Ep. 011: A Systematic Approach with John Barklow
East Meets West Hunt
English - August 08, 2018 04:04 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 661 ratingsWilderness Sports Education How To adventure backcountryhunting bigwoodsbucks bowhunting deerhunting hunting huntinggear mountainbucks whitetail Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
On this episode, I talk with John Barklow, Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. John was a huge part of helping me understand layering systems and inspiring me to test out different combinations in a variety of settings and weather conditions. His extensive military training experience along with many big game hunts has inspired him to build some of the best clothing in the world.
Topics:
Who is John Barklow
Science behind technical clothing
Base layers - Merino Wool vs. Synthetic
Mid Layers
Outer Shell - Windstopper, Goretex layers
Insulation Layer - Synthetic, Treated Down, Down Synthetic blends
Everybody's body is different when building a system
Rewarming Drill
Last layer for backpack hunts - sleeping bag - down vs. synthetic
How to start building a system on a budget
Sitka Gear Apex System and Mountain Hauler 6200
Elk Hunting talk
Resources:
Rewarming Drill: My Variation of the Rewarming Drill
Eastman's Rewarming Drill
Rewarming Drill Article
Dynamic Rewarming Drill
Instagram: @sitkagear
@eastmeetswesthunt
@beau.martonik
Facebook: Sitka Gear
East Meets West Outdoors
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www.eastmeetswesthunt.com
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On this episode, I talk with John Barklow, Big Game Product Manager for Sitka Gear. John was a huge part of helping me understand layering systems and inspiring me to test out different combinations in a variety of settings and weather conditions. His extensive military training experience along with many big game hunts has inspired him to build some of the best clothing in the world.
Topics:
Who is John Barklow Science behind technical clothing Base layers - Merino Wool vs. Synthetic Mid Layers Outer Shell - Windstopper, Goretex layers Insulation Layer - Synthetic, Treated Down, Down Synthetic blends Everybody's body is different when building a system Rewarming Drill Last layer for backpack hunts - sleeping bag - down vs. synthetic How to start building a system on a budget Sitka Gear Apex System and Mountain Hauler 6200Elk Hunting talk
Resources:
Rewarming Drill: My Variation of the Rewarming Drill
Instagram: @sitkagear
Facebook: Sitka Gear
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