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Pant's or bib in the saddle?

Ok for all those people saying they love there bibs, what brands are you rocking for early season vs late season in colder weather?
 
I just wish it was easier to find warm-weather bibs. I love not having to wear a belt or having a seam around my waist. Down here it's so hot I would hunt in JUST bibs if they made some in lightweight material.
 
Swampfox said:
I’m a fan of bibs especially the ones that have side pocket on the legs or upper thigh. Normal pockets are useless in a saddle


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Good call on the cargo pockets. I would be lost without them in a saddle, even ground hunting.
 
Nutterbuster said:
I just wish it was easier to find warm-weather bibs. I love not having to wear a belt or having a seam around my waist. Down here it's so hot I would hunt in JUST bibs if they made some in lightweight material.
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I hate belts and tight pants around my waist like crazy, my wife absolutely hates this but i buy pants a good size to big for me and wear some Duluth Trading company suspenders that only clip on the sides just so I don't have anything tight around my waist. I love those suspenders, I actually am using a pair of them with my sit drag right now till my AH kite comes in next month...
 
RRussell said:
I was going to grab a pair of overalls for early season that are uninsulated. Only thing I cant stand about using the saddle is my shirt creeps up my back
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I run uninsulated bibs with layers varying from nothing to long johns plus fleece pants for the first two thirds of the season. They guarantee that I will be dry. Later on, I go to insulated bibs as the temp drops.
 
bow shot said:
100%. This is what I do also. Switched to a home-made Heater Body Suit thingy when I lived in NY if it got super cold. That thing was the cats. I could be warm enough to take a nap during pre-sunrise to post-sunset sits in 25 mph wind, 5 degrees F.

New game now that I'm n KY (as of spring 2017) and usind a saddle (maiden year). I still have yet to figure things out, but I'm confident that aQUALTY bib will do the trick.
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Bowshot, how was your experience with a HBS in a saddle when you were in NY? Did you cut holes in it to allow access to your bridge loops and lineman's loops etc.???
 
woodsdog2 said:
Bowshot, how was your experience with a HBS in a saddle when you were in NY? Did you cut holes in it to allow access to your bridge loops and lineman's loops etc.???
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I have a IWOM and was looking at it the other day wondering how I could use it.I think my old Wooltimate stuff will be coming out the year for when it gets cold but need to find out a system for the IWOM
 
woodsdog2 said:
Bowshot, how was your experience with a HBS in a saddle when you were in NY? Did you cut holes in it to allow access to your bridge loops and lineman's loops etc.???
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Well, that was my pre-saddle days, so I only used it on the ground or in a tree (still have it :^D ). I just moved to KY 1.5 years ago and its quite a bit warmer here. Actually, my rig is a 0 degree rectangular sleeping bag (Polarguard Delta insulation) with a wind-proof cover sewn on, and straps sewed in to hold it up. Love that thing to death, so warm!

There is at least one serious-length thread here 4-5 pages or more about folks using/modifying HBS or other similar rigs like IWOM, the Arctic Shield thing, or the Slumberjack cloak-version
 
I appreciate all the responses. You guys definitely have helped. Anyone have an opinion on brand/model of mid season bibs. 35-65 degree days? I'm going ahead with some heavy bibs for late season. Scentlok fortress bibs. I really like how they fit and feel. I'm not partial to any brand or pattern of camo so anything you have in mind for mid season whitetail hunting would help.

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For what real cold we get here in Tennessee I use Wiggy's bibs and sweater. Got his coat liner for "semi-cold". Good well built clothing made in the USA.
 
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