MeatEater Pro Tips: Pant Layering Systems

[@bornwildtv1317]

Steve, you are the most humble and “straight arrows” I have stumbled across. I’m super grateful for all the yt content and Netflix content. Thank you good sir. Keep up the great work you do for our public and our public lands.

[@rudyelizondo1935]

Great vid bro!! Man I appreciate your info on the layering system. Very smart to wear the layers, I started using the thermal layers and that’s made a big difference for me especially in the cold humid days hunting or fishing! You my hero bro!!!

[@kastboarder]

Thank you for this! Would love to hear how you layer your upper body as well. Keep the content rolling!

[@patrickluft7298]

brentkphoto upper body! Preferably a little more than just your first lite products

[@masstrapper7645]

Great video! Happy holidays to the crew of meat eater and all fans of the shows!

[@OutdoorswithTrav]

Steven, I recently started watching your show at my son’s recommendation. I had seen it offered on Netflix, but resisted watching yet another hunting show for fear that it would be the same thing that we’ve gotten used to & unfortunately is so common in other hunting shows = 3 or 4 minutes of actual hunting footage conveniently drawn out & surrounded by 20 minutes of obnoxious pushy outdoor merchandise ads. I have an aversion to BS & think my biggest resistance though was fear that your show would be full of chest-beating machismo over killing “trophy” exotic game at great distances with the message that it can only be done with high-end gear, in obscure locations with belted magnum ammunition. At the continued insistence of my son, I gave your show a try & together we watched the episode of you and Joe Rogan archery hunting mule deer in Nevada. I had been wrong in my assumptions & was truly impressed with what I saw! Never before had I seen a hunting show/episode where an animal is not taken. You guys hunted that unit hard with a realistic 40-yard range limit and despite honest effort, shot not a deer. Reality. I have since watched every episode of season 5, 6 & 7 that’s available on Netflix. I counted five different episodes where an animal was not taken. Although some might call that unsuccessful, I call it being honest with your viewers & integrity regarding the reality of hunting. Even with your lifetime of wilderness skills, excellent equipment & hunting in vastly different locations with wonderful friends, sometimes even you come home empty on game meat. I appreciate your respectful episode regarding the game warden and taking time to meet & visit with with Colorado District Wildlife Manager Bill Andre. One of my very favorite episodes is when you hunted blue “sooty” grouse with Barbara Gabier in Alaska. You really honor her in that episode & not just because of her “local knowledge,” but for who she is as a person. Thank you for being honest with us about hunting & showing us what really matters. Sorry for the long lame comment! Trav

[@MountainLust]

Good stuff Steve! Very helpful info even for just a hiker like myself out here in New Hampshire! Loving the new episodes on Netflix, especially when yal are hunting black tail in AK. Your camerman is an amazing cinematographer too, the time lapses, landscapes, zooming on game, its stunning 👌 keep em comin and good luck out there! 👍🏻

[@clavy5420]

I’ve been looking for the answer to this question for so long!

[@bford98541]

Love yall and your videos!! Keep up the greatness!

[@squidtower]

I'm getting there. It's taken me a few years adding a few items each year. The Guide pants in my opinion have been my constant pant. They can take a beating. The obsidian pants I've hears alot of complaints about holes and tears

[@kurtisgirdwood6262]

Layering systems are words of wisdom I think

[@CameronLienhart]

Hope that you do the “upper” system too.

[@adappergiraffe]

I needed this info today! Going on my first hunt (whitetail) and wasn't sure! Thanks!

[@Bryan-vz4sz]

Good luck!

[@DRUCO316]

How did you do ?

[@adappergiraffe]

@@DRUCO316 sadly my nerves got the best of me.....we stalked 6 does and 2 bucks over the 2 and a half days we were there. Got on target but I'm sure I jerked the trigger....gonna use this to prep for mule deer later this year!

[@outdooroutfitters3658]

Great information! Thanks for sharing.

[@goaway8959]

I use the same long johns with some cheap under armor waterproof pants and they work great. I love those long johns.

[@Dphilenable]

Thank you. I really needed a breakdown like this.

[@douglascherneski7245]

Finally somebody just comes out and says use this here and that there without me freezing my ass off to figure it out the hard way. I’ve been eyeing up them obsidians Anyway.

[@weekender38]

THANKS, I value your experience.

[@theoriginaljohngalt2450]

Living in Wisconsin I have learned to layer all clothes in the winter time. Even people in the city know this and they do it.

[@fleischer236]

more system videos!!!!

[@abefrohman1759]

Merry Christmas 🎁🎄

[@GGreen-yf2xk]

Shut up, Abe! You're Jewish.

[@MrOvlov02]

great tips steve..... thanks

[@jungle6201]

thank god the long johns are camo, my skinny pale legs used to give me away every time until i put those bad boys on

[@Chriskelly19067]

Got to hear what you do for warm feet! No matter what i do my feet get cold!

[@dznnf7]

Chemical "insole" shaped warmers are worth whatever they weigh and cost if you're not out overnight for days and days. Even then I'd have to consider it.

[@GGreen-yf2xk]

@@dznnf7 You're a hunter, so you have no inner soul. You bring death on Christmas.

