{"id":80308,"date":"2017-11-09T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2017-11-09T17:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gunsamerica.com\/blog\/?p=80308"},"modified":"2025-10-28T08:07:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:07:11","slug":"turning-clothing-gear-diy-moose-hunting-sitka-subalpine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gunsamerica.com\/digest\/turning-clothing-gear-diy-moose-hunting-sitka-subalpine\/","title":{"rendered":"Turning Clothing Into Gear\u00a0\u2014 DIY Moose Hunting with Sitka Subalpine"},"content":{"rendered":"

Moose \"Turningwere the furthest thing from my mind at the moment. Cold water was at the forefront, cold water and the fact that I was falling. Yup, you guessed it \u2013 falling into said cold water. Then I was in, icy wet fingers reaching through my clothing, shooting with viper-like speed down my waders, forcing the air from my lungs in a breathless gasp.<\/p>\n

I lunged to my feet, glad that only the left half of me had submerged in the shallow Alaska creek, glad that the icy fingers crawling down my waders ran out of momentum just below my waist. Catching my breath as well as my packraft, which was doing its best to disappear down a fast-moving riffle, the thought occurred to me that now I\u2019d find out if all the hype about Sitka Gear clothing was for real.<\/p>\n

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Jetstream Beanie. MSRP: $49<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

I was life-and-death deep in a backcountry DIY (do-it-yourself) moose hunt in Alaska, floating\/clambering down a remote, unexplored creek toward good moose habitat. Alternately floating and lining my raft downstream was my present task, the water often not deep enough to float my boat with my weight aboard. Slippery cobbles lined the bottom of the creek, rendering footing unstable and treacherous. This was my first tumble, and I felt sure that it wouldn\u2019t be my last. I just hoped that my gear was up to the task of keeping me alive and healthy.<\/p>\n

Good gear for a hardcore backcountry hunt is paramount to success and survival. Clothing is no exception and should be given serious consideration. My hunting partner and I had paid our dues in said consideration, finally choosing to go with Sitka clothing for all our layers, comprising long underwear, shirt and pants, coat and vest, raingear, and hats and gloves. Sitka\u2019s reputation for comfortable, high-performance clothing is second to none, the only blemish being the price of the gear. Was the clothing worth the cost? We were about to find out.\"Turning<\/p>\n

Gear List<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Kelvin Active Jacket. MSRP: $289<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Here\u2019s a detailed look at exactly what we used, starting with the innermost layer and progressing outward. All pieces are members of Sitka\u2019s new Subalpine lineup.<\/p>\n