Comments on: Cold Weather Gear Help Needed https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2017/01/21/cold-weather-gear-help-needed/ The blog of bird photographer Arthur Morris Sat, 04 Feb 2017 11:14:06 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8 By: Arthur Morris/BIRDS AS ART https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2017/01/21/cold-weather-gear-help-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1742689 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 11:14:06 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=42783#comment-1742689 In reply to Del Mecum.

Many thanks Del. arite

]]> By: Del Mecum https://www.birdsasart-blog.com/baa/2017/01/21/cold-weather-gear-help-needed/comment-page-1/#comment-1742675 Sat, 04 Feb 2017 03:37:45 +0000 http://www.birdsasart-blog.com/?p=42783#comment-1742675 Boots and socks will depend a lot on what you will be doing the most of ie walking or standing. The snow pac boots are great for standing in very cold weather (think ice fishing or standing at the upper Mississippi locks shooting Eagles) but a bitch when needing to walk any distances due to their weight and size. For hiking in cold weather (think Rocky Mountains) I’ve always gad great luck with the Rocky Boots.

Gloves/mittens. A thin pair of shooting gloves (guns) will work if you have hand warmers in your pockets or strapped to your tripod or camera body (I tried to keep one on the camera battery when out on long shoots). There is also a shooter (gun) mitten that you can cut off the index finger and thumb ends to help with camera dials. The battery powered ones are great when you are not moving for long periods of time (hours) in very cold temps and or wind.

I myself have used the disposable hand warmers (the shake ones). Different sizes are made but try to get ones that arn’t old. Also, to help keep you warm, especially us aging guys, get you some of the peel n stick muscle/body warmers and put them on your lower back by the kidneys, around your neck and any of those places where major arteries are.

My biggest problem when shooting in near zero or sub zero was not breathing on my camera viewfinder thus fogging then freezing it up!! I found that having a full face mask (one that covers the mouth) helps, but ultimately, learned to slowly breath out my nose when near my camera body was my best bet.

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