Southern Early Season Clothing

[Long Cut]

I’m looking for Deer & Turkey hunting clothing for Georgia during May turkey hunts and September Bowhunting Whitetails.

Temperature range can be 70-100 F with 40-80% humidity.

Normally I’ve used whatever was cheap & lightweight, but I’m curious if Sitka’s Equinox Guard or First Lite/Kuiu had any offerings worth the price tag?

 

[eltx]

Kuiu Tiburon/First Lite Trace are the clothing lines you seek from those brands

 

[RADunfee]

In GA and always go to the Sitka core lightweight hoodie. I have 3 different colors I like it so much.

 

[Long Cut]

In GA and always go to the Sitka core lightweight hoodie. I have 3 different colors I like it so much.

Have you tried the Equinox stuff yet?

I want to given a past heat stroke has taken a lot of my heat tolerance away. I can’t withstand what I used to anymore.

I’m looking for the lightest gear possible that offers some bug relief. I still use Pemethrin/Thermacell but I’ve found the super lightweight clothing, those mosquitoes still bite you through it.

 

[RADunfee]

Have you tried the Equinox stuff yet?

I want to given a past heat stroke has taken a lot of my heat tolerance away. I can’t withstand what I used to anymore.

I’m looking for the lightest gear possible that offers some bug relief. I still use Pemethrin/Thermacell but I’ve found the super lightweight clothing, those mosquitoes still bite you through it.

I have not tried it but I'm tempted.

 

[SMOKYMTN]

Have you tried the Equinox stuff yet?

I want to given a past heat stroke has taken a lot of my heat tolerance away. I can’t withstand what I used to anymore.

I’m looking for the lightest gear possible that offers some bug relief. I still use Pemethrin/Thermacell but I’ve found the super lightweight clothing, those mosquitoes still bite you through it.

I have the core lightweight and the equinox. I like the core lightweight better in the hotter/humid months in the south, it feels more breathable. Just add your permethrin. Overall I love the sitka over the first lite and kuiu pieces because they are true half-zips and you can dump a ton of heat.

 

[Texasbuckeye]

I have used the sitka lightwt hoody for the last several years in early southern OK hunts, it has worked well but even spraying permethrin and using a thermacell i come back bitten up every every season.
I recently picked up the equinox guard hoody for this very reason, i hope it works. I have not had a chance to wear it in a hunting situation yet. But wearing it under an ambient during an alaskan fishing trip it worked the same to me as a lightwt hoody, kept me dry and comfortable.

I do not have any kuiu lightweight gear but their gila gear may fit the bill.

Also stone glacier has some light weight synthetic gear that may fit the bill as well.

I have been very impressed with all three brands and the fit, finish and durability of their clothes.

 

[Honyock]

Sitka core lightweight hoody and Kuiu Gila for top and Sitka Ascent for bottoms.

 

[stump06]

I hunt in SE Ga and use tiburon/kutana a lot in the early/turkey season. I've also found that the wrangler outdoor pants are great for early season too. Eddie Bauer guide pros are along those same lines. As for a top, most of the time I am wearing a moisture wicking SS in then putting a leafy jacket on in the tree. Kuiu Gila, peloton and lightweight merino is very good as well

 

[mathews8pt]

Sitka ascent pants and either the core lightweight or if you want the absolute thinnest piece I’ve ever seen the ascent top.