Snow Camo in snow condition.

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Mit

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I just bought a Red Head silent stalker parka and bibs MC2 Camo from Cabellas for winter hunting in snow and say they are awesome. It took me a while surfing on the net to see who sells this type of camo for winter conditions. Is there any way you guys can have a dedicated spot on this forum where everyone can post the different types of manufacturers that produce these snow or fall color patterns. Just yesterday I was watching a couple guys hunting in the snow and noticed that they were wearing Under Armour snow camo and I wish I had known about this pattern as well. Still cant find out anything about that pattern or where to get it. Calling coyotes in sub below temps is awesome !
 
Nice.

I've been looking into snow camo also, there's not a lot available and I don't really know what I want. You can spend a good amount on thick insulated stuff or just get some cheap thin material that goes over your other gear.

What I'm waiting to find is something uninsulated, can go over everything but has a silent wind proofing/waterproof gore tex type material.

I got a good deal on a 3 layer gore tex US surplus top and bottom that is part of their ECW (Extreme Cold Weather) system, they're great especially for the price. The problem is that you can't get them in snow camo for some silly reason and they get a bit noisy when the weather gets cold cold. There's ways of keeping them quieter but I would like something dang near silent and snow camo, I just don't want the insulation.
 
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I've been eyeing these for a while just haven't pulled the trigger yet

I currently have a parka and bibs set from field and stream that I bought a few years ago from Dicks before they turned to the dark side. I believe they are realtree snow
I do like them a lot. Warm and quiet but getting a bit tight in the stomach area!! (Hoping they just shrank along with all my other clothes)
 
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By the way, I do agree with Mit. I know there is a section for Other Calling Equipment and Critter Getting Techniques but that's pretty vague.

A section for cold weather clothing would be nice, it's an area that really takes a good amount of experience in trial and error to nail down and with all the types of gear from natural to synthetic in every price category and every size and weight is pretty much impossible to try it all.
 
Geeze, you are looking at a lotta moolah here. Just go buy a way oversize butcher’s coat or a full length lab coat in white and wear it over your regular cold weather gear. The lab/butchers coats drape down to your knees. Get your white ski mask, gloves and when you sit down the coatail covers your lower legs. Just get one about 3-4 sizes too big and you are good to go. Easy on and off too.
 
Originally Posted By: HellgateGeeze, you are looking at a lotta moolah here. Just go buy a way oversize butcher’s coat or a full length lab coat in white and wear it over your regular cold weather gear. The lab/butchers coats drape down to your knees. Get your white ski mask, gloves and when you sit down the coatail covers your lower legs. Just get one about 3-4 sizes too big and you are good to go. Easy on and off too.


^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What he said!
 
Ya but a butcher's coat don't look as cool though!
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I've done things like that before, XXXL cheap white sweat shirts and disposable tyvek suits.

The problem is always pockets. I carry hand calls, closed reeds that need to be in my jacket or the freeze, foxpro and remote, almost always a pistol, extra mag for pistol and rifle, scope cleaning gadget for when my snot freezes to the lens, sometimes food and water depending on how far Im going, plus maybe some other crap. A back pack is a good cure for that but honestly I cant stand wearing a back pack.

And the cheap stuff isn't windproof or waterproof so then you need that stuff under your outer layer, then how are you going to get to your stuff? Take your gloves off in -20 and dig around in the dark and drop stuff in a foot of snow... Cluster [beeep].

And I carry a leatherman, a pistol mag pouch, a flash light sheath on my belt and most the time I hunt year round with a drop leg holster so my pistol isnt under my winter coats or early season under my guille suit. If you have cheap outerwear without belt loops then the cheap pants have to go over all that and good luck reaching something if you need it in an emergency. Outer wear with belt loops is a must... Which I see the kyptek doesn't seem to have.

I've got a good system figured out right now, it's just not snow camo, and it's a bit noisy.

 
I have found there isn't much in the way of snow camo from the major manufacturers, it would be nice if under armour still made their snow camo pattern, discontinued a couple years ago, or if badlands would make something in a military snow camo like the pencott snowdrift or the Multicam alpine.

Kings camo looks the best in my opinion if you are looking for an insulated system but I have settled on an overwhite suit that I found on eBay in pencott snowdrift. Cabelas will have something in their own brand clothing or in the realtree snow pattern. cabbalas does have a western zones pattern that is nice too but thats an overwhite

I believe skinny at oneil ops are working on a production overwhite in Multicam alpine.

I actually prefer the overwhite option as I can wear anything I like and in 30 seconds be snow camo'ed up. layers are the best way to stay warm and dry in a range of temps. I have a jacket and bibs that are way too warm most of the time but I can use them when the temp is really cold, but for those not so cold days a pair of long underwear and ski pants with base layer shirt and sweater is good enough
 
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In this area (WI) Fleet Farm used to carry used military grade snow camo ponchos. Not sure if they still do or not? They don't have the UV brighteners either. Yes, I checked with the black light, I have two of them.
 
https://thlete.com/

This of little help right now but that is a new hunting clothing maker from Minnesota. I've seen them chatting a bit on other forums asking for opinions and testing the waters for the future. If enough of us send them some messages they might get something in the works if options are really this thin.
 
I have a set of polar fleece Nat-Gear snow camo top and bottom, almost never wear it. I much prefer a lightweight hooded over sized cotton jacket to go over my regular hunting coat. When the brush is covered with frost in the morning I wear it, but as the sun burns the frost off I might shed it as there may be snow on the ground but the backstops to my stands are just brown/grey brush, I do leave the white over pants on as the ground where my legs are is still covered in snow. I try to look as much like the country I'm hunting in. Brown brush and snow I have brown camo top and white pants. Frosted or fresh snow covered brush I'll have a white top on and white pants.
 
Most years snow camo isnt too important here, when night hunting I usually sit against a dark back stop and blend in well and when day hunting I wear a fall colored guille suit jacket and sit in dead brush. This year though, the whole state of Minnesota and everything in it is white.
 
Right now I use the under armor snow pants and a homemade white ghillie suit. The pants are insulated and waterproof and I have worn them all the way up to -40 and just sitting in the snow.
I find with a good snow camo I don't need to find a bush to hide behind or clump of grass. Just sit down in the middle of a field and as long as I keep movement to a minimum I can call dogs in no problem.
 
There looks like a good set made for MidwayUSA. Have Natural Gear right now, which is good, but these bitter temps lately I could use something just a touch heavier and I think these might be.
 
I got a pair of coveralls (ZONZ) that can be reversed.White on one side and woodland on the other. Got them last winter from Midway. They are insulated. I really like them and they keep me warm in the real cold temps. Rudy
 
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