{"id":4285,"date":"2016-12-13T21:12:20","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T02:12:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/?p=4285"},"modified":"2016-12-13T21:12:20","modified_gmt":"2016-12-14T02:12:20","slug":"ninja-suit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itinerantangler.com\/blog\/podcasts\/2016\/12\/13\/ninja-suit\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninja Suit"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"mens_merino_ninja_suit_oxblood_large\"You’ve got to hand it to the marketing people, because “Ninja Suit” is exactly what this thing ought to be called. \u00a0Basically a modern, hooded version of the classic Union Suit, this merino wool onesie is\u00a0exactly<\/span> what it appears to be: it’s a one stop underwear shop for those excessively cold days on the water or in the woods.<\/p>\n

I’ve had a tester Ninja Suit on hand for a while, but I didn’t get the chance to give it a spin until my recent sub-freezing hunting trip. \u00a0It was truly cold, especially on the mid-river island we camped on, with tailwater generation flowing on either side. \u00a0The air temps said 20 but I suspect our wind chill was well in the teens. \u00a0And that’s where I found the perfect use for a Ninja Suit: sleeping bag liner.<\/p>\n

I shivered my way into my PJs right before bedtime and had maybe the snuggest sleep of my life. \u00a0Then, the next day I popped out of my bag, pulled on a few layers, and stayed toasty all the way through dinner time. \u00a0The hood, by the way, tucks nicely into just about any other hoody, with enough stretch to go over a very thick hat and not feel suffocating.<\/p>\n

Quality on these is top notch and comparable to SmartWool. \u00a0The price is also comparable; merino wool is just expensive, and when you stitch this much of it together, $180.00 is where you end up. \u00a0I have been completely sold on wool for years and use it almost exclusively as my winter expedition base layer. \u00a0Yes, it is expensive, but it also will literally last decades. \u00a0I expect to have my Ninja Suit on hand and looking much the same in the 2030s.<\/p>\n

Check out the lineup — including some crazy prints! — here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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