't mind the first layer stuff, but anything I've tried for rain/wind/cold seems crinkly or swishy. Would love a fleece puffy jacket. The north face rain gear has me intrigued. I use a rain coat for wind protection all the time.

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[Exhumis]

X2 on the scentlok. I just order a few things off the discount rack. Not because I am going all Jim E. I like the material. I will wash it once in the fall, and again if I get it all bloody. No ozone tank. The jacket I just picked up and pair of pants have a very nice soft feel to them. Feel warm for the weight, and seem well put together. The jacket was 29.99 and the pants where 33 I think. Good prices for good camo hunting gear. If it didn't have the carbon stuff I still will use it and buy it for those prices. Just based on the construction. Look at there clearance stuff. Sign up for the deals for 10% off. It's good stuff for the discount prices. Mix and match patterns if it's not important.

I love scentlok as it’s pretty much the only gear that fits me perfectly for some reason. I too get it on sale

 

[Exhumis]

A lot of camo companies also make clothes in solid pattern and color like Sitka, First Lite, Scentlok, etc. I’ve gotten gear from mountain hardware, Outdoor Research, arcteryx, Kuhl, etc. I’ve also gotten stuff from https://www.varusteleka.com/en they sell a lot of European military surplus that’s excellent quality and usually has lots of solids

 

[Fl Canopy Stalker]

Wow . . . sorry and disappointed to hear that in so many ways. I typically have gotten better than 10 years out of each of my sets of scentlok. My current set of Bibs and Jacket is at least 7 and still going strong and I use it about 80 sits per year.

I was hoping for those results myself. Maybe it’s the heat and humidity down here? I usually have around 40-60 sits during season myself. Then I’m notorious for some private land pig thinning once season is over. I was so stoked about scent-lok early season base layers to help mitigate all the smell and sweat we get from 90• bow season, then it tore up so quickly that I’ve all but given up on it

 

[katiesmom]

Jason Samkovic on Traditional Bowhunting and Wilderness podcast on youtube does a whole video on hunting clothes he uses and they aren't camo. Good video

 

[RatMe]

Ll bean merino wool commando sweater ( bomb proof compared to all the hunting brands). I also use a weathered carhart olive heavy hoody. That hoody has almost become a superstitious thing at this point. Meriwool base layers but obviously those are not outer wear.