I Believe---UnderArmour

[Brisco Darlin]

i was a sceptic for years and couldn't see paying $100 for long handles. best money i've ever spent. i love my base 2.

 

[muddyboots]

Yea how are you suppossed to wear it. I put the cold gear on first. Then a layer or fleece. Then my windproof outer layer. The morning was about 20 degrees and frosty with just a touch of north wind and i hadnt been tat cold in years. How do u need to layer it?

 

[bowriter]

i was a sceptic for years and couldn't see paying $100 for long handles. best money i've ever spent. i love my base 2.

Geez- I didn't pay anywhere near that. I must have gotten a heck of a deal. I think the top and bottom was $74 for both. Maybe not that, now that I think about it.

 

[bowriter]

Layering is simple. Base layer means just that. Put the UA on first, next to the skin, then a layer on top and so on. In cold weather, I would put the UA on, then a layer of thermal, then, the outer layer etc. That is the way I have always done with the other stuff and it worked pretty dang well. Am I doing something wrong.

 

[Savage]

Agree with your camo pattern, if deer arent suppose to see it, who cares what it looks like!

 

[muddyboots]

Layering is simple. Base layer means just that. Put the UA on first, next to the skin, then a layer on top and so on. In cold weather, I would put the UA on, then a layer of thermal, then, the outer layer etc. That is the way I have always done with the other stuff and it worked pretty dang well. Am I doing something wrong.

Thats what i did and froze. My buddy and i threw ours away after one morning but this was when it first came out. It maybe the cats meow now.

 

[Brisco Darlin]

i was a sceptic for years and couldn't see paying $100 for long handles. best money i've ever spent. i love my base 2.

Geez- I didn't pay anywhere near that. I must have gotten a heck of a deal. I think the top and bottom was $74 for both. Maybe not that, now that I think about it.

I think i paid $49 for the bottoms and 59 for the top.

 

[BowGuy84]

Lord they must have improved years ago i bought a set of cold gear and nearly froze to death the one morning i wore them.

I agree. I have the cold weather top and can't figure out hw to wear it and stay comfortable. Either way to hot or if you get a tiny bit damp you freeze in 50 degree weather.

 

[gator-n-buck]

Some of the best cold gear, worth the extra money.... :)

 

[nodog]

great first layer and I also use their boxers, absolutely no cotton first layer for me. One thing about them that people need to know, they wick moister away so quickly that if you don't have an insulating layer on top of them you'll feel cold all the time, like standing in front of a fan. Probably a very good product in warmer climates at keeping you cool on hot days. I'm pretty sure that when the suns down, even on a warm day, it would chill ya though.

You can tell good stuff from bad by how quickly they dry after a washing, UA feels dry right out of the wash.

Cabela's sells another first layer that's got me shaking my head everytime I wear them, their silk layers. That stuff doesn't dry quick at all and is wet when you wear it, but some how I'm never cold wearing it. I love that stuff.

UA is made of X material, there are others using the same material that aren't as expensive. I have a few sets of others but can't remember the name.

UA is also a compression type of garment, still not sure after all these years if it's any benefit. I like how they fit but then again I don't. X material in a compression fit is UA so any garment of the same works well as a base layer, but remember it's a compression fit, heavy seems would quite literally be a pain in the butt. :)

 

[bowriter]

Silk is a tremendous first layer. Just takes some getting use to. I have a pair of silk socks I use as a wicking layer sometimes.

 

[BSK]

I do not have their coldest weather gear. But the UA underwear I do have is the dang coldest clothing I have ever worn. I hate it and won't wear it anymore.

Their called base layers and their almost non-effective when worn by themselves.. I too had to find out the hard way. They are made to also have a pair of thermals to wear over them to keep the heat in. If layered right any 100yr old man or 5yr old kid could stay warm.

I suggest trying the base 3 if your not planning on walking far. If you do walk quite a bit then drop down to the base 2. Get some thermals and wear over them and I promise youl totally change the way you think about them.

I'll stick with my 200-weight polarfleece long-underwear. Much cheaper and much warmer. The UA stuff is WAY overpriced.

It is overpriced but when used correctly they are effective.
The base 2 is the heaviest I can stand to wear here in TN. We simply dont have cold enough weather for more than a day or two a year to require truly cold weather clothing!

