spending $1000s on highend gear. The key that Ihave found is to layer andto make sure that youhave an impervious outerlayer to wear when it rainsand the wind blows. Theaddition that I made to myrepertoire last year was abattery powered, heatedvest.I bought this online foraround $60 and it was thebest money that I havespent. I am known to wear3-4 layers below the waistand 6-7 above, and eventhen, I tend to get cold.This investment has beenthe single greatest factor instaying warm on the worstof days.I have found that thecombination of coldand slowly getting wetover hours of floating isexacerbated by the reliablelate morning and afternoonwinds that blow throughthe river valleys. While wemay start warm and dry, weoften finish the day dampand cold. That warm cupof coffee at the end of thefloat is always a welcomesight.So, how do you keepwarm and dry? This is themillion-dollar question,and I am here to tell youthat it does not meanHere is my suggestion onhow to dress. I will clarifythat my opinion is basedon either walk-and-wadefishing or floating a riverin a drift boat. You willobviously stay warmer ifyou are moving, which youdo very little when fishingfrom a drift boat. Start outwith a good base layer oflong underwear, both topand bottom. Wear a warmpair of pants or sweats overthe bottoms, preferablysomething that is notcotton. Remember, cottonis rotten, meaning thatwhen it gets wet, you getcold. I wear a pair of SimmsM's Thermal Mid-LayerBottoms which will setyou back about $90. Theyare fantastic and keep youwarm. Over these pants, Iwear two pairs of socks andstocking foot waders withwading boots. My lowerhalf, including my toes,rarely gets cold.Let’s move to the top halfof the body. Start with abase layer, a long-sleeveshirt. This should be tightfitting to keep the heatagainst your body. I weara second layer of longsleeve shirt over this,generally a light fleece ormid-layer garment. At thispoint, I put on the battery-
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