those bucks work their way up that cliff through those trees into that base
hey guys Scott Reekers here with Eastmans gear lab
and we are on location in western Wyoming looking at some of the finest
mule deer country that Wyoming has to offer
we have been very lucky we've already found a few good bucks but because this
is gear lab what we are reviewing today is the new Sitka Timberline jacket now
most of you I'm sure have heard of Sitka's Timberline pants they're some of
my favorites in fact I'm wearing them right now I'm a big fan
the waterproof layers on the knee and on the rear end just for everything that
that provides you never have to worry about getting wet when you're sitting
down and when you're kneeling down that's a concern for a lot of people now
Sitka has introduced the Timberline jacket that matches and it's style it
fits it's the same way this morning we were sitting here in a chilly breeze and
the wind stopper just repelled the wind and it was great I don't have any
insulation on I just have just my face layer next piece that we have is we have
this hood I'm really impressed with the fit as you can see on this hood you have
a stretch material that makes it very easy to pull up over your head and for
it to sit well the next thing that you'll notice is that you're wearing a
ball cap like many of us do when we're hunting you know getting rid of some of
that edge of the Sun well what you can see is a lot of hoods they'll go wrap
and sit right or to have a big piece of area that's that's goofy on the back
well this particular hood doesn't do that it sits really well and it fits
really nice next up you'll see on these sleeves we've got a stretch material
that allows you to easily pull your hands to even say you're wearing some of
the shooting type gloves that are out there and you'll be able to get through
just fine and it'll stretch with the next Peter that says sometimes that your
your insulation can get bunched up when there isn't stretch material and they
can get stuck clear up here with a stretch material allows you to pull it
all the way through to the edge and be able to keep your insulation all the way to your
hand which is actually fairly important I really enjoy having insulation or a
base layer that you can pull through and you can get it all the way to the right
spot so that's very important to me now the inside of the jacket has insulation
in the shoulder but just that little bit to take that edge off it makes a big
difference when you're in country that's cool when you're up above 10,000 feet as
most of you as mountain hunters you tend to get out there on those public land hunts
or you're above the treeline sometimes they can just get plain chilly it's set
this chilly right now as I'm sitting here so make sure you take a look at the
Sitka Timberline jacket the fit is great
we have hiked about 1500 feet lower in elevation because we've got some other
spots that we want to check so that also means that I don't need the insulation
that the Timberline jacket has but what I still do need is the wind resistance
and so you know of the mountain jacket this mountain jacket is designed for
wind resistance in a little bit warmer temperatures I'm gonna find myself
reaching for this jacket a lot during bow season it does not have the hood so
it's going to be a little bit more lighter weight so Allen's counters you
know you're definitely gonna want to pay attention to that if you're looking for
a a windbreaker or a second layer on top of your base layer that's not going to
weigh as much as say a your your hooded offerings that is definitely a plus two
this is going to be the weight both the Timberline and this mountain jacket have
a coating on them that makes them water repellent now that does not mean water
reproof water repellent simply means that during those light storms you're
not going to get soaked all the way through these things can take quite a
bit of water we do not wear this jacket in a downpour and expect it to perform
like rain gear it is not nothing bothers me more on a brand new piece of clothing
especially when its performance clothing then a stitch that you see that is
hanging out there both of these jackets have welded seams which you are not
going to be fighting with the typical things that happen when your seams fray
so make sure you visit www.Sitkagear.com and take a look at the new Timberline jacket and
the new mountain jacket their products that I can highly recommend as a
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