First Lite Thermic Kit - Big Guy Gear Reviews
I decided that this year would be the last year I would spend miserably cold during late November deer stand sits and that it was high time to invest in purpose-built late season gear. As always, complicating matters is the fact that I'm big and tall and have disproportionately long arms. This immediately limited my options significantly to First Lite (36-37" sleeve length in XL), and Kuiu (36-36.5" sleeve length in XL). Because I came to this decision just a few weeks before my hunting trip and the First Lite sleeve length is my size and I could try it on at the local Scheels; and because Kuiu is only sold direct-to-consumer, eliminating my ability to try on and see if that 36-36.5" sleeve length would work; I decided to roll with First Lite. I regret that decision. My whitetail hunting is done in the mountains of Virginia. While not the coldest climate possible, there are usually plenty of mornings in the 20s and even teens. When sitting in a deer stand with a bre...