Arctic Armor Outerwear by IDI Gear

[hoggs222]

Couple of questions.

Do the gloves come in camo?

Also, how tough are these? I went on a 4 wheeling trip last year in the middle of February and wore my north face pants. I hit a little stick and shredded a $160 pair of pants!

[walleyedan]

The gloves only come in black (with a touch of red and blue). No camo at this time. I have put some significant time in the red and black suit and a couple of months with the camo, I would say that the red and black are pretty darn durable. The camo suit is a gem but I have not put it through the rigors....yet.

Walleyedan

p.s. I will be packing my hunting set of Arctic Armor in to the tree with me tomorrow, sounds like a gnarly day on bow stand but it could be the day that the big buck-a-roo makes the wrong turn.

[Sutty]

I forwarded your HSOforum to my wife. She should be contacting you in the next few weeks for a xmas/bday present

[Hotspotter]

I must say, I didn't understand what the big deal was last year. Until I tested the suit for a few weeks.

A late March trip to Upper Red Lake felt more like late January with highs below zero and driving snow (I had a hard time keeping my eyes open for the photo below). How you see me, is how I fished, with a baseball cap. I was honestly warm enough that I didn't need a stocking hat or any other insulation on my head. If the pelting snow hurt the ears, I could pull the hood up, otherwise, I was more than comfortable!

The most definitive test, and perhaps the most potentially useful, was a trip to Pool 4 early last April. Air temps were around 20 degrees, but anyone who fishes out there will tell you that 20 degrees on the river is like 0 degrees on the ice. There's alot of water in the air from rising steam, and it's tough to stay warm out there.

Again, I had no problems whatsoever staying warm. More importantly, with the high and fast-moving water that was cold enough for hypothermia in minutes, I felt alot more confident in boating/fishing.

I continue to use the suit, as recently as last Thursday with Mark Stanley on Pool 4, and continue to be impressed by how well it performs. I’ve always been a proponent of layering, especially with the high quality undergarments out there, and I think it still applies. The difference is the number of layers I have to use with the Arctic Armor as a high quality wind-stopping outer shell. I can’t wait to give it a full ice-season!

Joel

[trapperdirk]

Well I ordered the bib and jacket in camo from walleyedan for my lady and it arrived fast . Nice looking suit it is . I'm a believer it's up to all the hype and will be ordering one for myself next .

TD

[JRFISHBAIT]

If you live in southern Minnesota, these suits are also stocked at Reel Fishing and Tackle in Madison Lake, MN. We stock the Camo and the Red suits.

Joe

[Reynolds]

Has anyone else been have a problem with their zipper? It literally takes me a couple of minutes to be able to get the teeth lined up right. Also, the zipper is an absolute bear to get undone when removing the jacket. I can't see anything wrong it visually, so should I send it back in?

[Northlander]

Get a hold of walleyedan and see what he recomends.

[walleyedan]

Of course you should send it back. If you can live without it for a week, send it back and we will do what we can do.

Walleyedan

[hanson]

Its been a hectic winter so far with a lot of ice time on my agenda. There are a couple things that really stick in my mind about this winter so far...

- I rarely fish in my portable ice shacks anymore. It seriously needs to get to -10 before I have to commit to moving inside my shack. And its not because I'm too cold to fish outside, its just that my line, line guides, and hole freezing over become pretty hard to manage. You can put up with it for awhile but it really starts to grind at you.

- The other thing that sticks in my mind is I have been more successful on the ice wearing my Arctic Armor suit. The Arctic Armor keeps me warm and dry, even in subzero conditions, which allows me to keep augering and fishing new holes until I find fish. This has been the success story of the winter, fishing outside and remaining mobile!

First big Cold Snap in the Twin Cities, -17 air temps this morning. Nice channel cats through the ice!

Northern Minnesota, -15 degrees fishing outside. Walk in lake, couldn't drag the house that far in.

Ely, Minnesota. Wasn't cold this day but fishing outside 3 days in a row was the secret!

Guess I can't reiterate enough how important it is to stay mobile, stay outside, and grind it out to find fish of a lifetime. The difference between a good day fishing and a bad day fishing might only be 20 yards, but you won't know unless you can hop around outside for awhile to find out.