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| Trying to stay ahead of the seasons and curious what u guys are using late fall to stay warm n thaw out ur gear Propane heater wise as i have been thinking about it for the past 2 seasons. I have an open 14 ft deep v and want something here and their to warm up and thaw out frozen reels. Thanks! |
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Location: NE PA | I have a propane powered coleman stove and use it for double duty. Make food and keeps us warm at the same time. As an added bonus it is low to the ground so it is stable. |
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Location: Aurora | 12 volt hair dryer with cig lighter plug.
Quick thaw/dry fer equip, boots/socks/gloves/mullets, etc.
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| Snowmobile jacket, pants and a Mr Heater propane heater. Only down sides are the 1lb propane tanks go fast since they freeze up and the wind constantly knocks out the flame so you need to keep it protected if its windy or your moving fast. |
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Location: Rhinelander, Wisconsin | Frabill Suit. Ice Suit is too warm, and Snow Suit WAY to warm. |
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Location: Madison, WI | sworrall - 7/20/2014 2:43 PM
Frabill Suit. Ice Suit is too warm, and Snow Suit WAY to warm.
^ THIS! perfect for late fall into early ice. Pretty waterproof too, which surprised me based on what I was told on here. I fished it early spring in the down pouring rain and never got wet or cold. |
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| Iike the hair drier idea. |
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| Coleman that screws onto small cylinder. Good for small boat but it is not very stable. I don't leave it on while fishing. Like the hair dryer idea. |
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Location: Walker, MN | I saw a couple of guys trolling last fall with a tiller boat and a Clam set up on the bow of their boat. They were taking turns warming up in the portie, presumably with a sunflower heater going. |
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Location: MN | achotrod - 7/20/2014 1:11 PM
Snowmobile jacket, pants and a Mr Heater propane heater. Only down sides are the 1lb propane tanks go fast since they freeze up and the wind constantly knocks out the flame so you need to keep it protected if its windy or your moving fast.
Get your self a 5-10 propane tank and a hose. They take up way less room than a 20lb. The tanks are a little spendy but they pay for themselves in a hurry because it is way cheaper to refill than buying a ton of 1lbers. We can run a big buddy on high for about 8 hours with our 5lb.
What do people use for gloves for casting? The goretex ones I've looked at have been too thick/bulky. |
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Location: Smith Creek | Metal bucket with sand and charcoal to keep warm and cook bratwurst.
I have about 15-20 pairs of cheap cotton gloves, wear 2 at a time and replace with dry ones every hour or so. |
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| Catching fish is the best method I have seen. |
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| Nershi - 7/22/2014 1:57 PM
What do people use for gloves for casting? The goretex ones I've looked at have been too thick/bulky.
Latex gloves (surgical gloves) as the first layer, neoprene or those cotton gloves with the fingers and palm dipped in rubber for the outer layer. When moving from spot to spot the neoprene/cotton gloves come off and I'll put on a more traditional pair of winter gloves.
I'll bring about 4 or 5 pairs of gloves for that outer layer in case they get too wet. Even in the middle of winter when ice fishing having the surgical gloves underneath have caused my hands to get too warm and sweat. |
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Location: Madison, WI | I bought some clam "edge" waterproof gloves which are waterproof and you have plenty of dexterity, BUT the waterproofing will wear off if it down pours. I have since upgraded to Frabill FXE storm suit type gloves, I have submerged my hand in water while ice fishing and NEVER had wet hands. The regular gloves can get alittle cold if they are soaking wet and its super cold but over all great gloves. |
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| Nershi - 7/22/2014 12:57 PM
achotrod - 7/20/2014 1:11 PM
Snowmobile jacket, pants and a Mr Heater propane heater. Only down sides are the 1lb propane tanks go fast since they freeze up and the wind constantly knocks out the flame so you need to keep it protected if its windy or your moving fast.
Get your self a 5-10 propane tank and a hose. They take up way less room than a 20lb. The tanks are a little spendy but they pay for themselves in a hurry because it is way cheaper to refill than buying a ton of 1lbers. We can run a big buddy on high for about 8 hours with our 5lb.
What do people use for gloves for casting? The goretex ones I've looked at have been too thick/bulky.
Thats the plan for this year and will take up less space then having a bunch of 1lbers laying around.
As for gloves I use snowmobile racing gloves from Klim. They are water proof with a goretex liner and thin enough to be comfortable casting. I also like the mittens that fold back exposing your fingers. Much warmer than gloves but you can still use your fingers when needed.
With all that said Im a skinny guy and hate the cold. |
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| Patagonia has great cold weather gloves, worth checking out. I am able to tie on #22 flies with them and keep warm. |
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| BenR - 7/22/2014 4:56 PM
Patagonia has great cold weather gloves, worth checking out. I am able to tie on #22 flies with them and keep warm.
Size 22 flies huh? And they keep you warm? What's the catch? |
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| Keeping hands and feet warm and dry are the keys for me. For gloves checkout Kast Gear Steelhead gloves. They are by far the best gloves I have used for keeping warm, dry and still flexible for casting. |
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| bryantukkah - 7/22/2014 10:29 PM
BenR - 7/22/2014 4:56 PM
Patagonia has great cold weather gloves, worth checking out. I am able to tie on #22 flies with them and keep warm.
Size 22 flies huh? And they keep you warm? What's the catch?
trying to find them on their web site and they might not make that model any longer. Will do a bit more searching. They are awesome.
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Location: minocqua, wi. | underarmor and a hoodie |
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