Firstlite Jacket and Pant recommendations

I have the woodbury as well, I like it. Wish the outer material was a little more robust.

Think of getting the Guide jacket and obsidian pants.

Didnt they come out with some zip off base layers?

I have the kiln hoody as well as the fuse henley. Both are amazing. Id highly recommend. Can't offer any suggestions on the higher weight stuff.

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obsidian pants.

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I think the knock on these is they don’t hold up well to walking through brush, but are good for whitetails. I have the guide lite and catalyst pants and both are awesome.

I have to corrugate guide pants. Really like the feel of them. Unsure of durability yet but they feel great. I like my kuiu attack pants better though. Obsidian pants were on the radar but opted for the corrugate. Thing that sucks for me about FL pants is that im in between sizes. Size 36 waits and the medium fit but kinda snug and the large fall off of me. So im wearing corrugate pants early and attack later on. And the lengths are kinda long out of the pack where kuiu comes in short inseams.

I have several different base layers and aerowool hoody, I love the base layers. Not itchy at all. Perform great. Especially with the new zip layers they are a must i believe.

As far as jacket, the only jacket i had was solitude jacket and bibs. This is designed for treestand hunting and the wind cut right through the bibs like butter. The jacket felt a little bulky but the material is super quiet. Not sure of temps but the catalyst is the same material and its nice material for sure but be aware it will not cut wind at all. Corrugate guide is more durable but louder.

With companies making so much shite its hard to find what you need sometimes. Not sure how active you will be. I love Fusion camo patter better than anything, but ive found that sitka seems to be better than FL. Mix in a few Kuiu pieces and its nice. I just hate how high Kuiu put the pockets on their jackets (I have the axis hybrid) and if u have a gut at all it will be tight.

If i were going id wear some combination along these lines
FL--base layers
Sitka- mountain jacket/ mountain pants
Kuiu-attack pants and axis gloves/jacket

I have the Catalyst jacket and it's probably my favorite piece of hunting gear. I also have one of the merino hoodies which is my go-to base layer. Highly recommend

Alos picked up a pair of pants at Field and Stream, I think the Corruagtes. They're very comfortable but do not offer much warmth at all, more of a early season Elk pant which is what they'll be used for.

I own almost everything first lite makes. Wearing the wick hoody right now.

You won’t go wrong with anything you get.

Damn. Maybe they will let me return them. I ordered another pair of NOMAD pants I found on clearance.

I already have more pants than I need for stand hunting. Need something that can take a weeks long backpack hunt and lots of miles.

Guess I will look at Kuiu