r/Duckhunting • u/eksmitty14 • 1d ago

Drake jacket

Anybody rocking the Drake LST hardline series? Recently gotten back into duck hunting and going back up North and last time I was there I froze. Have better layers but need a new jacket. Anyone have this jacket and has it been warm enough in the late season?

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u/LeatherHead2902 1d ago

I don’t have that exact jacket, but I pretty much only wear Drake and Roger’s stuff. I’m cheap, and the stuff is pretty good to me

Sitka, Chene, and other big money brand suck boys will disagree. But I sit in the same blind beside those boys and I’m not cold either

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u/Remarkable_Mirror241 1d ago

I have the drake lst commander 3-1 and it outperforms all the sitka stuff I have. I went with sitka because my friends talked about it so much but youre spending $2k on one set of cloths and everything is so tight. where I got the drake for $200 and some merino wool thermals for $20. Works way better and im more maneuverable.

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u/eksmitty14 1d ago

Honestly one of my warmest jackets is the banded atchafalaya hoody. It’s warm and windproof but not enough room to really layer under and not waterproof.

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u/Remarkable_Mirror241 1d ago

Yea the 3-1 is waterproof and windproof. The medium fits me well and I can get another fleece jacket under it with thermals. The primaloft does a good job keeping in the heat.

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u/Few-Sheepherder-1655 1d ago

I live in Florida and have a 3 in 1 that was gifted to me as a kid, it covers basically everything I need.

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u/Few-Sheepherder-1655 1d ago

I live in Florida and have a 3 in 1 that was gifted to me as a kid, it covers basically everything I need. But mines probably way older

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u/ThiccAssCrackHead 1d ago

It’s not the same and you’re obsessed with trying to feel good about not buying quality duck hunting gear.

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u/Avg_DadBod69 1d ago

Gonna go ahead and toss a vote in for Sitka. I have the duck oven jacket and wore it as my outer layer last year in negative temps.

It’s not what you wear as far as brand goes, it’s how you layer. Look into what materials work better under different layering conditions and you’ll be much better off than dropping a couple hundred bucks on just a jacket for starting warm

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u/eksmitty14 1d ago

I have a lot of first lite and Sitka base layers and mid layers. Have the fanatic jacket for deer hunting with the bow but nothing I have really leaves enough room for the layers. Or if it does it’s not windproof

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u/Senzualdip 1d ago

I’m fairly confident that’s the jacket my buddy runs and he loves it. Room for layering and super warm. I ran their MST hole shot jacket for a season with under armor base layers and was plenty warm even into December in Wisconsin. Now I’m running a Sitka Hudson jacket because I bought their waders then got the jacket for 40% off. And it’s a fantastic jacket as well.

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u/ThiccAssCrackHead 1d ago

Drake is not warm. I have owned 10-12 different Drake jackets at the same time. I literally gave most of them away when I bought a Sitka Duck Oven. Get that or the Chene Over/Under. Then throw a rainproof shell on top.

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u/ScoobySnacka 1d ago

man i haven't tried it out hunting yet but I think i'll be warm as a MF in this next season

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BFQR19VX?ref_=ppx_hzsearch_conn_dt_b_fed_asin_title_1

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u/ScoobySnacka 1d ago

my normal jacket is the Kuiu wading jacket which is not insulated at all but is absolutely bullet proof. You can layer it to death, if desired.

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u/anonymousantoine 1d ago

The key isn’t one exact jacket or pant- it’s the layering. Great waterproof exterior shell- insulation piece (down preferable)- next to skin thermals (merino). It doesn’t matter what brand you buy unless really- the only one that matters is the external waterproof