We were to get maybe an inch, spent all morning in the snow, the inch stacked up to probably 4 but it's hard to tell since the wind blew. Thank goodness for wax cotton pants. Still the best it seems when working in the light "dry" type snow, meaning under 20 degrees and light weight. Stayed dry and warm all morning.
Enlighten us who live in different climates as to exactly what are wax cotton pants and where you acquire them.?ÿ I'm unfamiliar with the term.
I'd never heard of them, but a quick search shows that most of the major outdoor wear companies offer them.
Anybody that can remember WWII surplus canvas, tents, duffle bags or jackets knows what waxed cotton smells like when it gets old.
Waxed cotton is great for certain tasks. I love my pants for really cold on the 4-wheeler surveying, wind doesn't get through, snow slides off them, I can stay warm and dry down to a few degrees below zero in them. What makes them nice is that you can walk and move around with them just like jeans or Carhartts yet not worry about getting wet like jeans or carhartts. So I don't have to try and wear a shell which is a pain when you need to move around.?ÿ?ÿ
This morning SWMBO wanted to walk after I shoveled, I said sure and I was wearing the pants. So we walked her short version (4 miles) and it was much colder than I thought (about 5 degrees it turned out), underdressed for our faces, but not the pants. They aren't a shell type pant like I have for skiing or downpours, you stay warm and dry with those but they aren't fun for hiking or going for a long walk.
Filson makes a few versions, they cost, but you should be able to keep them for ever. I like my Kuhl version, it comes with wax and you can throw them in the washer, the Filson's are more of an oiled version, not for the washing machine.?ÿ
Filson makes a few versions, they cost, but you should be able to keep them for ever. I like my Kuhl version, it comes with wax and you can throw them in the washer, the Filson's are more of an oiled version, not for the washing machine.?ÿ
Best field clothes ever. Been wearing my waxed tin cloth jacket and briar paints for 10 years now. If it gets below 20 i zip in a wool liner for the jacket.
Send winter clothes to dry cleaner and get them finished with a dose of starch and that will keep the snow and water out.
