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Post by bigbrowndog on Jan 14, 2020 17:44:08 GMT -5
Asbell has some nice anoraks for fair prices.
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Post by DiamondD on Jan 16, 2020 18:34:01 GMT -5
asbellwool.com/Teresa Asbell is the wife of author and traditional bow hunter Fred Asbell. I have several pieces of her wool and it is great stuff. Handmade, warm and the wait times are pretty quick. At least they used to be, it’s been a couple of years I think since I’ve ordered anything.
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Post by DiamondD on Jan 16, 2020 18:38:10 GMT -5
Ha, didn’t make it far enough to see they had already been mentioned. Folsom makes good stuff too.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2020 23:32:52 GMT -5
The Asbell pathfinders are great and a good bargain. Cabelas Wooltimate is awesome, but keep it away from the campfire...
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Post by leftysixgun on Jan 19, 2020 10:38:01 GMT -5
Beside pants and bibs, nearly all of my hunting clothes are atleast wool blend. I even convinced my daughter to try wool this morning and she said she was completely comfortable except for her feet. But the poor girl stepped across the creek the wrong spot and water came over the top of her boot. She didnt tell me until we were already set up. I recently ordered (received friday) two sweaters from Duluth Trading. One sweater is there high neck military type and its 20% wool and 80% cotton. I wore it under my Cabelas Wooltimate coat and I was quite comfortable this morning coyote hunting at roughly 28* with a breeze. The other sweater is 100% Merino wool but havent tried it yet. But its their Alaska Hard Gear line. They arent cheap at regular price but after a sale price and extra discount I think I paid a pinch over $100 for both of them. Duluth has some nice warm rugged clothing for us hunters. But I only buy from them if its on sale.
Cabelas Wooltimate coat are really nice! Pants wise, Im not terribly happy about still wearing cotton but I havent found a good solution yet. I still wear the cheap fleece lined Wrangler cargo pants from walmart. Hard to beat right now for $25!
Just a casual wool sweater can be had for cheap. Shop the clearance racks of the discount clothing stores like Ross and TJ Max. Wool is wool, color doesnt really matter considering you will likely cover it up with a hunting coat of some sort.
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Post by rWt on Jan 19, 2020 12:59:19 GMT -5
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Post by bradshaw on Jan 20, 2020 10:49:14 GMT -5
"Pants wise, Im not terribly happy about still wearing cotton but I havent found a good solution yet.
Wool is wool....” ----leftysixgun
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leftysixgun.... worn during hunting season in the North Country, cotton trousers once the legs get wet and frozen, make more noise than two skeltons breeding on a tin roof. Dry, some folks get away with it. But, if you ever break through the ice in a beaver bog, froze cotton haunts each step thereafter. As for “wool is wool, “ not sure what you mean. True, the wicking nature of wool and its silence are great attributes. However not all wool is of equal quality, smoothness, or strength. Nylon in minor proportion is recognized for adding strength and longevity. Among different wools, Merino and smooth European wools are itch-free except the most sensitive skin. Coarser wools have very poor wind resistance, yet provide excellent warm in still air or in conjunction with a wind-resistant layer.
First couple of times on a ski mountain, having no ski clothes I dressed in wool, head to toe. Dropping down a mountain on the boards, wool gathers snow like a cotton candy stick. Ski clothes first of all break wind, second hold heat inside, third repell snow. Noise and body odor, deadly sins in the woods, mean nothing on a ski mountain. Ski clothes are about as synthetic as it gets. Yet, my ski socks are primarily wool, and favored shirts WOOL, WOOL, WOOL. David Bradshaw
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Post by squawberryman on Jan 21, 2020 5:25:52 GMT -5
There was an outdoor toy store called Mosquito Creek nearby that went under. Their goods were Swarovski, Browning, Randall, birch canoes, etc. I would only go in there to get fishing spools spooled, and hit the bargain rack. Got four Woolrich shirts over time at 20 dollars apiece that were marked down from seventy five. They sure are nice.
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Post by joej on Jan 21, 2020 22:06:23 GMT -5
I’ll second Empire Wool & Canvas, their camp coat and grey fox are great and will probably be hand me downs to your kids or grandkids. I have both.
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Post by duckjihad on Jan 24, 2020 12:50:34 GMT -5
Filson. Double mackinaw cruiser. (almost never wear the double mack cruiser. Too heavy mostly and I usually wear a camo insulated suit as outer garment.) Filson wool pants. Filson wool vest. REI wool sweaters. Pendleton and woolrich wool shirts. Bought lots of filson stuff 25 years ago. Haven't worn any of it out. Worth the money. Wish I'd bought one of their waterfowl sweaters before they dropped it from the line. Was $250 if I remember and couldn't see that much for a sweater. Wish I had a do-over on that one. Their waxed cotton lasts forever too.
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