Must be I'm more cold-blooded, as I live in my MT050 Parka and Bibs, and they are the warmest outer layers anyone sells. And I'm generally wearing two heavy polarfleece layers underneath that.

 

[BSK]

Not trying to poke fun or anything, real question. Do you really need a parka to hunt in TN?

You will find that "felt temperature" is very different in the South than in the North (or other areas that get much colder than TN). Because of the higher moisture content of our air, even in fall/winter, it will "feel" much colder than it actually is. When our low temperatures drop into the mid to low 20s, it feels amazingly cold, much colder than even single digits feels like up North.

I have a brother that lives at 10,000 feet in the Rockies. He regularly walks and mountain bikes in single digit weather, and is quite comfortable doing so, often with little insulation. But when he comes hunting in TN, he freezes his butt off once the temps drop below the upper 20s if he isn't wearing a fully insulated parka or jumpsuit.

I've skied in the Northeast when the air temp at the top of the mountain was 30 below zero and the wind chill 60 below. Yet the coldest I've ever been outdoors was fishing in Florida when the temps were only in the upper 30s. Cool damp air will chill you to the bone.

This is so true! I can atest to this from hunting up in Ohio and Penn - I know these aren't extreme Northern areas, but I swear 20 deg here and 20 deg there are two totally different experiences.

Yup. My brother will send me pictures of himself outside in shirtsleeves when it's 10 below up in the mountains. But the air is exceptionally dry at that altitude.

 

[BSK]

I do not have their coldest weather gear. But the UA underwear I do have is the dang coldest clothing I have ever worn. I hate it and won't wear it anymore.

Their called base layers and their almost non-effective when worn by themselves.. I too had to find out the hard way. They are made to also have a pair of thermals to wear over them to keep the heat in. If layered right any 100yr old man or 5yr old kid could stay warm.

I suggest trying the base 3 if your not planning on walking far. If you do walk quite a bit then drop down to the base 2. Get some thermals and wear over them and I promise youl totally change the way you think about them.

I'll stick with my 200-weight polarfleece long-underwear. Much cheaper and much warmer. The UA stuff is WAY overpriced.

Is the polarfleece similar to the ECWCS military fleece made in Tullahoma? That is what I use, and like it real well.

Yes. In fact, I wear 300-weight ECWCS over my polarfleece long underwear if the temps are expected to be in the low 20s or colder.

 

[BSK]

i was a sceptic for years and couldn't see paying $100 for long handles. best money i've ever spent. i love my base 2.

Geez- I didn't pay anywhere near that. I must have gotten a heck of a deal. I think the top and bottom was $74 for both. Maybe not that, now that I think about it.

I've bought 200-weight polarfleece top and bottoms for under $40 total.

 

[scn]

I agree with you on the UA, BSK. If you are going after warmth, IMO there is much bigger bang for the buck in other types of base layers. Worn by itself, it does not even match up to mid-weight thermax for me.

But, it is a great base, wicking layer and works well as long as you wear some other stuff for insulation.

 

[bowriter]

That's the way I had it figured. I havey medium and heavy weight Thermax (I think) for over layers. I was looking for a good wicking material for an under later.

 

[Mudbone]

I would get some if could afford some just be cool!

 

[nodog]

Silk is a tremendous first layer. Just takes some getting use to. I have a pair of silk socks I use as a wicking layer sometimes.

It is amazing and very easy to use. Some stuff, wool for instance you have to be careful with washing and drying, silk just do as you please, but it acts just like wool. I often wear it over the UA as it isn't a compression fit, socks would be. I have the expedition weight long johns.

 

[pseshooter300]

Im gonna try a pair of the base layers

 

[Food Plot 101]

in before someone calls you Spook Sloan, lol

 

[scn]

I would get some if could afford some just be cool!

Check and see if WalMart is selling their Starter brand. It isn't quite as heavy as the UA Coldgear, but works the same as a compression base layer. And, at around $14 a piece it is a much bigger bang for your buck!

I've gotten all of my UA stuff off of ebay at greatly reduced prices. I refuse to pay the msrp for UA as it isn't worth the high dollar prices to me.

 

[JCDEERMAN]

I don't like any of the under layers that UA makes. However, all of the outer layers are phenomenal!

 

[BSK]

Just saw their coldgear tops on sale for $50 tops and $55 bottoms. Talk about overpriced...