About a week ago I was working nights on the Airport working on the Taxiway we started at 23:00hrs and so did the wind and rain we didn't stop all night and finished work at 04:00hrs it rained all night and we were kitted out in Gore-Tex Clothing and I was wearing Danner Fort Bragg Gore-Tex Boots and after 5 hours in weather like that we were all soaked through and our boots were full of water, I really don't know what kit would keep you completely dry, Other water proofs I have worn in the past makes you sweat so you end up uncomfortably wet, If there is any kit out there that doesn't cost the earth to buy that will keep you fully dry for 5 hours or more Please let me know.
What wet weather gear for working outdoors do you use??
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About a week ago I was working nights on the Airport working on the Taxiway we started at 23:00hrs and so did the wind and rain we didn't stop all night and finished work at 04:00hrs it rained all night and we were kitted out in Gore-Tex Clothing and I was wearing Danner Fort Bragg Gore-Tex Boots and after 5 hours in weather like that we were all soaked through and our boots were full of water, I really don't know what kit would keep you completely dry, Other water proofs I have worn in the past makes you sweat so you end up uncomfortably wet, If there is any kit out there that doesn't cost the earth to buy that will keep you fully dry for 5 hours or more Please let me know.
I went for these ones in the end ,heavyweight rubber .if there good enough for the boys on the trawlers ,I,ll let you all know how they go , I,m sure it wont be long till I get to try them.
http://www.ppgworkwear.co.uk/elka-fishing-xtreme-c-4_19.html
http://www.ppgworkwear.co.uk/elka-fishing-xtreme-c-4_19.html
For rough work up in the woods and around the farm I work on I just use a rather elderly and beaten up Ventile jacket, usually over a wool lined waxed cotton gilet and or wool shirt in winter.
This keeps me feeling good all the time I am out.
If it starts getting through to the skin I put an MOD poncho over the top (if I am not needing too much in the way of freedom of action) or find work indoors (not happened yet!) or under some cover of some sort...
This keeps me feeling good all the time I am out.
If it starts getting through to the skin I put an MOD poncho over the top (if I am not needing too much in the way of freedom of action) or find work indoors (not happened yet!) or under some cover of some sort...
As Toddy mentioned the Lowe Alpine hat is worth wearing, many have copied its design. The army version is good yet struggles to stay velcroed under the chin.
Soory missed this I already have a lowe alpine hat and it is right up there ,top drawer!!
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Hell yes, great thing.
I've worn the three quid watch caps from the local Esso for years and whilst good in the cold they don't stop the rain for long.
Recently bought (thirty bleedin quid) a Lowe Alpine mountain cap and its great. Obviously its no use on sites where you have to wear a hard hat (in those cases I wear a thinner watch cap under the hard hat).
lol well get yer hair cut big fellaThat depends on the size o yer heid Gill , wae ma big napper no chance ....
lol well get yer hair cut big fella
That's wae a nut cut Gill ,a need a hard hat the size o a space helmet
I have used helly hansen voss jacket and over trousers but to do so means I have to slow my activity right down as they are not breathable or vented but they are properly waterproof, not just a DWR layer or membrane, they never wet out and never cling to your skin like some waterproofs... oh, cheap as chips too.
It depends on your work, if it's standing in rain the HH stuff is perfect, if it's strenuous work, the HH stuff is much less perfect. Don't expect to go through brambles or anything nasty in them either, they aren't built or priced for that kind of survival. I keep my set in the car and love them.
It depends on your work, if it's standing in rain the HH stuff is perfect, if it's strenuous work, the HH stuff is much less perfect. Don't expect to go through brambles or anything nasty in them either, they aren't built or priced for that kind of survival. I keep my set in the car and love them.
One thing i notice, is the hoody worn under hard hats for that neck warmth appeal. Be it CalMac deck crew or Luddons squad roadside. Cyclists wear skullcaps under their helmets, why not try one instead of Lowes cap?
http://www.endurasport.com/products/browse/?all=1
Having worked in a hardware store in Anchorage Alaska (Alaska Industrial Hardware) and outfitted many trawlermen I can tell you 90% use Helly Hansen waterproofs. At about a month out from the start of the King crab season all the greenhorns come up from the US and get outfitted for deck work then catch a fligh down to Dutch and hope to get hired. Also If you interested the boots they wear are Xtratuf insulated non steel toe wellies.
I can personally vouch for HH waterproofs as I used a set outdoors in the soggy Alaskan autumn, always stayed nice and dry. As you said get the bib and brace trousers if you're bending over that way you won't get a wet bum.
