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<blockquote data-quote="planetwaves" data-source="post: 1576752" data-attributes="member: 84697"><p>The advice given by others is great and I can't think of items to add. I do carry a whistle that has been helpful when trying to locate each other in timber or thick cover areas. However, I do have a caution regarding budget clothing. There are some very good brands that are affordable, but there are also some that I regret buying. For example, before my first elk hunt a while back, someone recommended a Rivers West coat and light jacket. In reading about them they claimed that their "revolutionary" fleece outer layer is silent, waterproof, windproof and breathable. I examined a coat at a local store and it looked good. So I ordered the coat and a lighter jacket at a bargain price on online. I took them on an early season elk hunt. I didn't need to wear the coat, but used the jacket. Although it had a silent outer layer, it had a slippery nylon inner lining (rather than fleece) that made a lot of noise when I moved around. After I hiked a while, even though it was cold outside, I felt like I was in a plastic bag, and sweat until all my inner layers of clothing were wet. I had opened all the underarm and side ventilation zippers, but it didn't help much. I thought it was the nylon lining. So when I got to camp, I thought I would try removing the lining and just use the outer fleece layer. But when I started removing the lining, I could see that the outer layer was basically a sheet of rubber with a felt coating on the outside. I never used it again. Luckily I had brought several regular fleece jackets in various weights that I ended up using. Since then, I've been very careful in buying lower priced hunting clothing.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="planetwaves, post: 1576752, member: 84697"] The advice given by others is great and I can't think of items to add. I do carry a whistle that has been helpful when trying to locate each other in timber or thick cover areas. However, I do have a caution regarding budget clothing. There are some very good brands that are affordable, but there are also some that I regret buying. For example, before my first elk hunt a while back, someone recommended a Rivers West coat and light jacket. In reading about them they claimed that their "revolutionary" fleece outer layer is silent, waterproof, windproof and breathable. I examined a coat at a local store and it looked good. So I ordered the coat and a lighter jacket at a bargain price on online. I took them on an early season elk hunt. I didn't need to wear the coat, but used the jacket. Although it had a silent outer layer, it had a slippery nylon inner lining (rather than fleece) that made a lot of noise when I moved around. After I hiked a while, even though it was cold outside, I felt like I was in a plastic bag, and sweat until all my inner layers of clothing were wet. I had opened all the underarm and side ventilation zippers, but it didn't help much. I thought it was the nylon lining. So when I got to camp, I thought I would try removing the lining and just use the outer fleece layer. But when I started removing the lining, I could see that the outer layer was basically a sheet of rubber with a felt coating on the outside. I never used it again. Luckily I had brought several regular fleece jackets in various weights that I ended up using. Since then, I've been very careful in buying lower priced hunting clothing. [/QUOTE]
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