Sitting stands with puffy layers as outer layer?

[golfbum]

Late season archery hunting mule deer and elk from a stand.

Decent hike/climb to sitting area, crazy to think I could sit it down jacket/pants as an outer layer to stay warm And still get drawn on a critter?

what you recommend I layer over the puffy if anything to help quite it down?

 

[The Ri Guy]

I think I'd be looking at fleece instead of a puffy -- assuming weather is no factor.

PITA to pack in but, silent and warm.

 

[Desk Jockey]

I own a couple of puffys - first light, kelvin active. Only one quiet enough for stands at bow range is the kelvin active. Others just have too much noise.

 

[willfrye027]

I would put a soft shell over the puffy. You will be toasty and quiet enough unless it’s dead calm—then nothing will save you!

 

[tracker12]

I wear a puffy use my Jet Stream Jacket. I have no problem drawing on eastern whitetails.

 

[golfbum]

What about for pants?

 

[willfrye027]

What about for pants?

If you can fit them under...I wear Kuiu down under guide pants. Or Kuiu Keani under guise pants.

If not I think you can get away with louder pants in a tree stand. Loud jacket is a bit harder with a bow.

 

[bob1sh]

I’ve found the Kelvin lite hoody to be great and more than quiet enough for the stand. I wear it with Fanatic bibs.


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[WELLSTON_HUNTER]

i have the sitka celsius and the under armour timber jacket both are quite and have harness ports

 

[Bigboone1988]

What about for pants?

I've been wearing FL uncom puffy pants bowhunting the past few years with no problem. You can try a thin fleece or merino layer over your puffy jacket.

 

[H80Hunter]

Patagonia Nano Air Pants are very quiet. They make a jacket and vest too. From hunting brands the only quiet puffies are the Kuiu Kenai, and Sitka Celsius Midi and Kelvin Active.

 

[bcar]

I've been wearing Under Armor Ridge reaper ops pants this year, got them new off eBay for $80 ish I think. They have full length side zippers. They advertise being quieter material and wind resistant. I did find them to be quiet enough for stand hunting. Even rubbing my legs together trying to make more noise didn't seem to be too terrible, and they are very warm.

 

[Shanny]

I've been wearing Under Armor Ridge reaper ops pants this year, got them new off eBay for $80 ish I think. They have full length side zippers. They advertise being quieter material and wind resistant. I did find them to be quiet enough for stand hunting. Even rubbing my legs together trying to make more noise didn't seem to be too terrible, and they are very warm.

Are you wearing them as an outside layer, or under something? I am looking at getting those exact pants too.

 

[renagde]

I hunted eastern whitetails last year using my Kuiu puffy under a Sitka Jetstream jacket and for the pants, I slipped a pair of the Under Armor Alpine Ops over my Sitka Timberline pants when I got chilly. Worked fine for me and was never busted by deer.

 

[bcar]

Are you wearing them as an outside layer, or under something? I am looking at getting those exact pants too.

I put them on over my normal pants when i get to the tree and get set up. They're too warm to walk in, and Kuiu attacks are too much like my wife's yoga pants to ever think about getting a pair of puffy's under neath them lol.

 

[Beendare]

Patagonia Nano Air Pants are very quiet. They make a jacket and vest too. From hunting brands the only quiet puffies are the Kuiu Kenai, and Sitka Celsius Midi and Kelvin Active.

Good suggestions. I dunno about the Nano Airs....but I have the Kuiu Kenai hoody- It could be the best piece of gear I own, almost totally silent, weighs nothing, good as an outer layer in cool conditions and a insulation layer in cold conditions...The neg would be it doesn't pack up as small as a down piece...but I'm ok with that as the Syn insulation performs fantastic in wet conditions...and dries super fast.

The Sitka Celsius is a great jacket too.... Totally silent, warmer than the Kenai but also twice the weight.

I wear the Kuiu puffy pants....but those are noisy like a down jacket when you rub your legs together....but super warm. I mostly use the for glassing. Whitetails I usually use a bib.

 

[justinspicher]

First time hunting in Kentucky this week, three days, four deer, wore my FL puffy jacket and pants. Deer never heard or saw me, they just died......

 

[Aaron Warpony]

I wouldn't worry about the bottoms, s fleece over the top and fling arrows

 

[scott_co]

For colder days, I put my Kuiu Ultra down jacket on and cover it up with my Peloton 240 or Guide DCS jacket.

 

[realunlucky]

I've killed deer wearing my SKRE puffy as a outer layer. I've worn it under the soft shell but when it's bitter cold out it's warmer as the outer layer.

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