Question on Under Armour Cold Gear

[bigbite7]

Is this stuff really worth the money? Does it actually keep you warm and wick the water from your body if you sweat? I'm thinking of getting some but wanted opinions before I fork over the cash.

[fishinlocal]

IMO it works as described and better. The other day I went out and didn't put the bottoms of the UA on because the previous time I went out I just got too warm with both the top and bottom on. I sweated quite a bit walking out to my spot and never got cold even though my body had sweated quite a bit.

Well the next time without the bottoms on I ended up going to an area quite a ways out. I walked my fat butt out there and sweated like crazy. About 1 hr later my butt and legs were cold specifically because I had sweated too much.

[Lip_Ripper Guy]

Under Armour is a great product that works as advertised. It is very expensive $50-70 for a shirt. I've stopped buying it since there are a number of other products out there made of the same material (I can't think of the name off the top of my head). Walmart has a knock off line. I bought a Thermasilk top and bottom for about $25 and it works the same way, by getting the sweat away from your body. The compression fit keeps cold air from getting to your skin, and helps evaporate.

[Coach Dog]

It is worth it IMO. I wear it deer hunting and ice fishing and wouldn't trade it.

[Bushwacker]

I finally broke down and bought the actual UnderArmour cold gear this fall. I have a couple buddies who kept telling me how great it was but I just couldn't justify the price and kept buying other brands. The UA is hands down the greatest stuff I have tried. I can literally ring my mid layer out but still be completely dry and warm. It is amazing stuff. Don't know how it works, just know it works. I wish I would have bought it years ago.

[bigbite7]

If you had to choose which one, top or bottom, to buy, which would it be? I have a pair of Arctic Armor bibs that I bought so i'm thinking just the top for this year.

[walleyeking]

I actaull bought one of the knock off's a couple of years ago and have not been disappointed.(champion or starter I think). I have sat out on the ice, and sat in my deer stand all day..I've never been too warm, but have never been cold either.

[DinkADunk]

I like the Under Armor gear a lot. I use the extreeme heat training gear every day when I'm in the gym and it's great stuff so I would imagine that the Cold Gear is great too. I happen to be very satisfied with the mid-weight Cabela's long underwear as my first layer for ice fishing or late fall/winter/early spring fly fishing. After that layer I use a variety of stuff which often includes some variety of Polartec and Gortex XCR or Gortex windproof fabric. If I ever felt the need for a heavy weight base layer I would probably try the Under Armor stuff.

[fishinlocal]

I would say choose the UA top or bottom based on which area you sweat more. As most of you know the part to get cold first is the part that sweats first and the most. In my case I have the Arctic Armor bibs and coat and they are very warm and when I walk a long distance I sweat a lot. In my case the bottoms would work best but for you it may be the top. Really depends on your body.

[bigbite7]

Where is the best/cheapest place to buy the UA line at?

[fishinlocal]

Honestly, I have never seen it on sale. It is always the same everywhere I look.

[slipperybob]

I haven't tried the cold gear, but the heat gear didn't perform up to my pre-conceived perception. Maybe I just thought it would've done something more.

[gonefishin11]

Cold Gear is about $50 no matter where you shop.

[BoxMN]

I got some "silk weight" top and "mid weight" bottom from Gander ( Gander branded) last fall and I gotta say, the silk weight is awesome! It is essentially like UA lighterweight stuff. Keeps you dry, is comfy, as a layer keeps you warm. All duck season I wore only the silk weight top and a Drake fleece pullover and was perfect in all but the last day I went (Sunday after turkey day). I have been wearing it as my shirt under a lighter weight fleece and my Arctic Armor bibs so far ice fishing. I just wear jeans or some wader pants I have under the bibs. Very comfy.

I think the UA would be great too, but for $19 instead of $50, it works for me. My step-son has UA shirts and longjohns and he loves them.

[Bobb-o]

if you are looking for UA on sale, take a look at Marshall's periodically i got several UA tactical long sleeve shirts there last year for $10 each. They are a great product. Another company who makes just as great of a product is Duofold, they have been around forever and you can find them at Gander.

[ice-man/vexilar-king]

Price protected, and worth every cent! Any serious all sports store would have it. I would bet that the people that say there stuff is compareable to UA never tried the real thing! The Nike drit fit is good, but it isn't UA.

[slipperybob]

Was just on the UnderArmour HSOforum...says the material is made of polyarmour. Is that a polyester fibre? Seems like that has changed from some of the first UnderArmour materials that was made of nylon fibres.