Winter Clothing?

[GeoffD]

What do you guys like for the winter? I have always turned to Carhartt for my gear.

Geoff

[paulsoccodato]

Carhartt jacket, and bib. Redwing boots

[Arc Burn]

Oh man,now were gonna hear about Chucks survival list:D Just kiddin Chuck:p

[kawdude]

If I have to spend time outside, I wear a Full CKX Racing snowmibile gear, Jacket bibs, gloves boots.

[HerkFE]

Colombia gore-tex jacket and pants with Carhartt vest and blue jeans underneath, sealskinz gloves, Red Wings boots for driving, and Colombia pak boots for standing and fixing stuff. Good 'ole USMC black wool watch cap to keep the noggin warm.

Pete :D

[snowplowjay]

My lined LL Bean pants or ****ies

A vest or Lined flannel jacket

Baseball cap

Gloves

and either a t shirt or long sleeve t shirt under the jacket.

and a nice pair of Timberland boots.



Jay

[gordyo]

Another Carhartt Suit user

[nben]

Lined jeans and some flannel. I've been known to where my snowmobile clothing (including helmet) while snowblowing on those real windy, nasty days......

[T-Zab]

I run blue jeans with my work boots. Usually a chamois or flannel with a t-shirt underneath. I do keep the sorels in the truck with the old carhart bibs and coat. Just in case i need to pull some jackass out of the way at the apartments we do.:)

[RPM]

Long underwear, jeans, long-sleeve shirt, flannel shirt(in the truck) and Carhartt overalls and jacket in the back seat in case.

[BWhite]

just about any cold weather gear from Cabella's or REI work for me

[JohnnyU]

I too wear Carhartt's.

They are made from thick material, it seems to last longer than regualr jeans, or 'knock-off' type jackets, bibs or the like.

[wyldman]

Carhartt here too.I have a few cheap duck jackets if i need to get dirty.

[YAKO]

i have one of the newer carhartt extremes. its a little stiff but i havent got wet yet. i really like it.

[Adams Plowing]

carhartt jacket and gortex boots polly pro long johns and jeans

[W-n-K Landscaping]

Long johns, jeans, turtleneck and a flannel shirt, I carry my Arctic weight Carharts with me as well (bibs and jacket). I ve been wearing them the last couple of days trimming trees down by the lake in the wind and they've kept me nice and warm, and I haven't even dug my long johns out yet!!

Now if they could only make them in camoflauge for hunting.....

LOL!

Bill

[CNY Joe]

Jeans, hooded sweatshirt, and gortex boots with Carharts behind the seat. Oh I can't forget 2 sets of gloves, and a pair of sunglasses:cool:

[Roger Dodger]

Carhartts are just plain cold! They wear like rhino skin but they are not warm at all..... even my "Arctic" version jacket! When I was a lineman, winter punished me in those things until I turned to man-made materials. The man-mades will tear easier but they are light and darn warm! The trick was to get a thin "synthetic" jacket as a liner and then put the Carhartt over it for the abuse and abrasion.
As for boots, anything with gore-tex or the like and Thinsulate! Lightweight, warm, and agile to walk in. Canadian style packs boots are clumsy, cold, and heavy. Polypropylene underwear is good too!

[WoofsPlow]

Polypro thermals with waterproof skipants, thinsalate snowboots ($40.00 Walmart). Polypro thermal top with cotton shirt and thermal hooded sweatshirt. Carhartt on seat next to me (cant wear it or i'll sweat like a pig) rain jacket behind seat. All this stuff no wonder I plow with the window all the way down most of the time!

[szorno]

Jeans, and flannel shirt or wool sweater. Columbia boots, down jacket, 3 pair of gloves. Carhart overalls behind the seat for bad stucks.:p

[JCurtis]

Well since I try not to get out of the truck all that often, I usually wear Jeans, waterproof insulated Timberlands ( although I may switch to Rocky's) a Henly shirt and , a sweatshirt ( need to make up some for us at SC) and my hat.

I have sealskin ( tradename not real sealskin) gloves that keep my hands dry if I gotta shovel or help someone.

I usually have a spare set of boots/sock and a good winter jacket standing by just in case.

:burnout pulling ahead

[90plow]

Carhartt Coveralls or jacket and jeans for me :cool: .
Eric

[BWhite]

Some of the super insulated boots are a little awkward around the pedals , especially if you have big feet . I have yet to find anything that isnt clumsy

[seasonscape]

Polypropylene underwear and synthetic/wool socks are a must IMO. After that it’s jeans, tee and sweatshirt and then the Carhart bibs. A nice hat and Sorel snow boots. Carhart jacket in the back seat if needed along with a few pairs of gloves.

-Tim

[Rooster]

Carhartt coveralls for the body, and Sorel's for boots.

