Waxing your gear

[10th Legionaire]

I wonder if waxing could interfere with the spraying of your clothing for ticks etc

I think if you're just using a daily spray like OFF or something it shouldn't be a problem.

A heavy duty permethrin spray might not soak in like it should. I think you might also have a problem if you sent it in to Insect Shield for their treatment.

Edit: On the Insect Shield FAQ page it says they can't treat waterproof or hand wash items

https://www.insectshield.com/pages/insect-shield-your-clothes

[g8rvet]

I wear Filson waxed pants for duck hunting and quail hunting.  They are warm.  Light long johns and pants are good mid 40s down to the low 20s.  Take off the long johns and comfortable to the upper 50s.  Any warmer and I do not like them.  I need to re wax mine this year, but they have been around the block and then some. 

[Sir-diealot]

So basically this is the same as putting Mink Oil on your boots?

[g8rvet]

Pretty much

[Paulmyr]

So basically this is the same as putting Mink Oil on your boots?

Kind of. Mink oil needs frequent treatments where the oil wax only needs a little touch up every now and again if at all depending on use.

[Brinkcalls]

When I worked on Kodiak I wore my filson stuff fly fishing, and that was treated with filson wax. In a light rain it's fine, anything other than that... wear actual rain gear. You will be way happier and be dry.

My filson wax hats are treated with it as well. They get hot!


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[g8rvet]

Not only is it not rain gear, but like any treated cotton, if you kneel or put pressure on the material when wet, it will wick through (but not as bad).  Works pretty well in snow too.

[Paulmyr]

I only have an oil cloth hat right now.

I used  the Filson chaps quite a bit when I had a Brittany. I beat the snot outta them things. Great for briar patches and anything else that wants to poke you. I little stiff and a touch heavy. Kept the snow off and legs dry as g8rvet previously stated.

I wear the waterfowl hat while hunting duck and for general purpose frigid weather. It does a good job of keeping my head warm and dry.

[10th Legionaire]

So basically this is the same as putting Mink Oil on your boots?

But there are various types of oil cloth clothing. Filson has a lighter weight line they call Otter cloth and it is very much like Barbour or Macalister ( think high end "gentleman's" stuff like you'd find at Orvis, Kevin's or Dunns).

The Filson Tin cloth line wears like iron. My hunting jacket is probably 35+ years old and still tough as nails. I've got a work jacket and pants that are at least 10+ years old and it gets worn digging ditches and drilling wells and while ugly they still do their job. They aren't lightweight, don't breath very well and as mentioned aren't totally waterproof.

This type of stuff is not quite like taking a pair of Carhart's and coating it with wax.

[Sir-diealot]

So basically this is the same as putting Mink Oil on your boots?

Kind of. Mink oil needs frequent treatments where the oil wax only needs a little touch up every now and again if at all depending on use.

So basically this is the same as putting Mink Oil on your boots?

But there are various types of oil cloth clothing. Filson has a lighter weight line they call Otter cloth and it is very much like Barbour or Macalister ( think high end "gentleman's" stuff like you'd find at Orvis, Kevin's or Dunns).

The Filson Tin cloth line wears like iron. My hunting jacket is probably 35+ years old and still tough as nails. I've got a work jacket and pants that are at least 10+ years old and it gets worn digging ditches and drilling wells and while ugly they still do their job. They aren't lightweight, don't breath very well and as mentioned aren't totally waterproof.

This type of stuff is not quite like taking a pair of Carhart's and coating it with wax.

Thank you both.

[Kylongspur88]

A waxed jacket is great for fall/winter hunting but for my purposes the waxed clothing is too warm for the run and gun style of hunting I usually do in spring turkey season.