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Message started by clearush on 10/03/12 at 08:48:04

Title: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by clearush on 10/03/12 at 08:48:04

Looking for recomendations for gloves and pants specifically. I would prefer over pants that I can remove before entering the plant I work at.

I don't have to deal with real cold just mostly down into the 40's with a week or two dropping below that.

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/03/12 at 08:54:33

40* & 70 MPH is seriously cool. Im pretty fond of insulated coveralls,& chaps on the outside. I open up a pistol carrier, so the plastic outside is out & the fake fur is against my chest. The one that fits the 8" 357 pretty well covers my chest & shuts off what cold air leaks thru the coveralls.

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by Serowbot on 10/03/12 at 09:54:42

I tried leather chaps for the first time last year... they do work...

I just have to get over that "Village People" feeling, when I'm wearing them... :-?...

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by verslagen1 on 10/03/12 at 11:54:57

40° ain't that cold, but of course it depends for how long. My commute is only a half hour.

I wear a pair of over pants, but on occasion a second pair of jeans is enough.

and insulated gloves do fine. gantlet style if you got a breeze up your sleeve.

Haven't seen them in 6 months, no idea who made them. 8-)

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by clearush on 10/03/12 at 12:48:23

the stupidity of the people I work with precludes being able to wear chaps, sad but true. I have a set of carhartt coveralls I can use just need guantlets then I guess.

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by Savage_Rob on 10/03/12 at 14:14:49

A full-size windshield helps a lot.

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by HondaLavis on 10/03/12 at 14:26:12

http://www.ebay.com/itm/US-MILITARY-ARMY-ADS-MASSIF-ELEMENTS-FREE-EWOL-MULTICAM-GORETEX-TROUSERS-PANTS-L-/180961090203?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a221f1a9b

I have this same pair of army-issued gortex overpants, and they stop EVERYTHING! They're meant for extreme cold weather. I've also worn them in the rain during recent warm weather (80*) and they didn't get unbearably hot. If you have a surplus store, see if they have anything. Might not be fashionable, but it'd be easy to find a similar older pair for <$50.

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by Serowbot on 10/03/12 at 15:39:05

Don't forget a fleece scarf... (really helps air leaks around the neck and warms the chest)...
Americans don't wear scarves much... they are very efficient... check 99 cent stores... ;)...

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by raydawg on 10/03/12 at 15:40:45

I ride in the snow even....if it snows while I'm at work, which it did a few times last winter. I have a first gear thermal (one piece) suit which I get hot wearing, its that good. Mostly I use a pair of good rain pants, as over pants, in the Pacific Northwest rain, and put an extra pair of sweat pants on, over my work jeans, and I'm good to go. Easy on/off, and butt protection from water too!

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/03/12 at 15:56:52

Some people buy a balaclava, I made mine from a T-shirt, grabbed a sewing machine & sewed a line in it where it fit over my head & cut the rest off, Man, that made a huge difference.,

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by clearush on 10/03/12 at 21:04:30

6E7177706D6A5B6B5B63717D36040 wrote:

Some people buy a balaclava, I made mine from a T-shirt, grabbed a sewing machine & sewed a line in it where it fit over my head & cut the rest off, Man, that made a huge difference.,

This I have already purchased. :)

The goretex pants were the direction that I was leaning for leg protection,

I'm just wondering what are decent brand guantlet style gloves to purchase.

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 10/03/12 at 21:59:05

Welders gloves with some brown cotton glove liners?

Title: Re: Cold weather gear for South Tx
Post by Charon on 10/04/12 at 06:51:03

What with it bein' South Texas, I'm surprised someone didn't post the famous picture of Ursula Andress in the white bikini.

I'd look for clothing used by snowmobilers, although that sort of thing might be difficult to locate in the South. I figure if it'll keep a snowmobiler warm, it'll work just as well for a motorcyclist. Whatever you get, make sure it has a flap either over or under the zipper in front, to keep the cold wind from getting to your chest.