Warm Jacket

I like wearing the cold gear Under Armour with one of the this North Face jackets. Jacket cuts the wind well and the thin layering makes it easy to move around.

That being said, my role is more as an engineer than surveyor on site, so I don't normally wear the nice coat (sacrificing warmth) when I'm rolling through the woods. Good combination if you're on an open site though.

Thanks! I am a "Spring and Fall" kind of guy.... I don't like real hot, and real cold.

Layers, and good shell looks like my ticket.

Get yourself a pair of the insulated full coveralls, the one piece suit by Carhartt or the like. No drafts in the midsection. Much better than a jacket and pants. Or I also have a set of insulated bibs which are nice because you can strip off the jacket if you're getting hot.

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Hey Nate, I dress in layers too, but I also have a carhart "winter suit." I like the winter suit coverall's because they have enough zippers to un-do if I get over heated.

These are used maybe a half a dozen times a winter, but I sure am glad to have them! Otherwise it's layers, starting with smart wool long johns, quilted pants, a couple of long sleeve shirts, then my outdoor sweater that SWMBO made for me, then a hooded quilted carhart vest on top. I use knitted fingerless gloves most of the time for my hands. The vest pockets work well to warm them between uses.

We know wet cold weather out here on this sandbar.

Dtp

Duluth Trading Co

I have a jacket from them I have worn for 10 years. It seems thin, but is windproof and the black really soaks up the sun. The firehose material stands up to the worst briars. You just tuck into the jacket and plow through. I have never been disappointed in their products. I will say it took a year or two of wear to break it in, but that is because of the durability.

I agree, wet cold just seems to reach into your bones. They say you lose most of your body heat through your head. Get yourself a good warm wool hat that will also cover your ears when the winds blowing. Preferably wool with a good deal of the natural lanolin still in it. Makes it more water repellent. I also like throwing on a heavy wool sweater as a layer under my carhart jacket when it's damp. All those fancy synthetics got nothin' on good ol' wool.

We ordered one of the Dewalt Heated Jackets in safety green for all the field personnel this winter. http://www.dewalt.com/tools/cordless-work-gear-heated-jackets-dchj070c1.aspx They almost work too good for our southern climate. We have had a rather warm winter so far and I haven't had a day yet that we needed the built in heater while working. Most days, I take off the outer shell once we start moving. I do like the internal heater for sitting in the deer stand however.;-)

Around here is is rare to ever wear an actual coat. There is always that Wrangler Jacket hanging by the door to throw over whatever to run outside for SWMBO.

My main work goto outerwear is a Field Tested hoodie by OutdoorLife that keeps me warm as long as I am moving around and a lightly starched Army rainshirt when the wind and rain blows in.

After that I have a Walls Workwear jacket with a hood

and for those blue northern days a Walls Blizzard Proof Long Coat

On those actual cold days,the first layer is the most important, a set of warm and dry johns, wool blend socks and wool hat.

B-)

Been a layer guy all my life. Everything from glove & boots to hats & outer clothing. Down is good until it gets wet. Fleece you don't breath. Anything insulated is overkill and too heavy.

For lots of years, go with a waterproof gortex type outer skin with an assortment of cotton, wool, orange hoodie, and an assortment of long sleeve tees, flannels and whatnot. I will don the bib carharts for over my jeans if its below 30 or so. Over boots for foot dryness and warmth.

Below 30 and call me a sissy. Much like getting caught in the rain - back to the truck. I'm still trying how to figure out how to write and push buttons with gloves that are warm enough to keep the digits warm. Anybody try those mitten things with the cut outs for shooting? I have some, just never tried. Besides they're macho cammo and I prefer orange when working.

PS WET cold (Arkansas) is way colder than DRY cold. (Think Alaska, and northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc.)

Ahh, ummmm, -16 this morning, that's f not c. I think you might find it pretty chilly

PS WET cold (Arkansas) is way colder than DRY cold. (Think Alaska, and northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, etc.)

Ahh, ummmm, -16 this morning, that's f not c. I think you might find it pretty chilly

37 above in Anchorage right now, looks like all you southern folks got our cold and snow!!

I wear carharts almost exclusively, I use the black lined "arctic" version.
Layering is the best. If I am going to work up on the slope, I usually invest in Refrigiwear, but that stuff is good to 50 below, might be a bit much for done south.

-JD-

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I am investing in some comfort clothes. That battery powered jacket.... wow! I have a buddy that fixes lights on Radio and TV towers. He was pretty excited about it, when I told him about it. He says that he can leave the ground, climbing, and it is 35°f, with a 5 mph wind. Get to 1500', and suddenly it is 20°, and 20 mph wind. Get to 1900' up, and suddenly that drops to 15°, with 30 mph gusts. He will be getting the Dewalt jacket....

I am a tool guy. I normally carry a Suunto Compass, a 4" Engineers (SURVEYORS) scale, a tiny Zeiss Monocular, a folding saw, a little set of nippers, and a digital camera, and a leatherman. I am leaning toward a baggy set of carhart overalls, (Arctic ones, mentioned above, by Mr. Alaska.... er JD ) Then, if it gets cold, I can leave my normal tools on my waist, and add a belt and tool bag to the outside of the rig... that has always been a problem, How to access the tools inside the overall thing. So, baggy will take care of that. But that battery powered jacket... that's fascinating! (Does it come with a USB charging port? (little joke there!)

We have sure a NEED of more stuff to charge to get out the door.

Lets see...

Charge the
Total station batteries.
GPS base battery
GPS rover batteries
GPS rover radio battery
O, yeah, charge the hammer drill battery
and the Jacket battery
And the truck battery.
And the Cell phone battery
and the Data collector battery
and the ATV battery
Lets see... can we cram any more BATTERIES into the truck?
O yeah, watch battery
and Flashlight batteries
Somebody needs to invent electric toilet paper.... (just to get one more battery!)

Creature comforts seem to become a priority as you age...

Carhart Quick Duck! Keeps the water out and the heat in.

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But Nate, you left out all the different cables that it takes to do all that. See, you're not done shopping yet...especially when one mysteriously goes bad.. 😉

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Wayne, there are latent hostilities, hidden in my soul in that department.....

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N

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>> Somebody needs to invent electric toilet paper.... (just to get one more battery!)

Here 'ya go!

http://www.amazon.com/Kimberly-Clark-Professional-Electronic-Touchless-Dispenser/dp/B0040ZOEH G">Electric toilet paper dispenser

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Mount that to the back of the truck, with one of these:

Potty on the hitch...

Let's see, could we get the seat with a 12v heater?

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Nate,

From someone who works next to the Atlantic Ocean, not in the dry environment in your part of the country. Also a few degrees north latitude from you. We get the ocean dampness all year round. In the winter I wear a current day M-65 Field Jacket with liner. The liner is important. Check them out.