StalkMaster 3-layer build: softshell outer, waterproof breathable membrane, thick fleece lining

THE STALKMASTER LAYERING SYSTEM

ONE SET. THREE LAYERS.
TOP AND BOTTOM.

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Most hunters build warmth piece by piece: a shell, a fleece, trousers that never match. The StalkMaster set puts all three layers into the jacket and the trousers, so you walk in dry and sit warm.

THREE LAYERS. ONE JOB EACH.

The same 3-layer build runs through the jacket and the trousers.

Rain beading off the waterproof outer

1. SOFTSHELL OUTER

The face you show the weather. A tough softshell that sheds rain and blocks the wind.

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2. WATERPROOF MEMBRANE

Waterproof and windproof, and breathable: rain stays out while sweat vapour from the walk in can escape.

Fleece lining inside the trousers

3. THICK FLEECE LINING

Traps your body heat, in the jacket and the trousers, so your legs stay as warm as your core on a cold seat.

THE WALK IN IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.

Why you get cold in the stand, even in a “warm” jacket.

It isn’t the temperature that sends you home early. It’s wet + still. Water pulls heat from your body around 25 times faster than air. Wet grass on the walk in, sweat under your layers, then two hours sitting still: that’s when the cold gets in.

More layers make it worse: you sweat more on the walk, then freeze on the sit. And a good jacket over ordinary trousers leaves your knees, seat and thighs, the parts touching the wet stand, to go cold first.

The StalkMaster 3-Layer System, top AND bottom:

1. A tough softshell outer that sheds rain and stops the wind.
2. A waterproof, windproof, breathable membrane that keeps water out and lets sweat vapour escape.
3. A thick fleece lining that traps your heat, in the jacket and the trousers.

Walk in dry. Sit warm. Stay for the best hour.

Hunter in a hoodie and jeans freezing in a tree stand in the snow

BUILD IT FOR YOUR HUNT

The set is the base. Add only what the day asks for.

Rocky hills covered in Mediterranean scrub and cork oaks on a winter morning, with the sea in the distance

MILD DAYS

Walking, stalking and mild mornings. The set over a T-shirt or light base layer, plus gloves for grip and cover.

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COLD DAYS

Add one mid layer under the jacket and close the gaps at the neck and the feet.

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LONG COLD SITS

Hours in a stand or a high seat. Warm hands and warm, dry feet decide how long you stay.

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WET GROUND & MARSH

Flooded timber, reeds and soaked fields. Waders keep the water out below, the set handles rain and wind above.

Fleece lining in the jacket and the trousers

FIT & LAYERING

WHAT TO WEAR
UNDERNEATH

Most hunters wear at least two layers under the jacket. Order two sizes up from your usual: if you normally wear M, order XL.

  • Mild: a T-shirt or a light base layer.
  • Cold: a base layer plus one light mid layer, such as the RidgeFleece™ fleece jacket.
  • Two sizes up leaves room for a base layer and a mid layer. More than that pulls across the shoulders.

After you order, our free Personal Fit Check makes sure your size is right: one of our fit advisors contacts you, you reply with your height, chest and waist, and we confirm your size (or different sizes for the jacket and the trousers) before we ship.

Frequently Asked Questions

Three hunters in StalkMaster sets walking down a foggy road

THE COMPLETE OUTDOOR SET

THE SET YOU'D CHOOSE
IF YOU COULD ONLY OWN ONE.

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Jacket and fleece-lined trousers, three layers in both, in eight colourways. Free shipping and a 90-day field test on every order.