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First Lite Hunting gear

Posted on 8/12/19 at 4:08 pm
Posted by tigerrage08
Houma,LA
Member since Feb 2008
240 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 4:08 pm
Looking for some cold weather camo for those yearly trips to bow hunt in Illinois and was wondering if anyone has the first lite pants or jackets and how they measure up to the Sitka line. Price wise is a little more reasonable but is it comparable in performance and will it block the wind like Sitkais known to do. TIA
Posted by KABoss02
Dallas
Member since Jul 2009
1362 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 4:12 pm to
They kick arse, love my first lite stuff.
Posted by tigerrage08
Houma,LA
Member since Feb 2008
240 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 4:14 pm to
which outer wear line do you have and do you use it in temps below 20 degrees
Posted by beHop
Landmass
Member since Jan 2012
14536 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 4:40 pm to
Do it. I've essentially replaced all my stuff with First Lite, everything from early season bow hunting to freeze your arse off late season.
Posted by SkintBack
SoLo
Member since Nov 2015
1657 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:18 pm to
I have First Lite, KUIU, and UA Ridge Reaper. I love the First Lite. I have a Woodbury Jacket that is the most perfect piece of clothing I have ever owned.
Posted by Tigre85
Louisiana
Member since Feb 2019
1919 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:24 pm to
I'm poor , have to stick to my worn out under armour and old McAlister stuff .
Posted by oleyeller
Vols, Bitch
Member since Oct 2012
32015 posts
Posted on 8/12/19 at 8:45 pm to
First lite is top notch. My fav by far
Posted by stein_burgundy
Member since Jan 2016
831 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 7:12 am to
I have basically switched all my gear over to firstlite.

Last season I made 2 whitetail tree stand hunts in the 20's using the following:

Tops
Wick Longsleeve shirt
Kiln Longsleeve Merino Hoody
Woodbury Jacket

Bottoms
Wick Thermal
Obsidian Merino Pants
Uncompaghre Puffy Pants
North Branch Bibs

Headwear
Merino Beanie
Merino Neck Gaiter

Gloves
Under Armour Liner Gloves
First Lite Merino Gloves
Cabelas Hand Muff

Footwear
Wolverine Liner Sock
Cabelas Merino Sock
Cabelas 400gr Laceups

The woodbury, uncompaghre, and north branch were carried in strapped on my stand. I would put the pants on, climb up the tree, then put my jacket on once up the tree.

If youre going to be treestand sitting, check out the new solitude stuff and some base layers. Its designed for that.
This post was edited on 8/13/19 at 8:45 am
Posted by Theboot32
Member since Jan 2016
2435 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 1:27 pm to
On this topic, all of my hunting stuff was stolen last year, good news is I get to buy new stuff.

Other than like First Lite and Sitka, what are some good options? This will be south louisiana hunting, so nothing too crazy cold.

Have typically just bought whatever cabelas has on sale, but thinking of getting something nicer. Priorities would be silent and will be bow hunting so needs to be mobile enough to draw comfortably.
Posted by theOG
Member since Feb 2010
10502 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 1:51 pm to
quote:

I have a Woodbury Jacket that is the most perfect piece of clothing I have ever owned.


It truly is.

I have a Woodbury jacket, Catalyst Softshell Pants, a Seak Stormtight Rain Jacket, wick long boxer briefs, boot top kiln long johns, regular wick long johns, a wick short sleeved crew shirt, and a Klamoth hoody.

Going to buy a vest and one of the pairs of rain pants (haven't decided which yet) before this season starts.

I'd wear First Lite clothing every day of my life, but I don't think a judge would like it if I showed up at trial in head to toe First Lite Fusion.
Posted by guesswho
BATON ROUGE
Member since Apr 2011
1467 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:01 pm to
I wear Sitka but I did go snow sking where the first lite stuff comes from and the area is badass. I've touched their gear and the quality seems like it is there.
Posted by SkintBack
SoLo
Member since Nov 2015
1657 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:40 pm to
I have the Catalyst softshell pants as well. I love the fusion pattern. The inside of my Woodbury reminds me of a sleeping bag I had when I was a kid. Soft and quiet.
Posted by SkintBack
SoLo
Member since Nov 2015
1657 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 2:52 pm to
I have the Catalyst softshell pants as well. I love the fusion pattern. The inside of my Woodbury reminds me of a sleeping bag I had when I was a kid. Soft and quiet.
Posted by DeltaDoc
The Delta
Member since Jan 2008
16089 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 4:18 pm to
Sitka has better duck hunting products than FL. FL makes quality stuff though.
Posted by bigbuckdj
Member since Sep 2011
1830 posts
Posted on 8/13/19 at 6:58 pm to
I have a good bit of first lite stuff. For below 20 tree stand hunts I wear a light merino shirt, medium or heavy merino over that and a sanctuary jacket. For bottoms I wear the lighter merino long john bottoms, some kanab pants and sanctuary bibs. Do not walk to your stand in the sanctuary stuff, youll sweat through every layer underneath it. I bought my stuff in like 2015 so the names and products are probably different now.
Posted by Tbooux
Member since Oct 2011
1680 posts
Posted on 8/14/19 at 8:11 pm to
Looking to buy some new gear for this year and have heard great things about first light. My biggest concern is durability of outer layers, walk a lot through brush and thickets and most of the kuiu and Sitka stuff I’ve seen was more geared for mountain hunting that would tear up easily in Louisiana.
Posted by stein_burgundy
Member since Jan 2016
831 posts
Posted on 8/15/19 at 6:44 am to
They make a pant now called the sawbuck which is supposed to be a brush pant.

As far as the rest of my gear. I don't wear any of my puffy items as outer layers when going through that type of brush but haven't had an issue with any of my other items.
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