Rick

[D&T Repair]

"****ies" bibs, longjohn top/t-shirt, and "Caterpillar" boots for me :)
Regular old socks and boxers (no poly this-or-that).

[D&T Repair]

LOL, my Brand of bibs was edited out!

D*ckies...come on now, we're all adults here, aren't we?

[cardoctor]

since im a 11/2 man operation

dont let my father in law shovel

ski coverals sorel boots gortex gloves


john:headwall :headwall

[Pickering Snow]

iam very routine break my routine maybe bad luck to follow so i wear the same pair of lined wrangler pants 10yrs old champion hooded sweatshirt heavy material carhart jacket and take both my dork hat and my ford superduty ball cap , when i know iam not gonna have to get out i wear the racing shoe that i use to circle track race in very comfortable and my feet dont sweat, also carry a pair of regular boots i bring exactly two packs of marlboro lights, a thermo"s of coffee and of course a pee jug i will not vary from these clothes my wife gets very upset because she says you can only fix the pants so many times i say love ya honey gotta have them done.

[BWhite]

I wasnt going to start a new thread called " pee jugs " . What works best for everybody?? LOL This could go downhill fast :greenange

[jbutch83]

Just plain old blue jeans, turtle neck, and flannel lined shirt. I also keep a flannel and carhart in the truck, but don't usually break them out.

John

[Pickering Snow]

Bill has you can see i was very careful how i discribed my portable potty however i must tell this story has it may save somebody some trouble in the future. Two years ago and all the years prior all of my guys includling myself would just take a leak were ever heck 2 in the morning who's gonna see whos gonna care right? wrong one night we were out plowing and i pulled into the back of a micky Ds we plow well iam standing there leting it go and all of the sudden i hear excuse me sir i thought of !@#$ well i lost direction hit my truck turned around and it was a lady cop, i explained to her my situation and the need to relive and she explained hers a 500.00 fine for taking a leak in public, to make a long story short all of my trucks know come equiped with a gal plastic milk jug , at the time i was so mad cause all i could think about was the 500.00 dollar fine and explaining this to my bookkeeper my WIFE its kinda funny know but anyway thats the deal with the pee jug

[Adams Plowing]

Originally posted by BWhite
I wasnt going to start a new thread called " pee jugs " . What works best for everybody?? LOL This could go downhill fast :greenange

Gatoraid bottle... :burnout

[JohnnyU]

I know its not as "MacGuyver-ish" but I usually just stop at the Bigfoot, its open 24hrs, and beats a milk jug, at least its warm...

[nsmilligan]

Never, never use an apple juice bottle!:shades

Bill

[labsnducks]

Pickering Snow,

You know the reason that you got that ticket was due to the fact that she was jeoulos that we can just "whip" it out and go "anyplace" and she has to search and find a place to go.

Oh well i guess it was a lesson learned:omg

I just wear a pair of jeans, flannel shirt, and gore-tex boots, but i carry a full change of clothes, bibs, jackets, boots(pacs) and a few different types of hats.

Mike

[BWhite]

Five hundred dollar fine that is steep. But I guess if they wanted to they could press charges and have you register as a sex offender. That would really not be cool

[cardoctor]

a couple of yrs ago a freind was pissing on the side of the road

a cop pulls over ask him what hes doing
tells the cop he had to go and no reststop near by
cop says how would you like it if i peed on your lawn
buddy told the cop if you gotta go you gotta go

cop shook his head and walked away

$500.00 fine. need to send that cop to a phila eagles game
everybody pees in public


john

[sno-mover]

Getting back on topic :D another vote for carhart, jeans sweatswirts and red wing boots.

[Prosno]

I rarly get out of truck, except for pee break. I wear jeans workboots t-shirt (defrost is usually on fairly high so its warm) Flannel and carhart on the seat next to me. No pee jug, usually thats btween the truck and the open door. Oh and make sure trucks facing down hill so pee doesnt run down on your feet. LOL

[Plow Babe]

I discovered early on that for a 14+ hour shift of plowing, comfort is high priority. I wear elastic waist sweat pants, wool socks with slip-on Merrells (good tread, but light weight), a turtleneck (keeps the seat belt from chafing my neck) and big flannel shirt over the top. My overcoat, gloves, and boots are behind the seat, but pretty much just stay there because I am the princess plow driver and my husband is so good to me. If I get stuck, I just radio him, sit inside the warm truck, and wait for him to come rescue me.

For pee breaks, I have good clean bathrooms scoped out in various locations. One of our routes has a condo complex with a really nice clean clubhouse that is always unlocked. Early morning I can usually hold it until we get to our church to plow it out, and I can go in there. On our north route, we have several friends who live in that area, and I can usually find one of them home, or a door unlocked with open invitation to use the bathroom as needed.

