What do you wear to climb in the cold??
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jkrueger
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BigJohn said:
Hey, I saw you up in a tree yesterday and you were wearing a pink leisure suit with a wife beater t-shirt. That was you, right? I used to go to that outfitter in NJ.
Jack
jkrueger
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OK, on topic:
I spend a lot of time searching for and testing ice and cold weather climbing cloths. As much as I hate synthetics, some of the thinist is the warmest.
The hands are the issue, still have not found a satisfactory solution. Big John brought me some good cold weather climbing gloves similar to the cold weather ones found at Sherrill, only much cheaper. I have some very thin liners out of the ice climbing stuff that work yet begin to add a little to much.
Sorry I have not posted brands and sources, will if anyone is interested.
Jack
I spend a lot of time searching for and testing ice and cold weather climbing cloths. As much as I hate synthetics, some of the thinist is the warmest.
The hands are the issue, still have not found a satisfactory solution. Big John brought me some good cold weather climbing gloves similar to the cold weather ones found at Sherrill, only much cheaper. I have some very thin liners out of the ice climbing stuff that work yet begin to add a little to much.
Sorry I have not posted brands and sources, will if anyone is interested.
Jack
Jack you mean those latix gloves I got from my proctologist's biokhazard can or the gray and yellow pair? I did find a really nice version of the ugly glove. They are a bit heavier and the sticky rubber palms seem to hold up alot longer and not peel off. I get them at a bargin price of $1.49 a pair.
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Koa Man said:
To me this was funny yet depressing. This morning, when I went to work it was 12 degrees with a wind chill of -10. In my eyes, this was cold so I piled on the layers. As I read this thread of E-mails, I thought everyone was talking about the same cold weather as I was and I thought this was going to be a good way to find out what you guys are wearing. However, when I got to Koa man's comment of mid 60's I started to laugh. The mid 60's left us guys in the northeast about two months ago.
Anyway, thanks for the laugh and enjoy the holidays.
Geoff
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Koa Man said:
To me this was funny yet depressing. This morning, when I went to work it was 12 degrees with a wind chill of -10. In my eyes, this was cold so I piled on the layers. As I read this thread of E-mails, I thought everyone was talking about the same cold weather as I was and I thought this was going to be a good way to find out what you guys are wearing. However, when I got to Koa man's comment of mid 60's I started to laugh. The mid 60's left us guys in the northeast about two months ago.
Anyway, thanks for the laugh and enjoy the holidays.
Geoff
ABOVE & BEYOND
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Koa Man said:
To me this was funny yet depressing. This morning, when I went to work it was 12 degrees with a wind chill of -10. In my eyes, this was cold so I piled on the layers. As I read this thread of E-mails, I thought everyone was talking about the same cold weather as I was and I thought this was going to be a good way to find out what you guys are wearing. However, when I got to Koa man's comment of mid 60's I started to laugh. The mid 60's left us guys in the northeast about two months ago.
Anyway, thanks for the laugh and enjoy the holidays.
Geoff
xander9727
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Geoff,
I got it the first time.........
I got it the first time.........
xander9727
The Silverback
Geoff,
I got it the first time......
I got it the first time......
mattmann1972
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You may want to try the ECWCS system from the US Army. Stands for Extended Cold Weather Clothing System. It's all about moving and staying warm. I saw some in the Cabelas catalog. But this stuff was devoloped for the Special Forces for maximum resistance to cold while not looking like the staypuft marshmellow man!
I also like under armor stuff as well.
I also like under armor stuff as well.
Tom Dunlap
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How can anyone hate synthetic materials? They work the best for staying dry and warm in th cold.
Duluth Trading company has a fleece shirt for twenty bucks! You can't buy a cotton one for that kind of money. And the fleece will work, cotton doesn't.
Malden MIlls developed Polarfleece and many other materials that have set the standard for performance. The ECWS system is no more than a fleece that is made in the Army colors.
If you can find what you need at http://www.sierratradingpost.com/Default.asp?wc=true
you'll be happy and have money left in your pocket.
They have some clothes in tall sizes too.
Duluth Trading company has a fleece shirt for twenty bucks! You can't buy a cotton one for that kind of money. And the fleece will work, cotton doesn't.
Malden MIlls developed Polarfleece and many other materials that have set the standard for performance. The ECWS system is no more than a fleece that is made in the Army colors.
If you can find what you need at http://www.sierratradingpost.com/Default.asp?wc=true
you'll be happy and have money left in your pocket.
They have some clothes in tall sizes too.
Synthetics is the way to go, I've been working for the past two weeks in teen to twentys and everything that I wear to keep warm takes up less room that a 120' rope in a rope bag. Synthetics aloft and Down on the ground. Not even wearing thermal leggings just pants with a pair of windbreaker pants over them.
Redbull
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bottlefed89 said:
Greg, since we don't get some of the cold, cold weather here in the midwest like some of these other guys, I'm not sure we need to go spend a weeks paycheck on cold weather gear. I did heed the advice about tech fabrics instead of cotton though. I went to Target today and picked up a pair of polyester thermal tops and bottoms for $13 a piece. Then I found a fleece pullover for $20. If it's windy, I can wear a light jacket as a wind breaker. I got some snow to shovel, so I'll let you know how well it works. If I lived in an area where sub-zero temps were pretty regular, I'd probably invest a little more into my cold weather gear, but I just can't justify it with the weather we have here in MO. I guess what I'm trying to say is that we all live in different climates so our needs will vary greatly. There have been some great suggestions in this thread on how to stay warm and pack lightly while doing it.
ROLLACOSTA
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I wear penty of layers when it gets cold here ,our big problem here is wind chill, thankfully we don't usually get it as cold as some of you guys do
