Snow Camo in snow condition.

I have used so many cover ups, I've lost count. The issue is how many layers does a person want to have to put on and take off? Yes layers, keep you warm, but too many layers and it makes it difficult to move, etc. I no longer wear bibs because after a day of tromping through snow, it wears on your back and with your midsection getting double covered, a person tends to get too warm in comparison to the rest of your body. Mossy Oak had a nice winter pattern, but you can't really find anything made with it any longer. I also have a Zonz winter camo coat from Cabela's that is OK but again no longer available.

I have a partner that just bought the Kings Snow Shadow. Too soon to tell, but the material seems nice. I have one on order as well.
 
It definitely takes trial and error and some fine tuning to figure out layers and not get too hot. That's the reason I am a fan of wool and on two different outerwear for winter hunting.

First is carhart jackets, I can wear an undershirt with a wool sweater and a carhart jacket and if you unzip a carhart there is some good airflow around the whole jacket that helps cool you down and dry any sweat.

Second method is a gore tex jacket with no insulation, I can wear an undershirt with two wool sweaters and a gore tex jacket to stop wind and I can unzip the arm pits or whole front to increase air circulation.

Loose knit wool sweaters will cool down and dry off quick with a breeze, they are great insulation but wind will blow right through them. So with a lot of movement and hiking outerwear that can, if you want, allow air circulation is great. I never actually add or remove layers throughout the day, the temperature just decides how much wool I put on then if I get hot or cold I ether open up the outerwear or button it up.

For the legs is different. If its warmer out I ether wear long underwear with wool pants or long underwear with only gortex pants. If it gets under 10 degrees I wear the long underwear, wool pants and gortex on top. Then gators over my boots and up to my knees to protect the bottom of my wool pants from twigs and brush or to keep my gore tex from being so noisy and it keeps snow off. But I have no way of getting air circulation through the legs, it's not a problem for me, it just takes some experience to know how much to put on depending on the weather.
 
I have a reversable bib from Basspro I got about 5 years ago, "Whitewater " is the only name on it, but I was out in 18 degrees this morning, and fine. I have a 100% cotton over jacket in snow camo that I wear over an old Browning Hydro-fleese sometimes. I keep it open as I always have my back up against a big pine, oak, or rock, and the dark pattern blends in good.
 
Has anyone ever tried the " Tyvek " coveralls ? Pretty thin , but you can probably get them for a few bucks a set .
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I wear my regular hunting clothes and a cabelas snow camo gillie jacket, for my legs sometimes just my snow camo gaiters, other times a pair of white gym pants from walmart. I cut the legs off a little short and also cut the pokets out so I could get in my other ones.
 
Military surplus Snow camo works so well I doubt I will spend extra on a branded camo. Where I find it works best is in open snow field hunting And when it is snowing. Once the brush starts melting off. Regular camo works better. Full snow camo lets you sit in the open with longer views. You can move around and not get busted by incoming critters. Really works great on Waterfowl.
 
Army surplus white parka and white waterproof pants. Coyotes dont care if you have the latest camo pattern on. Movement and wind are the biggest things that spook off a coyote. They'll see you move and smell you even in the fanciest most expensive camo you can buy.
 
What's snow?
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Regards,
hm
 
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