Hunting jacket recommendations in BC?

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I'm going to be going hunting in November, and currently don't have a good jacket. I'm looking to get something that would hopefully have zip in layers so that I can take the outer jacket off and fleece etc. would come with it without having to unzip or remove seperately, but if it got too warm, i could remove the fleece from the outer jacket.

Any recommendations on which brands or items to get? I'll be mostly hunting weekend hunts on Vancouver Island/Sunshine Coast, but may rarely go to The Central/Northern Interior or to Calgary.

My appologies if this should be in gear. Since it was related to hunting I was wanting to avoid paying for gear simply for tacticool look, but if tacticool gear still serves the purpose without adding to the price I'm ok with that.
 
Start with a good underlayer, like Underarmour, Sitka or Merino wool , then layer with wool Stanfields sweater, zip up fleece jacket and then a gor tex parka over top.

Bring a back pack to store layers in when not needed. This combo will keep you warm and dry and allow you to shed layers as needed.
 
GH solved your issue.

I use a Patagonia base layer, some kind of poly/cotton shirt, North Face fleece vest (if needed), TAD Gear fleece Ranger Hoodie (best fleece jacket I've ever used and I've used and own a bunch just ask my wife), and a Taiga 3 ply Gore-Tex hard shell. It seems to work for just about everything.
 
Without any opposition to the choices posted above, are there any other options that are still quality (if not perhaps as awesome as those listed above) but at cheaper prices.

I'm trying to basically say: Cheaper price tag for the set without killing quality.

Trying to get the gear together on a tight budget, but know if I'm gonna take a hit on $$$ I should atleast put a little bit into it in order to get me something that will last me a while.

A valid answer will also be to just buy absolutely cheap until you can afford to buy the really good stuff, but just wanted to get opinions as I know very little on the subject, and have bought cheap and changed frequently in the past.
 
rtracer13 said:
Without any opposition to the choices posted above, are there any other options that are still quality (if not perhaps as awesome as those listed above) but at cheaper prices.

I'm trying to basically say: Cheaper price tag for the set without killing quality.

Trying to get the gear together on a tight budget, but know if I'm gonna take a hit on $$$ I should atleast put a little bit into it in order to get me something that will last me a while.

A valid answer will also be to just buy absolutely cheap until you can afford to buy the really good stuff, but just wanted to get opinions as I know very little on the subject, and have bought cheap and changed frequently in the past.
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What is your budget?
 
rtracer13 said:
Without any opposition to the choices posted above, are there any other options that are still quality (if not perhaps as awesome as those listed above) but at cheaper prices.

I'm trying to basically say: Cheaper price tag for the set without killing quality.

Trying to get the gear together on a tight budget, but know if I'm gonna take a hit on $$$ I should atleast put a little bit into it in order to get me something that will last me a while.

A valid answer will also be to just buy absolutely cheap until you can afford to buy the really good stuff, but just wanted to get opinions as I know very little on the subject, and have bought cheap and changed frequently in the past.
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From my experience I have always regretted cheaping out.

FWIW I think you are better off to save up and get good stuff.

CH and GH pretty much summed it up. My cold weather layer set up looks like poly long johns, fleece wind shear pants, a merino wool top, and a wind shear fleece top. If the weather is not wet I have quiet shell pants and jacket to go over that, if it is wet I have some fairly pricey gortex pants and jacket by BDU that go over the base.
 
Modern technology is wonderful and practical. However to me a Winter coat will never feel like one unless it feels like your wearing a sleeping bag. My warm coat is like that. If it's cool I like to wear a fleece shirt/coat and if needs be, a vest like in my avatar. So far so good. :)
 
rtracer13 said:
Without any opposition to the choices posted above, are there any other options that are still quality (if not perhaps as awesome as those listed above) but at cheaper prices.

I'm trying to basically say: Cheaper price tag for the set without killing quality.

Trying to get the gear together on a tight budget, but know if I'm gonna take a hit on $$$ I should atleast put a little bit into it in order to get me something that will last me a while.

A valid answer will also be to just buy absolutely cheap until you can afford to buy the really good stuff, but just wanted to get opinions as I know very little on the subject, and have bought cheap and changed frequently in the past.
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With my example, the only thing that is real $$ is good gor tex. And you can find decent breathable raingear for less than what I use,which is a $350 MEC jacket, purchased almost 10 years ago, and still works great. THat is the benefit of good stuff...$35 a year is not a big price tag.

SOme good underlayers can be had in the $40-$50 range, a Stanfields sweater is $55, and you can get a decent fleece jacket for under $75.

I like the Stanfields since it will cut some wind, unlike most fleece.

FInd some budget raingear if you like, Cabelas probably sells some very serviceable stuff for $150
 
Last winter I wore a longsleeve wicking shirt, a thin zipneck merino sweater and a Rivers West vest 90% of the time at work. In a downpour I had a thin waterproof coat and if it was a really cold day I had a windproof fleece coat.
Stanfields wool shirts are the uniform in the bush out here but I hate the scoop neck on them so prefer a wool zipneck.
 
Thanks for the info and solid advice. I realized after the post I was looking at a few items online that were combo pieces when I thought they were priced individually. It was looking like GH's gear was gonna cost up to $700-800, instead of more closely to the $400-500 range.
I'm still hoping to hit it at $300, but think that's probably how I will go and just bargain hunt a bit more on the pieces.
 
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