[@TuppenceMorris]

Can you wiggle your toes in your boots? If they're too tight they'll constrict the circulation and your feet will get cold

[@dznnf7]

@@TuppenceMorris Really good point - too often people jam in another pair of socks thinking it'll be warmer, and it constricts circulation instead.

[@adamcraig3422]

my experience from 22 years of cold weather training in the Marines taught me to always start with a good thin moisture wicking sock(never wear cotton). then a wool sock ( I like the Marino wool, works great and is long lasting) that is suitable for the temperature, thick socks for extreme cold, thinner for mild days. and then the right boot for the weather/climate you are in. they need to fit right with the socks you have on so you may need more than one pair of boots. if they are to tight, they cut circulation and compress the sock materials to the point where they don't insulate as well. a water proof boot with gortex so it also breaths to let out sweat works best. if you over do the sock/boot warmth factor and your feet get wet, then you will get cold feet every time. take extra socks and change them if needed and your feet will be toasty all day. good luck.

[@tcwrench]

With all this in mind, what size pants are you buying? Do you buy a size bigger in the 3rd and 4th layer knowing that your mostly going to be layering them on the outside, keeping in mind that they will fit big if you wear them on their own?

[@tcwrench]

"size pants" in a relative term, I don't care what size pants you wear....

[@ericasilbaugh9002]

No need if you are using FL gear that is described in the video. They are made with layering in mind. Find your size and buy. No need to account for it yourself.

[@jstep100]

Great info. You da man! Thanks much!

[@georgeterangi2848]

Hello Steve do you have new episodes on man eater I loved the last 1 you did cheers

[@IdahoMthman]

You men are awesome

[@kentcostello8099]

I'll stay with my old Carhartt keep me warm . But good info thanks for if Steve

[@rbljackson]

so steve.....are you saying that if you are going into a cold environment where cold snow and rain are all possibilities, you are wearing or carrying all 4 of those layers on a backpack trip?

[@crowell392]

Great content Steve, unfortunately I would rather not have to mortgage the house to buy hunting gear

[@czwirner]

thats like a grand in the bottom system alone

[@GGreen-yf2xk]

Stop hunting!

[@chma0401]

Just gotta be friends with joe rogan do a podcast get that huge audience and the free content just comes out of the woodwork for endorsing videos like these 😉Ill layer up my hand me downs until then

[@dznnf7]

You can do the exact thing with much cheaper mixed-brand options unless fashion is more important than comfort. I do almost exactly what he does, but with things accumulated over a few years, on sale. Just ignoring the camo fabric and buying for comfort/construction cuts the price in half. And wool isn't all that great; it's less smelly than some synthetics [they're getting better], but it's heavy and the old "warm when wet" story is total BS. Nothing is warm when it's wet, everything is better than cotton, and fleece dries almost instantly.

[@unseenranger298]

@@GGreen-yf2xk You really must be a sad individual if this is how you choose to treat strangers on the internet.

[@mjbowhunter]

could you post some links to the products you use

[@tcwrench]

It's all First lite brand.

[@thebluestartattoos]

I'm really surprised that you rock the obsidians over the corrugate guides. Seems like the obsidian have some durability issues

[@Beaman76]

Chris Richards I have hunted mule deer and elk as well as beat sagebrush chasing quail, chukar and sage grouse in mine for multiple seasons without an issue. Only snag or hole in mine was my own doing with a mule deer antler while dragging. Definitely my all season go to pant!

[@thebluestartattoos]

@@Beaman76 They seem like they would be easy to destroy. I guess Im gonna have to get me a pair

[@BrettVaughnB100]

Guess I'm going to have to get off of my traditional cowboy gear high horse and have a look at this gear ... maybe give it a try ..

[@jasonehredt968]

How about some info on that jacket you’re wearing?!?!

[@swamppappy7745]

4 pairs of pants....that is a poop or pee trap in an emergency situation for sure.

[@EvilSpeculator]

What no links to the products? You could make some bank with affiliate links ;-)

[@oneshotonekill2528]

Nice tips, PS people you don't have to wear first light gear to use the basics of layering. Now for the tops😁.

[@JPMutch]

Any suggestions on sizing for your puffy pants and rain pants in order to manage bulk/maximize comfort when layering? Do you go up a size in both your extra thermal and outer layer or do you just rock your regular size across all layers?

[@bpdp379]

First Lite sizes everything around the system, so you stick with your size. I have MED in all of these pieces and they fit together just right.

[@JPMutch]

@@bpdp379 Good to know! Thanks for clarifying.

[@andrewgiesler6224]

How about that new top secret puffy you have on 🧐

[@dylanmounsey7515]

Nice plug

[@tycollinsh7421]

Great, now I just have to save $800 for pants.

[@tcwrench]

And now to find this kind of set up in Merino wool on a poor man's budget. I wonder where I could get some old Meateater crew hand me downs!?

[@PtHuber17]

Only thing is firstlite is sooo expensive

[@RoadLifePursuits]

4 pairs of pants on at the same time, how do you even move? LOL

[@RitzWood32]

Who tf wears 4 sets of pants. Good marketing! Lol

[@SooperYooper69]

Wonder who sponsored this video