winter gear

I thought, as the  first  flurries  drift down on the river and temporarily bejewel the piles of garbage left behind,
I'd start a thread on keeping warm.  Lots of gear out there to choose from, I thought it might be instructive if people shared some of the stuff that works for them. A few  pieces that have made me happier when it's heading for zero-  Polarex  fingerless glove /mittens  , the type that have a place to tuck away the mitten when you're fishing. I built a house through a  Vermont winter with these and used them fishing. They still work when wet, and have a double layer of fleece/polypropylene .  My wife found them online for me, when the old ones started to rip beyond repair. About 14 bucks and very well worth it. Used as fishing gloves only,  they'd last for years.   I took a lot of grief for the bomber hat I wear, and having it appear in pictures. Yeah, on me. it looks stupid (not the hat's fault and a good reminder to stay out of pics here- never worried about it elsewhere), but the product is outstanding. It's a hat made by Columbia using their Omni-Heat reflective technology. They make products using a Kevlar/metallic material that is incredibly reflective. You put this hat on and heat radiates immediately. I never had a cold head even   with  below zero temps. My wife now has a parka and mittens with the same stuff. They are a good company and if something goes wrong, they will make good on it, even years down the road.   It's also very water repellant and kept me dry when we've had cold rain, and certainly when snow piled up on it.  I dislike wearing hoods when I'm in the river- I like to keep my peripheral vision- never know when a drift boat's sneaking up on you or a pinner's hero drift is about to go under your cast.   Some things help me fish longer in the cold, with the daylight getting shorter, water time is important to me.  I know we've got hunters and ice fisherman, too- it all applies.
 
Charlie
 

http://www.amazon.com/Pol...n-Gloves/dp/B001N8ALWU
Charlie are these the gloves???
So far I have had good luck with Under Armor stuff.   A little expensive, but worth it.  We live about an hour from their outlet store and if you don't mind wearing weird colors (you wear them under your clothes) you can get a pretty good deal.

All of the above plus Goretex outerwear is great for leaving the sweat out and keeping the rain/snow from getting in.

Thanks Clint,that outlet center is a bit out of the way.I stopped in Cortland years ago,maybe I should hit it again to look around

Clint, those are the ones. I wish that outlet was not to the WEST.Maybe some trip up where the middle of the day is slow and dreary......
 
 
Charlie
 
 

Just looked there is one in Lake George at the outlets

Yeah, despite the claims, my Gore-Tex stuff makes me sweat.  I hate wearing stuff that pulls over and I can't open up with zippers or buttons.
I have expedition grade micro-fleece pants from EMS. My legs are NEVER cold. Feet a little....Nancy also bought me fleece liner  socks that are soft, warm and supposedly the ultimate in wicking away moisture. Same company as the glomitts.

Clint:
 I ordered a Med from the link you posted..
I have short fingers and while work supplies me with winter work gloves, it seems that China thinks us Americans are all large..
 
 

fleece fingerless gloves, and when it gets real cold i take one of the toe warmers with the stickum on the back and put it on my wrists (underside), its amazing how warm that keeps your hands
base layer, normal is just the black silk like stuff that is wicking, but for the really cold days i have a fleece union suit i got from cabelas that keeps it toasty
for the feet, bigger boots and a wicking undersock layer rather than bulky socks that make the boots fit tight and cut off blood flow
head gear, fleece caps that cover the ears, if it gets real cold the mad bomber style fleece, and if its really bad a neopreane face mask....works way better than the old bandanna
stay warm
oh yea, the flask full of whiskey doesn't really help, but it feels good
 
good thread