What jacket(s) are you wearing at the moment?

[OperationCoffee]

I bought an oversized one of these at one point to use as coveralls but the zippers are too finicky

 

[Pa12]

You're talking to the man who lives inside the Arctic Circle in Norway

Yes insulated onesies/workwear are excellent for manual labour. All the Council workers, fishermen, etc wear them here over winter. I have a pair for working in really bad conditions. I also have a onesie winter sailing set which are beyond warm. But when you're not faffing around in your tractor or wrestling with replacing rooftiles in a gale, it's nice to have a sheepskin jacket. At least I think it is!

For sure. But after 30 plus years on the ramp I’ve had enough of cold. Unless I have to do something, I prefer to abstain now.

 

[Pa12]

I bought an oversized one of these at one point to use as coveralls but the zippers are too finickyView attachment 134431

I imagine all that leather would get pretty stiff at -30.

 

[OperationCoffee]

I imagine all that leather would get pretty stiff at -30.

I never made it that far. Tried it on and pretty much gave up on wearing it

 

[CBI]

............................soon

 

[Pa12]

You're talking to the man who lives inside the Arctic Circle in Norway

Yes insulated onesies/workwear are excellent for manual labour. All the Council workers, fishermen, etc wear them here over winter. I have a pair for working in really bad conditions. I also have a onesie winter sailing set which are beyond warm. But when you're not faffing around in your tractor or wrestling with replacing rooftiles in a gale, it's nice to have a sheepskin jacket. At least I think it is!

I’d get away with just a parka on the ramp for most of the winter. -5 to -10 usually. But in January, February I’d break out the big guns. Onesie long johns, pants, t shirt, shirt,sweater, 2 pairs of socks, felt lined boots, insulated coveralls, parka and mad trapper hat. Biggest problem then was in and out of the truck and aircraft. As soon as you hit the heat the claustrophobia would kick in.

 

[Pa12]

Honestly you lot without a decent sheepskin flying jacket, what a total disgrace.

So before we start saying you're not the sharpest tools in the shed, sounds like time to remedy that sad and frankly unacceptable misfortune

I have had them in the past. B-3, b-6 and Irvin. I passed them all along as I found I never wore them.

 

[Kermit3D]

In my opinion, the B-6 is an excellent compromise. It's not too heavy, but it insulates very well from the cold.

But I have to admit that my modest B-10 Bronson does the job very well. A warm jacket, but above all it's easy to live with. I don't have to worry about a possible snag... I don't care!
I have to admit that when I wear the B-6 GW, I'm always subconsciously careful.

 

[Chandler]

N-3B in its element.

 

[Pa12]

In my opinion, the B-6 is an excellent compromise. It's not too heavy, but it insulates very well from the cold.

But I have to admit that my modest B-10 Bronson does the job very well. A warm jacket, but above all it's easy to live with. I don't have to worry about a possible snag... I don't care!
I have to admit that when I wear the B-6 GW, I'm always subconsciously careful.

The Bronson b-10 is surprisingly warm.

 

[B-Man2]

N-3B in its element.

You can’t beat an N-3b for that kind of weather. If you tried to wear a b-3 or an Irvin you’d freeze your ass off ….. Both literally and figuratively speaking .

 

[Dumpster D]

N-3B in its element.

I just picked one of these up a couple weeks ago. Nice!!!

Where'd you get yours, was it a used one when you got it?

 

[Chandler]

Where'd you get yours, was it a used one when you got it?

Ebay back in the early 00s, IIRC.

I had a Sears or Penney's knock-off back in the early '70s when they were trendy, while a friend had his dad's original he wore all the time -- always wanted one because of that.

Worn on many excursions -- especially December football games. Warm as all get out.

 

[Silver Surfer]

N-3B in its element.

return of the white death. my mantra? as long as its not snowing.

 

[Pa12]

return of the white death. my mantra? as long as its not snowing.

Snowing so hard here right now that the dog won’t go out for her before bed piss.

 

[CombatWombat]

Even un insulated , regular coveralls make a huge difference. It’s the onesie thing. But I always get tall or long size. Prevents swallowing your nuts when you bend over.

As a guy who's 190cm tall (6'2 Freedom Eagles ) I fully endorse this statement!

 

[newagegeezer]

Nice coat. The clogs look nice too.

Clogs ? They're just ordinary British lace-ups and ordinary walking boots in background. Clogs to us are wooden soled slip on working boots that used to be worn in iron foundries etc. up North

 

[Smithy]

Clogs ? They're just ordinary British lace-ups and ordinary walking boots in background. Clogs to us are wooden soled slip on working boots that used to be worn in iron foundries etc. up North

Where I come from clogs is an informal term for any footwear.

 

[newagegeezer]

Ah, OK, me old china.... understand now.... in UK clog is specific as said before... us Londoners would use "daisies".. rhyming slang, daisy roots = boots for any footwear not just boots

 

[flyincowboy]

One need to be covered when getting cold outside -7°C perfect weather for the AERO B3