So I spent six weeks on Mount Rainier, 12 hours a day, 6 days a week, in the wettest winter on record. And I was given a truly meager budget to get comfy. But far and away my best bang-for-buck purchases were: 1) super-cheap Cabela's socks 2) $160 head-to-toe Cabela's camo coveralls I was surrounded by people wearing $3k in Arcteryx and I had 'em beat. Everyone laughed at my camo until they discovered I was the only mutherfucker that was comfortable. That realtree shit? It's no joke. Cabela's sold me an insulated pair of pants, a fleece, a jacket and a removable hood that makes no noise, has no odor, and can literally be submerged without getting you wet. It is the shit. If I could find the exact same ensemble in something other than realtree I'd be in heaven. Tellin' ya. I'm a big booster of REI and actual, you know, exercise but the huntin'fishin'froadin' crowd has the sit-on-your-ass-and-not-freeze gear handled and they do it for pennies on the dollar what REI wants.