Need suggestions on a good down vest to wear up under jackets or waders. I don't want it to be too bulky and I'd rather not have to spend a fortune but I will pay for quality. Thanks.
Senior Member
Looking for a vest
Need suggestions on a good down vest to wear up under jackets or waders. I don't want it to be too bulky and I'd rather not have to spend a fortune but I will pay for quality. Thanks.
Displaced Sandlapper
Filson Mackinaw weight wool vest... less volume and warm if it gets wet.
"The real reason fish jump - they don't have a middle finger!"
Big Daddy Golden Rod
Have you thought about a loose nap fleece shirt or light zip up jacket? I bought a jacket and pants set when I was in Victoria, British Columbia several years ago and that's all I've used ever since. I put on a set of Patagonia thermal long underwear, then the layer of fleece on top and bottom, and finally whatever my outer wear would be. I was able to hunt in temps down into the single digits comfortably in Alaska and often times had to shed the top layer when walking to the blinds from the boat as to not overheat. Admittedly I've never worn a vest as layering.
Living in Moncks Corner but looking forward to moving back to the West Coast in 2020 where there are more ducks and less duck hunters!! LOL
Member
I do like my Mccallister down vest. Macks had them on sale for a while might still be.
Senior Member
L.L. Bean...one of the few things they still make well...
Senior Member
You will not be dissapointed with this. Or anything filson makes for that matterOriginally Posted by boondoggle
Conservation means the wise use of the earth and its resources for the lasting good of men. -Gifford Pinchot
The beauty of the second amendment is that it will not be needed until they try to take it. -Thomas Jefferson
The very existence of flame-throwers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I'm just not close enough to get the job done.
Senior Member
Filson or Mccallister. Both make dern good stuff
Senior Member
If you don't want to pay much, Cabelas has decent stuff. This is a 550 vest...
http://www.cabelas.com/product/Home/4-Day-Sale-Up-To-64-Off-Select-Outerwear-Acc|/pc/105625080/c/110993580/Cabelas-550-Goose-Down-Vest/1265717.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fhome-4-day-sale-up-to-64-off-select-outerwear-acc%2F_%2FN-1105978%2B4294750416%2FNe-4294750416%3FWTz_st%3DGuidedNav%26WTz_stype%3DGNP% 26recordsPerPage%3D108%26WTz_srn%3DSeeAllItems&WTz _l=Unknown%3Bcat110993580
.
Foothills Golden Retriever Rescue
.
"Keep your powder dry, Boys!" ~ George Washington
"If I understood everything I said I'd be a genius." ~ 'Unknown'
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
Bookmarks