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basil2004

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I am after a general concencus of what people are using for stalking, high seat work?

I spend a lot of time in highseats and there is nothing worse than getting chilly!

I also don't want to spend the Earth on a pair of trousers.... But i know it's time to invest in something sensible??

I use ridgeline jackets for my top half but would be open to some suggestions for a warm jacket!!!

Look ok forward to hearing some options??
 
basil2004 said:
I am after a general concencus of what people are using for stalking, high seat work?

I spend a lot of time in highseats and there is nothing worse than getting chilly!

I also don't want to spend the Earth on a pair of trousers.... But i know it's time to invest in something sensible??

I use ridgeline jackets for my top half but would be open to some suggestions for a warm jacket!!!

Look ok forward to hearing some options??
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Merino wool base layers top and bottom half when it's really cold. Layer it up with a couple of long sleeve tshirts, jumper (thickness to suit how brassic it is) and stalking jacket. I leave the hood on the jacket and wear a tweed cap - if it's wet or freezing you can pull the hood over the cap. Sealskin gloves. Stalking trousers. I take a small foam pad or two to sit on if I remember. Flask of hot coffee.
 
I have used base-layer long johns for many years, you just cant beat em for keeping you warm in winter, especially if you are sitting in the cold as your knees really suffer, well, mine do.

I recently bought a Ridgeline Bushmaster smock, based on peoples recommendations and hours spent on YouTube, however, when it arrived it was a funny light green colour, more like mushy peas than Moss Green, unless you live down south and don't know what they are, in that case a bit lighter than petit pois. It also was in a kind of rip-stop material that was a bit 'rustley'. I sent it back, bit down hard on the bullet and bought a Swazi Tahr, it made my eyes water a bit handing over all those twenties, but I'm getting over it and have yet to hear a bad word about them, we'll see.
I think the old adage, get the best you can afford applies to most things, but in clothing definitely.
 
Fortis do a lot of very fine kit. Special forces use their stuff, my professional stalker on Mull swears by it and my friends and I have no complaints either. They also offer personal extras, alterations and repairs at a very modest cost: benefit of being a family British concern. Just don't expect any of the modern camo patterns (R***tree etc), its military style or plain colours. You can even have their kit in pink if you should so wish! Quiet, waterproof and eminently comfortable. What's not to like.
 
S&L7x57 said:
Fortis do a lot of very fine kit. Special forces use their stuff, my professional stalker on Mull swears by it and my friends and I have no complaints either. They also offer personal extras, alterations and repairs at a very modest cost: benefit of being a family British concern. Just don't expect any of the modern camo patterns (R***tree etc), its military style or plain colours. You can even have their kit in pink if you should so wish! Quiet, waterproof and eminently comfortable. What's not to like.
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Its not waterproof though. Good stuff all the same.
 
Falljraven gear all day long. Lappland hybrid trousers and anorak 8 or 10 depending on season and weather
 
That is my problem with some of the fortis kit it's lovely but not 100% water proof... They are however the only ones who offered me a good leg length! I didn't buy anything because it's not something many places stock to try on....

falljraven is it really all that good???
 
Think for high seat because your sat still , any clothing leave you cold after so long .....
Best way is multiple thin layers ...good base layer merino .etc
Second make sure you get an Inflatable cushion for comfort but also to stop heat wicking out your backsides contact with cold plastic seat .
If it's really a problem you can now but heated vests and insoles for boots ...work off a small battery pack ....not tried them but been around in motor bike and scuba diving circles for years

Paul
 
basil2004 said:
That is my problem with some of the fortis kit it's lovely but not 100% water proof... They are however the only ones who offered me a good leg length! I didn't buy anything because it's not something many places stock to try on....

falljraven is it really all that good???
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Yep great clobber!!! Have worn it a lot and no complaints at all
 
I will have a look at the falljraven kit see what it is like, I have been looking at some of the heated vests which work off AA batteries that looks like a great option!

Do do they work though??
 
Fleece lined German army surplus cost of these will leave you enough cash for your stalking compared to big name brands.
Tusker
 
Use what I used to use when I decoyed pigeons in winter. A good quality...like as mine were Vision...fisherman's bib and brace overalls. They are double lined, reinforced seat and knees, and olive green. And usually a lot less than then exact same thing sold for shooting. Look at some well stocked carp fishing stores and carp fishing websites. Hope it helps.

Mine are like the very bottom most pair. I got mine from Ifor Jones at Thorton Reservoir I think. Not from this online shop so can't comment on their service standards:

Vision Fly Fishing Bib and Brace Overtrousers, UK
 
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I've been going to shows trying find a Seeland Out-there one-piece suit that I can try on, for sitting out, but haven't seen one.
 
if your on a budget and your not worried about them being waterproof then get the army surplus softies and use tem as a underlayer over what ever you already use and if you want water proof then give the ridgline pintail trousers a look i have both and general use the ridgline and find them very warm and theyve never leaked and i think uttings have them up for £50 at the moment
 
basil2004 said:
I will have a look at the falljraven kit see what it is like, I have been looking at some of the heated vests which work off AA batteries that looks like a great option!

Do do they work though??
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I use a Keiss heated vest which runs off a rechargeable battery pack when competing (clays) in the winter and I also used it, day in day out for work (telephone engineer). Crashed my motorcycle in it and had it cut off me by the paramedics, sowed it back together and still going strong.

It gets so hot it can burn. If you run it at just enough to keep you warm and not cook you, you can get a few hours out of a battery. You can also buy additional or bigger battery packs (not cheap!)...or carry a 12v battery around with you :-D
 
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