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<blockquote data-quote="SDMF" data-source="post: 358775" data-attributes="member: 412">Rule #1:&nbsp; Manage self-created moisture (sweat), get it away from your skin and evaporating/drying as quickly as possible.&nbsp; I don't bird hunt early-season in cotton T-shirts anymore, I usually wear a long-sleeved vented lightweight &quot;fishing&quot; shirt that dries fast and cools me as it does.&nbsp; If a person is moving late-season in the cold and you keep the moisture moving off your skin, you'll get by with a lot less overall insulation.Rule # 2:&nbsp; Manage wind penetration.&nbsp; If you're hunting Sharps @ 75 degrees on opening day, you probably DON'T want windstopper.&nbsp; If you're hunting something late in the single-digits w/a breeze, you probably do.Some wind-proofing laminate materials stop wind very well while also breathing fairly well.&nbsp; Some wind-proofing laminate materials breathe only slightly better than a bread-sack over cotton socks.&nbsp; In that vein, Gore-Tex Infinium's breathability-to-wind-stopping ratio is worth the $$ from whatever manufacturer puts it into the piece of gear that fits your need whether it's gloves, hats, coats, pants, whatever.By managing moisture and wind penetration effectively, a person can get by with less than 1/2 the bulk you needed even 10yrs ago to stay comfortable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="SDMF, post: 358775, member: 412"] Rule #1: Manage self-created moisture (sweat), get it away from your skin and evaporating/drying as quickly as possible. I don't bird hunt early-season in cotton T-shirts anymore, I usually wear a long-sleeved vented lightweight "fishing" shirt that dries fast and cools me as it does. If a person is moving late-season in the cold and you keep the moisture moving off your skin, you'll get by with a lot less overall insulation. Rule # 2: Manage wind penetration. If you're hunting Sharps @ 75 degrees on opening day, you probably DON'T want windstopper. If you're hunting something late in the single-digits w/a breeze, you probably do. Some wind-proofing laminate materials stop wind very well while also breathing fairly well. Some wind-proofing laminate materials breathe only slightly better than a bread-sack over cotton socks. In that vein, Gore-Tex Infinium's breathability-to-wind-stopping ratio is worth the $$ from whatever manufacturer puts it into the piece of gear that fits your need whether it's gloves, hats, coats, pants, whatever. By managing moisture and wind penetration effectively, a person can get by with less than 1/2 the bulk you needed even 10yrs ago to stay comfortable. [/QUOTE]

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