Base layer & wool pants - bibs get carried in a pack & put on at the tree

 

Base layer's and pants

 

Pants if it isn't very cold, and add baselayers when it gets down to freezing or so. Pretty old bibs so may change if they get upgraded.

 

Base layers and pants.. the number of layers depends on how cold it is ..

 

Base layer and fleece blend pants. Bibs or insulated pants go on at the stand unless it is stupid cold, then i’ll wear all layers from the truck.

 

Just a thin merino base layer and the set of thin Cabela's hunting pants I wear to walk in, bibs go on at my stand.

 

For most of the season my Rocky mountain thermals and jeans. When it gets near 20 I add some fleece pants I use for archery season ( don't really need bibs until gun opens)

Bibs don't go on until I'm at the tree

 

Thanks for the info. Can you guys recommend any of the cabelas pants to go under my bib? I’m planning to get a goretex/thinsulate bib so breathable pants would be a bonus. What are some of the cabelas series I can look at? Thanks.

 

Cabelas has basically nothing listed under the "layers" section for pants. All Sitka stuff.

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/brow...browse/mens-layering-pants-bibs-coveralls/_/N-1102445/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104834880

 

I somewhat light pair of pants and base layers as needed. A pair of sweat pants works even better sometimes.

 

minus 33 wool

 

http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/brow...atalog/browse/mens-lightweight-camo-pants/_/N-1100950/Ns-CATEGORY_SEQ_104017680

 

merino wool base layers, wool pants

 

Do you take your pants off and switch to the bib at your stands, or just put the bib over the pants?

 

Bibs go over pants.

 

Under the Stand Hunter bibs I wear a base layer or two and light pants. Bibs that have no fly zipper suck.....fyi.

 

I used to wear base layers and pants under bibs but pants are kind of uncomfortable and always bunch up when putting bibs over the top. Now I just wear Minus33 midweight base layer and will add another heavyweight Sitka core over when gets colder.

 

Do you just walk in with your bib on then?

 

first lite WOOL

then KUIU attack or teton or First Lite Kanabs

Then Sitka Fanatic bibs and jacket if it's <40ish

 

The stand hunter bibs are not good for walking even if you open the leg zips all the way.....way too hot. Stuff like cabelas wooltimate pants can work if you keep the leg zips open all the way. The stand hunter stuff is the bomb for warm.

 

I just open the leg zippers all the way and put the bibs on...arrange things and then zip up. Ties at the bottom of the pants legs help.....but you could use Velcro strips similar to wader straps.....when I put on waders over pants I strap the bottom of the pants tight with wader straps.

 

Thanks for the info guys. Something I was thinking about. What if its raining, or rained the day before and you're walking through long grass/bushes and taking on water on your pants? Or you're getting some snow melt on your pants etc etc.

Do you just put your wet pants into your bibs?

 

I wear leg gaiters. If raining I wear rain gear but if its raining I wont need heavy bibs.

 

Same thing I wear under my kilt!
Really though I wear various stages of baselayers depending on the temp. I too do not like having any type of regular pant, other then baselayers under my bibs.

 

Just to be clear....I carry my heavy bibs in.

 

Base layer, fleece wader pants (with stirrups), Bibs, leafy ASAT pants.