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Post by butlerj on Jul 11, 2019 5:55:50 GMT -5
eBay. Nice stuff lower price.
Either new or used. Read all descriptions and look at pictures closely.
I got a new with tags UA jacket normally 200+ for 80 bucks. Watch for loose and fitted garments.
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Post by genesis273 on Jul 11, 2019 8:23:13 GMT -5
I've been watching eBay too. I'm looking at some scentlok clothes now along with some Carhartt's.
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Post by Russ Koon on Jul 11, 2019 11:18:41 GMT -5
Best gear for the money I ever found was army surplus. Bought a few pairs of the ripstop camo bdu pants in a size that was just loose enough to wear over two layers of the poly ECWCS underwear and used them for a generation or two, so far, and I'll be using them again in a few weeks when squirrel season starts. Not the best for close stalks in brush, and not waterproof, but I am usually in a stand or blind. Non-binding, last darn near forever, and the old woodland camo pattern has worked for me in the IN woods and the draws of western North Dakota and the brush and woods of AZ and NE. It was a little dark for the open prairie areas in ND, so I bought some desert camo tops to blend better for stalking antelope there.
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Post by jman46151 on Jul 11, 2019 12:15:40 GMT -5
Wrangler came out with an outdoor pant last year that is good quality good for the price. This fall I plan to pick up a fleece lined pair.
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Post by esshup on Jul 11, 2019 18:35:08 GMT -5
FWIW, if I get hunting gear now, unless it's specifically for dry weather, it's Gore-Tex. Many a day I've gotten rained on or sat in the snow without getting wet.
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Post by firstwd on Jul 11, 2019 19:20:54 GMT -5
Best gear for the money I ever found was army surplus. Bought a few pairs of the ripstop camo bdu pants in a size that was just loose enough to wear over two layers of the poly ECWCS underwear and used them for a generation or two, so far, and I'll be using them again in a few weeks when squirrel season starts. Not the best for close stalks in brush, and not waterproof, but I am usually in a stand or blind. Non-binding, last darn near forever, and the old woodland camo pattern has worked for me in the IN woods and the draws of western North Dakota and the brush and woods of AZ and NE. It was a little dark for the open prairie areas in ND, so I bought some desert camo tops to blend better for stalking antelope there. And it seems the more out of the way the store is the better the deals you can find. Honestly, did the vast majority of us start out with army surplus camp as kids?
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Post by Russ Koon on Jul 11, 2019 22:44:28 GMT -5
I sure did, firstwd. I was about seven or eight when the Watkins boys I ran around with constantly were given two "shelter" halves, and we were camping almost immediately!
Wasn't long after that when I discovered the army-navy surplus store in town and began haunting that store. So much cool stuff, and prices that even a kid could think about coming up with!
And when I joined the scouts, there were other surplus store customer and other baby boomers who had stuff provided by various family members with military experience.
Always identified a lot with the boyhood tales of Pat McManus, as he was also taken with the surplus military stuff and outdoor adventures at minimal cost.
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Post by firstwd on Jul 12, 2019 18:10:11 GMT -5
I sure did, firstwd. I was about seven or eight when the Watkins boys I ran around with constantly were given two "shelter" halves, and we were camping almost immediately! Wasn't long after that when I discovered the army-navy surplus store in town and began haunting that store. So much cool stuff, and prices that even a kid could think about coming up with! And when I joined the scouts, there were other surplus store customer and other baby boomers who had stuff provided by various family members with military experience. Always identified a lot with the boyhood tales of Pat McManus, as he was also taken with the surplus military stuff and outdoor adventures at minimal cost. I still own some bags I used for squirrels growing up that I dig out for new hunters to tote around. The memories are fantastic.
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