With the peeing advantage of being a guy, Steve will go behind a bush if a bathroom is not available. :rolleyes:

[BWhite]

During those windy snow storms You also have to consider wind direction

[Honest Mike]

Sweatpants with thermal underwear and long white tube socks with my work boots. On top, a t-shirt, thermal undershirt, and a sweatshirt with a hat and gloves. If its really cold outside, 2 pairs of sweatpants on top of the thermal underwear and a jacket on top of the 3 shirts I mentioned above. When the gloves get wet, I throw them up on top of the defogger vents on top of the dashboard. :) I dont dress real heavily, I need to feel like I can still move comfortably in the cab or get out and be able to move around freely without feeling like Im stuck in position. :D Mike

[snowjoker]

Sweat pants here too.Sneakers or work boots and a helmet liner for a hat. I keep a hooded carhartt look a like on the seat next too me , also wear a sweat shirt.

[cardoctor]

firgot in my earlier post

i keep a duffle bag in the truck
several pair of gloves
socks

sweatshirt



nothing worst than being cold and wet




john

[Honest Mike]

Cardoctor, you are right about that one. I used to wear 2 pairs of socks to try and keep my feet warmer, but it seems your feet sweat with 2 pairs of socks on, then when they sweat, they feel cold, so it doesnt work to your advantage. Now its just one pair of socks with my work boots. It seems feet are one of the first things to get cold. You could also put powder on your feet before you put socks on, even though I never do. :D Mike

[seasonscape]

Never, never use an apple juice bottle!

Did you drink the..."apple"...juice or someone else? UGHH!!!

I always chose the driveway of a vacation home or a friend. I just know someday there's going to be a car in a garage that I don't know about and a light is going to come on outside.

-Tim

[Lawn Lad]

I have to blend comfort and ruggedness with the clothes in case I have to get out of the truck. And generally after we're done plowing there is something to do around the shop, so I need jeans and heavy shirt.

I like the LL Bean Hurricane shirt. It's warm, has two breast pockets. I keep my cell phone in one so I can hear it ring, since I can never hear it on my hip in the truck with the radio turned up.
http://www.llbean.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?&storeId=1&catalogId=1&langId=-1&categoryId=33212&sc1=Search&feat=sr

As for pants... just plain old blue jeans. I've never worn long johns. I'll put on a pair of Carhardt bibs if I'm going to be outside for long periods of time.

Smat wools on the feet are essential. Keep my feet nice and warm. As for boots, I'm a big fan of hiking boots. Asolo's have been good for me. They're tight on my foot, high ankle, Gortex, and seem to keep my feet warm unless I'm in an open machine for extended hours. Then my feet will get cold.
http://www.rei.com/online/store/ProductDisplay?storeId=8000&catalogId=40000008000&productId=47646782&parent_category_rn=4501271

As for jacket, I used to wear a North Face gortex shell liner and had windblock fleece that I would wear. I always worried about something happening to the North Face, so I wouldn't wear it if I was going to get dirty, just if I was out shoveling. I'll keep wearing a wind block fleece over the hurricane shirt, but I dropped the North Face. I wore a Carhardt last year, artic coat. It was too big and cumbersome. I'll keep it around for getting dirty, but we're trying something new this year.

We're trying out a shell jacket that we're buying from Laurie St. Jacques in Connecticut. The label in the jacket is "Fristad's". They're safety yellow with navy blue trim and reflective material throughout. They were at the SIMA show in Buffalo. I bought them initially for the sidewalk crews this winter with the pants and then decided to go with the jackets for all my drivers as well. Hopefully they'll help to make us a little more identifiable on our customer's properties in addition to keeping everyone a little bit safer. We'll see how they work out. The guys like them a lot even though we haven't road tested 'em yet.
http://stjacquesenterprises.com/jackets.shtml

[BWhite]

A long time ago ,I saw a Cheech and Chong movie where that happened . I think it was called "up in smoke"

[snowjoker]

Bill that was Cheech and Chongs next movie where cheech grabs the pee that chong was taking in for a drug test lol Been many years since i have seen those classics :smokin :rockon2

[W-n-K Landscaping]

I also wear two pairs of socks, but what I found helps to keep my feet from sweating is a liner that you can pick up at any outdoors store for not that much money. they help to prevent blisters when hiking, and wick moisture away from your feet towards the top of your socks around your ankles. They work great- I have tested them while standing in knee deep snow (wishing I had gaiters to keep the snow out of my pants!!) while working on a patient at 3 in the morning who crashed his snowmobile. Plus 90% of the time while plowing I keep the windows down and the defroster cranked- I only switch it to the floor once in a while. I love to listen to the sound of the truck while plowing!

