LAYERING guide for cold weather

[@archiekabooom2928]

Top job explaining it all and lovely house you have too Daz

[@IntotheMountains]

Cheers Archie. 🍺

[@highcountryrob5534]

G’day Daz, hunting clothing has come a long way since we would hunt in x army clothing and those lovely army wool pants.Thanks for all the lovely modern technical information.Ta, Rob.

[@IntotheMountains]

The good ol itchy wool 😅 things have come along way but wool continues to trump nearly every attempt to mimic it. I just wish we had a way to make it more resilient to tears while maintaining the weight.

[@highcountryrob5534]

@@IntotheMountains -Don’t even get me to talk about the dreaded “groin rash” from those wooly pants/hessian bags!It created the crab walk…😩

[@gregdavis3246]

Great video and have a safe and great hunt.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Greg! 👍🏾

[@FishandHunt]

Good little video with some great advice especially for those just getting started. Always keep your core, hands, feet and your nuts warm and you are laughing! I'd add always get the best quality boots that you can afford and break them in properly before you hit the hills. Happy hunting.

[@IntotheMountains]

Spot on there mate. Good boots are always the foundation for a great trip. Stay safe out there 🍺🍺

[@FishandHunt]

@@IntotheMountains You too. Hope that you find a big mature rutty fella. 👍🏻

[@brianmarywapshott2593]

Looking forward to your video's during the hunt, keep up the good work Cheers

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks, will do!

[@MyboyZeuss]

Bloody fantastic video.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Lynda 😊

[@hntrdwnundr3415]

Very informative Daz. Great video, good luck on the hunt 👍

[@IntotheMountains]

Cheers mate, should be a great rut this year! Some quality animals getting about!!

[@michaelhourican7211]

Informative as ever Daz Enjoy your upcoming hunt.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Michael! Hopefully the deer are as excited as me 😅

[@peterterry7424]

Daz, I love your reviews always honest and informative. Good luck on the hunt.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Pete! Looking forward to getting back in the bush 😊

[@frednurk8590]

Great ep, mate. Lots of really useful info. Much appreciated. Thank you.

[@IntotheMountains]

Cheers Fred, thanks for your support 👍🏾

[@johnnyvee8062]

Very informative and well explained as always Daz. And yes, cotton is definitely not your friend out in the field.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Johnny! 🍺

[@perfectzero.]

Great job daz love the information. Thank you

[@IntotheMountains]

Glad you enjoyed it 🍺

[@malcoullyatt9264]

Very helpful video mate.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks for watching 😊

[@tristankennedy851]

Great info once again Daz! Look forward to more of these in depth guides.

[@IntotheMountains]

Cheers 🍻 Tristan. Happy to do more of these, if you’d like to see anything in particular let me know and I can work towards it! 😊

[@jamiesullivan8900]

Great advice Daz, practical and useful. Hope your taking your camera on your next backpack hunt to share with us

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Jamie, yes the camera will be in, just hope the weather plays ball to film

[@rodgeorge7244]

Great bit of info especially for beginners Daz I hope you knock a big stag over on your next adventure all the best.

[@IntotheMountains]

Thanks Rod, will do our best mate. Should be a few about

[@pkgoldopalhunting]

top info mate never underestimate nature and what it can throw at you always best to be prepared and a bit of extra gear never goes astray if you have room and could help you mate out to if you with some one , hope you have a great hunt

[@IntotheMountains]

Absolutely!

[@JamesEastham]

Gday daz, thanks for the video mate. Hey I was watching your video on the 650 tips and tricks… and just wanted to let you know I found a way to make the rhino charge from a usb cable. Usually when you connect to a usb and charge it off a deep cycle setup in a 4x4 it won’t charge. Lucky to get 1% per hour. But I solved the issue. If you’re keen to know more let me know 👍🏻

[@IntotheMountains]

Hey James, they seem to charge fine on a 12 v system. At the vehicle we’ve had no issues. Just need to make sure the have the correct usb outlet. It’s the portable battery banks that we take when backpacking that the issue comes into play as they are typically a lower amperage. Often slow to charge and camping out at 40% full. We do have a way around it but for what it’s worth and the effort it’s much easier to carry a spare lithium Garmin spare battery. 👍🏾

[@JamesEastham]

@@IntotheMountains cheers Daz. Mine hated charging off my car usb outlets. I’ve got it sorted now as a mates who’s a guru with electronics wired the cable to make it think it’s 240 and stopped it going into sync mode. Something about a prong and an earth..?? Above my pay grade haha. I’ll check it on a battery bank as I’m curious to see how it goes on that

[@user-yz9sy6ng8x]

Good info mate, very helpful hearing your experience with merino and synthetic. I've personally found following the US Special Forces PCU system handy when out bush.

