I live and hunt in Pennsylvania, and I always wear wool pants (with long underwear underneath of course) and suspenders. I also wear a belt! but I keep it loose so the suspenders are the ones holding the pants and shirt in place. The reason for the belt is to have my Leatherman Wave and flashlight and a belt knife strapped around me. The pants I wear are usually bigger than I need, that way they are loose and don't restrict the flow of air. I read about this in a book about Eskimos, and they know about cold weather!. By the way the suspenders and the pants are surplus from the German armed forces. The suspenders are made of stretch material and they have hooks to go on the belt loops. Nothing bits wool in cold weather hunting. It is soft, silent and they still keep you warm even when wet. Just my personal opinion