My carhart sits on the seat next to me or behind me if my wingnut, oops I mean wingman( my wife) is riding with me.

LOL!

Bill

[seasonscape]

A long time ago ,I saw a Cheech and Chong movie where that happened . I think it was called "up in smoke"

Bill that was Cheech and Chongs next movie where cheech grabs the pee that chong was taking in for a drug test lol Been many years since i have seen those classics 2

Too many years!!!...totally forgot about that until I read it. Ahhh...the good ol' days...

-Tim

[GreenQuest Lawn]

I guess I never gave it much thought, I like to be comfortable when I plow, I bring warm clothes in the truck just in case but man usually its so blasted hot in the truck from trying to keep all the windows de fogged that I will be in there in my tee shirt with the window half down.:burnout

[BASIC]

Hi guys,I thought I'd bring this subject up again to see if you all are doing anything different?I start off with a Carhartt Artic coat which dosent stay on long,I also wear a Carhartt insulated hodded sweatshirt and jeans,with Rocky pac boots.Any ideas about any of the hi-tech base layers(underwear)like polypropalene,marino wool,fleece,Body-Armour,etc?I like to stay warm.

[Snowboy]

Seeing as I am the tractor man I have to perform like the US postal service. Rain sleet, snow.

I usually wear one of the micro fiber shirts that I wear for snowboarding then a sweater then a hoodie then my AGO outdoor suit. Insulated parka Insulated coveralls as well as snowboarding gloves (usually keep some spare's in the truck they are cold but dry) Baffin insulated boots steel toe steel plate. I still end up with cold feet. Need to get special socks if I am not in a truck this year plowing.

The worst times are when it’s still snowing or if it’s freezing rain my A*S gets wet and well as my jacket so I keep a spare jacket as well. Oh and Granola bars. As far as where to pee no prob, just go to the Tim Horton’s or the way far end of the parking lot. It's a court house and have never been caught and the cops sometimes spend maybe half the remainder of there shift's sitting in one of the lots.

http://www.ago1.com/images/products/insulatedbiboverall.jpg http://www.ago1.com/images/products/insulatedparka.jpg


Dave.

[Mark Oomkes]

Snowboy, might want to try one night without steel toes\steel plates. I don't like going without, but I got sick of cold feet as well. Got rid of the steel toes and the problem went away.

Basic, I've started getting away from cotton fabrics as much as possible. Had a continuing ed class on exposure\staying warm. Ever since, I look to see what the fabric is before purchasing. I try to keep cotton away from my skin, still have it on the Carhartts, though. I bought 1 UA shirt last year and love it, just wish they weren't so expensive. Wool, microfibers, polypropylene should be what makes up the first layer, then a mid layer, then the waterproof\windproof layer.

[snow warrior]

Carhartt, and wolverine boots

[dieselglory]

i just wear what is comfortable. being in il it doesnt get extremely cold and any way im used to it being a garbage man. anyway usually just work boots 1 or 2 pairs of socks,mostly work issued pats cause they are thin and if i do get wet they dry very fast, now upper body is what i cover the most usually three layers on chest area. and im still waiting to see if someone drank the
'APPLE JUICE' LOL :nope :help

[PSDFordMan]

I guess maybe I'm the odd man out of the bunch. But unless it's below 0 outside, the ol' Ford Racing coat and some gloves seems to work just fine. Unless I'm planning on wallowing around in the snow for a few hours, then I'll breakdown and put on the carhart bottoms.

I guess I have that natural winter coat. Haha.

[BgGrg]

Carhart and insulated waterproff Red Wing Boots :smokin1

[ratlover]

When plowing I go for comfort. Redwing boots, jeans and a T shirt. I pack carhart insulated bibs, and arctic jacket couple gloves and a knit hat. Figure worse case I'm outa the truck for a bit wrenching on something and need something to keep me from laying in the snow that I can get on fast. If I'm going to be out doors working I will go with a syn blended union suit, polypropalene pants, socks, and zip up jacket, carhart insulated bibs, and either my liteweight carhart jacket and maybe my arctic over that. If I'm shoveling it ussualy ends up just the poly jacket and no hat to keep from roasting. I like layers and bought my carhart arctic BIG. A few extra pairs of gloves/knithat, and socks in case.

Oh....and the seat belt tears me up if I'm plowing for a ton of time so I bought one of those fuzzy wool seatbelt covers. Good stuff right there.

[Bad Luck]

I stay simple. Regular jeans and a t-shirt. Long socks and a pair of work boots. I keep a hooded sweatshirt in the back seat, and a Carhart bib and jacket in case I need to roll around in the slush for a while. Insulated, waterproof gloves are a must, as is a goop.

Comfort is key. But you want be prepared for the worst.