cold weather gear

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Originally Posted by tmleadr03

As for warm boots WITH steel toe? No way in hell that is happening no matter how good your socks. If you really need the toe protection check out titanium toes. They do not conduct cold as much. But they still conduct the cold. Expensive though.

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I have to have a reinforced toe where I work :(

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Originally Posted by cofi

I have to have a reinforced toe where I work :(

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Here are the dickies I use. Fucking awesome. When it was over 35 though I had to keep the top open to the waist. Too warm. Easy to get in and out of while wearing everything else too with legs that zip open all the way to the top.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dickies-Me...erall/14649714

ETA: I did an intake manifold on an x5 with ambient temps sitting right around 15 degrees. In case you are wondering that really sucks. My body was completely comfortable in that weather wearing long johns, regular work cloths and the dickies on top. I had a wool beenie. The only thing cold was my hands because I couldn't wear decent warm gloves and work.

For boots the Muck Boot Arctic Sport is hard to beat. Plenty warm with a heavy wool sock and not as bulky as baffins. http://www.cabelas.com/product/Muck-...FaY1QgodNU0AFw

For base layers go over to http://www.steepandcheap.com and keep a eye out in the gear cache section. Plenty of under armour, icebreaker, smartwool etc... for cheap compared to normal retail, but expensive compared to wal-mart, there's a reason they cost more and are well worth it.

For hats/ski mask I have yet to find anything warmer than the duluth trading shoremans fleece stuff. They also have a windproof/waterproof work glove that's absolutely kick ass in the winter.

A good base, regular shirt/pants and then carhartt insulated bibs and parka and you're good to -20.

Flannel or arctic lined Dickies or Carharts for the win.

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Originally Posted by tmleadr03

Here are the dickies I use. Fucking awesome. When it was over 35 though I had to keep the top open to the waist. Too warm. Easy to get in and out of while wearing everything else too with legs that zip open all the way to the top.

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Dickies-Me...erall/14649714

ETA: I did an intake manifold on an x5 with ambient temps sitting right around 15 degrees. In case you are wondering that really sucks. My body was completely comfortable in that weather wearing long johns, regular work cloths and the dickies on top. I had a wool beenie. The only thing cold was my hands because I couldn't wear decent warm gloves and work.

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you should tell your cheap ass boss to provide you with some quality work gloves.

my buddy uses carhartt up in nebraska working electrical outside. another one is a welder on the different plants (nuclear, hyrdo, coal etc) and he uses the same thing. insulated stuff is the best. electrician smoked his jacket somehow and the sleeve was all burnt up. he still used it till I bought him a new one for christmas a few years back.

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/117733-...ys-looking-now

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Originally Posted by Brian

https://www.ar-15.co/threads/117733-...ys-looking-now

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Winner. You NEED a multi colored pony hair trench coat and jeans with leather shins.

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Originally Posted by sniper7

you should tell your cheap ass boss to provide you with some quality work gloves.

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Sadly the boss is right on that one. Most of the time I need the tactile feedback from my finger tips for the small hand tools and nuts and bolts. Light disposable gloves is about all I can wear. For the big stuff I would put on insulated mechanics gloves but most of that job I needed to be in light disposable gloves warming my hands every few minutes.

This is who my employer gets our cold weather gear from: http://www.shoparamark.com/home

Half of us have the full bunny suit: http://www.shoparamark.com/style?ass...ment&style=325

I have these: http://www.shoparamark.com/style?ass...ment&style=328 and http://www.shoparamark.com/style?ass...ent&style=1308

Both are extremely comfortable, very warm, durable and pretty inexpensive if you spend a lot of time outside and don't want to drop the money on real backpacking gear like from REI.