[@IntotheMountains]

Interesting! I’m not familiar with that system so will take a look. 👍🏾

[@richardchambers917]

Did you mention gloves? Had to sit around watching for a deer with frozen digits!

[@lukekelly-qw1tj]

Hey Daz, do you have a video on your sleep system? Planning a vic trip for next year June and starting to look at what’s needed

[@IntotheMountains]

Hi Luke, I haven’t done one like that but definitely can work on one. It’s a big topic and a very important thing to get right. I’ll see what I can do! Stay tuned 👍🏾

[@ianpenford3846]

Great info Daz. Thanks heaps for the video. You mentioned it, but didn't talk about it, what are your thoughts on ponchos for wet weather walking/stalking?

[@IntotheMountains]

Hey Ian, sorry I should have elaborated. I love ponchos. Used in the right way they can be the ultimate difference between dry and wet. The reason is a rain jacket goes under your pack. The pack straps then rub and rub and increase water migration through contact. A poncho however goes over the top of everything. Including your pack, bino rig and even rifle shedding all of the Downpour. It can double as a tarp. Shelter and water collector. I use them often to compliment the rain jacket in very adverse weather.

[@ianpenford3846]

Everything you said strikes a chord with me, particularly after a wet day in the bush recently. I could have done with something to cover everything on the walk in, and then something to set up as a tarp to keep the rain off during a sit-and-wait... Do you have any 'brand' recommendations? Cheers.

[@lachlanclifford8697]

Awesome stuff mate! Would love to know what sleep system your running? (pad and mattress) Cheers!

[@IntotheMountains]

No worries Lachlan! I have a few mat and bag systems that I’ll use throughout the year. My winter system I work on three factors. A r value 5 Matt or higher. A bag rated for 10 degrees lower than I expect a 4 season or greater tent. I never have any issues here in Australia with that method all the way down to -9.

[@ThreeEyeGypsy30]

Thank you for another great informative video. May i ask please, Which brand of poncho do you use? Thank you

[@IntotheMountains]

My two favourites. One from helikon tex. the other from hazard 4 👍🏾

[@ThreeEyeGypsy30]

Thank you for the reply, I'll look both of them up, Helikon make some good gear.

[@dave9.3]

Great layering guide Daz. Ive been upgrading my wet weather gear and I used to look for quite rain gear for stalking, but over time Ive found that the more qiuet it is the less waterproof it is and the more it holds water. What are your thoughts on quiet rain gear? Cheers bro

[@IntotheMountains]

You make a really good point there Dave and spot on with your observations. The quiet fabric is often bonded to the outer waterproof membrane giving you a heavy jacket to begin with. The water molecules will quickly bind to the soft outer adding weight. Then water ingress often occurs through contact moisture from underneath. I have found even the slightest rain becomes very loud in the bush easily drowning out our own sound. Furthermore the swishing sound from these single shell fabrics may appear loud near our ears but this high treble sound does not travel far in the bush and doesn’t seem to be on the deers radar like the base sounds from our own footfall. 👍🏾

[@dave9.3]

@@IntotheMountains cheers Daz

[@michaelcaporale2268]

Extremely informative Daz thanks, hope this doesn’t sound silly but re underwear can you get merino boxers to wear under merino leggings or normal underwear/boxers are ok? Thanks again Michael

[@IntotheMountains]

No not a silly question at all Michael. It’s a great point and yes you absolutely can get great merino underwear. It’s a little harder to find here in the mainstream but stocked well in New Zealand outlets. Very comfortable and will be perfect for this type of thing. 👍🏾

[@1968krug]

Another great clip appreciated mate. Was the person riding on your shoulders at 1:13 a paying client on a guide or a hitch hiker? Any suggestions on the best harness/pack would be great! Thanks

[@IntotheMountains]

Cheers Tony! That’s my boy with me there and unfortunately the kid doesn’t pay! 😅 by harness/pack do you mean for the kids?

[@1968krug]

@@IntotheMountains apologies I missed your reply ages ago.. yep, I was referring to the harness/pack for kids. I'm not even sure it'd work for me, depending on the weight of the harness and the passenger.. I've had a back issue for a while so I'm not sure it's realistic, it'd be good to know though. (thanks again for all your awesome videos, I'm sure there are so many people that enjoy and appreciate them, even for armchair 'hunters' like me that wish we could get out from time to time)