12-14-2018, 09:33 PM
Cold Weather Gear:
* Parka with hood (Gore-Tex or other modern unidirectional membrane fabric for your outer barrier)
* Thick layer fleece to insulate from the parka layer
* Sub layer medium if needed (high loft jackets work well for this, like the old field jacket liner and modern versions with more Gucci names)
* Thermal underwear
* Quality socks with cushion soles and Merino wool from either Darn tough, Smartwool, or some Gucci brand
* Decent boots that will insulate your feet from the ground, as well as the conditions (Merrell Terramorph, Asolos, Danners, etc.)
* Gore-Tex pants or outer layer barrier
* Thermal long johns
* Oversized regular pants
* Watch cap/wool cap/fleece cap and/or mask
* Neck gaiter if you roll that way
* Winter Gloves/Hunter's Mittens (Outdoor Research makes excellent gloves)
* Sub layer gloves (Aviators Nomex, Mechanix, Shooting Gloves)
Normal clothing for travel or if/when the father decides to get much warmer.
For those that are doing the overnight winter survival portion:
* Sleep system (US military Gore-Tex ECWS sleep system w/bivvy sack is great and can be found at many surplus online retailers for a steal from its original cost)
* Car auto shades with aluminum or roll of aluminum-covered foam for RVs cut to the shape of your mummy bag
* Inflatable sleeping pad/mattress, mummy shaped to fit inside your bivvy sack
* Headlamp with fresh batteries
* Baby wipes
* Bug-out meals/MREs/camping food/dinner packs
* Stainless steel canteen cup
* Stainless steel canteen cup stove base
* Fire-starting materials (lighter, strike anywhere matches)
* Trash bag
* Laundry bag
* Personal hygiene kit with toothpaste/toothbrush
* Change of socks
These courses fill up quickly, and I wasn't able to do one last year due to recovering from a serious achilles tendon injury (snapped in half), so I've been getting requests throughout the year about when the next one is. If we could keep the responses to those interested, rather than "sounds fun, can't come because x, y, z", that will help me communicate better with those who are actually attending. Funny thing is that almost every DM Course I've done there, I have repeat attendees who want to do it again. You will walk away a different shooter if you haven't done anything like this before, and for those that are already familiar with LR shooting, the cold weather aspect is an eye opener as to what you can actually do in realistic hunting conditions, as well as what strengths and weaknesses your equipment might have.
I'm very looking forward to this again and meeting some more Grendel Horde Members.
* Parka with hood (Gore-Tex or other modern unidirectional membrane fabric for your outer barrier)
* Thick layer fleece to insulate from the parka layer
* Sub layer medium if needed (high loft jackets work well for this, like the old field jacket liner and modern versions with more Gucci names)
* Thermal underwear
* Quality socks with cushion soles and Merino wool from either Darn tough, Smartwool, or some Gucci brand
* Decent boots that will insulate your feet from the ground, as well as the conditions (Merrell Terramorph, Asolos, Danners, etc.)
* Gore-Tex pants or outer layer barrier
* Thermal long johns
* Oversized regular pants
* Watch cap/wool cap/fleece cap and/or mask
* Neck gaiter if you roll that way
* Winter Gloves/Hunter's Mittens (Outdoor Research makes excellent gloves)
* Sub layer gloves (Aviators Nomex, Mechanix, Shooting Gloves)
Normal clothing for travel or if/when the father decides to get much warmer.
For those that are doing the overnight winter survival portion:
* Sleep system (US military Gore-Tex ECWS sleep system w/bivvy sack is great and can be found at many surplus online retailers for a steal from its original cost)
* Car auto shades with aluminum or roll of aluminum-covered foam for RVs cut to the shape of your mummy bag
* Inflatable sleeping pad/mattress, mummy shaped to fit inside your bivvy sack
* Headlamp with fresh batteries
* Baby wipes
* Bug-out meals/MREs/camping food/dinner packs
* Stainless steel canteen cup
* Stainless steel canteen cup stove base
* Fire-starting materials (lighter, strike anywhere matches)
* Trash bag
* Laundry bag
* Personal hygiene kit with toothpaste/toothbrush
* Change of socks
These courses fill up quickly, and I wasn't able to do one last year due to recovering from a serious achilles tendon injury (snapped in half), so I've been getting requests throughout the year about when the next one is. If we could keep the responses to those interested, rather than "sounds fun, can't come because x, y, z", that will help me communicate better with those who are actually attending. Funny thing is that almost every DM Course I've done there, I have repeat attendees who want to do it again. You will walk away a different shooter if you haven't done anything like this before, and for those that are already familiar with LR shooting, the cold weather aspect is an eye opener as to what you can actually do in realistic hunting conditions, as well as what strengths and weaknesses your equipment might have.
I'm very looking forward to this again and meeting some more Grendel Horde Members.
NRA Basic, Pistol, Rifle, Shotgun, RSO
CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
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CCW, CQM, DM, Long Range Rifle Instructor
6.5 Grendel Reloading Handbooks & chamber brushes can be found here:
www.AR15buildbox.com