dadman Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 What's recommended for a belt to attach holsters and pouches to during winter shoots? Range I go to is going to have some 3-Gun during Dec. - March. It's in Ohio, and the weather will require bundling up against cold and probally snow. I was thinking of a GI LBE waist belt or a larger waist size heavy-duty leather work belt to go over a longer-than-waistline coat. Also leaning towards a belt only set-up for easier on/off between shooting. Would be attaching a rifle mag pouch, handgun holster and dual mag carrier, and carrier/pouch for shotgun. Couple of matches I've been in, I've used a chest harness for rifle and shotgun and had the handgun gear secured at the waist. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glockster96 Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 My solution has always been to wear a long-sleeved shirt under a t-shirt and lose the coat during my stage runs. This allows you to use your regular gear. It gets a might bit cold, but you probably won't die from 2 minutes worth of being coatless. HTH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AikiDale Posted December 20, 2004 Share Posted December 20, 2004 My solution has always been to wear a long-sleeved shirt under a t-shirt and lose the coat during my stage runs. This allows you to use your regular gear. It gets a might bit cold, but you probably won't die from 2 minutes worth of being coatless. HTH. Ditto. I did that yesterday and I was warm enough except the fingers began to get a little cold when pasting targets. I also discovered my limited gun does not like Slide Glide at 15 degrees in a twenty mile an hour wind. You would be amazed at how slowly a slide can move! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhino Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 One fellow at our club wears his outer belt over his winter coat when it's cold. I always use the same gear. If it's just chilly, I remove my jacket when I shoot. If it's too cold for that, I use the match as an opportunity to practice drawing from real life concealment. Curiously, none of the nearby IDPA clubs shoot in the winter. I wonder how many of them have ever practiced drawing from under their normal winter coat, etc. It's not like wearing the cool kids 511 vest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dadman Posted December 21, 2004 Author Share Posted December 21, 2004 My solution has always been to wear a long-sleeved shirt under a t-shirt and lose the coat during my stage runs. I might do like you guys and give the shirt/sweater/sweatshirt outfit a whirl when it's my turn to shoot. Sort of had it in my mind for some reason to be bundled up like the Michilen Man while standing around, scoring and shooting. Maybe I'll keep the vest and adjust the straps out to fit over coveralls, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Nesbitt Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I wear a Windstopper wool sweater in the winter. I tuck it into my pants and use my usual belt gear and take my coat off to shoot unless it is too cold. Then I shoot from concealment. You can get the Windstopper at Cabelas. Bill Nesbitt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skywalker Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 Me (centre of the pic, between forum members Julien Boit and Jerome Poiret) in my winter match suit: I wear a long sleeve cotton shirt, a tight pile/microfiber long sleeve sweater (the green one), and the club T-Shirt over it while shooting. While hangin' around between COFs I wear a winter coat over that. And, yes, it was snowing there... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Moore Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 it's nice to see others shoot in the snow like we do here in michigan. i tried a classifier on sunday when it was -20 degrees with the windchill, one word ouch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dead Buff Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 What is cold and what is snow? The pic in my profile was taken this winter... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Round_Gun_Shooter Posted December 21, 2004 Share Posted December 21, 2004 I use THIS As the first layer. With a long sleeve Tee shirt, it is usually enough with out a coat during stages down to about 0 f. Regards, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westy Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 Here in Minnesota, we keep it simple. Long johns under our long pants. Two undershirts and a heavy outer shirt. 1 Take off your jacket and gloves just before shooting so your fingers don't freeze up before the end of the stage. 2. Put your jacket back on before signing score sheet. 3. Put gloves back on. An easy 3 step method to keep those 20 below windchills from spoiling the match. and 4 Make sure the pasters stuck cause they don't stick as good in the sub zero's and Don't don't miss the "Freeze your gizzard blizzard" match!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SinistralRifleman Posted July 18, 2005 Share Posted July 18, 2005 I usually wear thigh rigs, so wearing a jacket or coat doesn't interfere with drawing my handgun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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