My gear/pack layout from base layers to binos

[Forestryguy]

14oz down, made specifically to go over an exposed bino harness, anorak, 24’ish oz total weight. The first legit “lightweight” puff jacket that is actually warm enough for true cold weather hunting that I’ve used.

Will have to figure out how to cover this to remain silent for cold-weather whitetail hunting from a stand.

 

[Formidilosus]

Will have to figure out how to cover this to remain silent for cold-weather whitetail hunting from a stand.

It’s still a puffy, but wasn’t bad-

 

[Cactus kid]

Will have to figure out how to cover this to remain silent for cold-weather whitetail hunting from a stand.

Everytime i tried to cover a puffy to make it quieter the friction of the two layers together made it even louder than just the puffy.

Bowhunting whitetail is the only time i have wanted dead quiet gear- and the firstlite Sanctuary series was the only stuff i found that was warm enough for me and quiet.

That being said i have drawn on plenty of deer wearing a regular puffy without issue.

 

[Undrgrndprdcts]

Everytime i tried to cover a puffy to make it quieter the friction of the two layers together made it even louder than just the puffy.

Bowhunting whitetail is the only time i have wanted dead quiet gear- and the firstlite Sanctuary series was the only stuff i found that was warm enough for me and quiet.

That being said i have drawn on plenty of deer wearing a regular puffy without issue.

Same here. Sanctuary with wool under is what I use for extreme cold bow hunting. Sucks packing it back into the mountains sometimes with all the other gear but there really isn't much choice.

 

[Cactus kid]

Same here. Sanctuary with wool under is what I use for extreme cold bow hunting. Sucks packing it back into the mountains sometimes with all the other gear but there really isn't much choice.

When i bowhunted, id use my kifaru or stone glacier bag id use for back pack hunts just to carry the sanctuary bibs and jacket. Putting the hand warmers in the kidney pockets before the hike in and they would be plenty toasty by the time i got in the stand.