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All my outside working friends here in Iowa will wear multiple layers to beat the cold. I’m talking about 4 tshirts, sweatshirt, jacket. Thermals and jeans. Or insulated pants. Definitely get rid of the steel toe boots if you can.
 
ConwayMuddy said:
Get some insulated bibs and wool socks
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This. I always take a myriad of crap. It can be 60° one day and 20° the next. I take my black Walls bibs. I take my snowboard pants and coat. I take hiking boots flip flops and muck boots. I also take frogg toggs ultralight rain suit everywhere with me. It’s only $20 bucks from Walmart. If it gets that California bone chilling wind blowing you just throw the rain pants and jacket on over whatever you’re wearing and it keeps the wind from blowing through your clothing.

2big bronco when you and your buddies are drinking beer and hanging out at our camp, we run 2 smudge pots all night. You can keep a dozen people warm with them.
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2big bronco said:
So Koh is comming up and every year I slightly improve on my cold weather gear and still freeze miserably while standing around drinking or whatever. I have some $100ish thermals that ill wear under whatever else I pile on... usually jeans and a long sleeve tshirt, followed by a hoodie, followed by a carhart. Ill wear 2 pairs of socks and my danner work boots.


What am I doing wrong and how do I improve my beer drinking experience in 10-30* weather?
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Big baffin boots, regular cotton socks.
Haters gonna hate but I do all Carhart in cold situations, though I struggle to classify 10 to +30 as cold, unless you meant -30f?
ARCTIC bibs, face mask/hat combo, fleece lined jeans, t-shirt, long sleeve flannel shirt, and arctic jacket. I could stand in 10F weather drinking beer for days with that combo. I have to unzip layers if I'm moving much though. Spare socks are a good idea as I end up soaking them with sweat if I'm walking much.
 
Bonanza said:
Amazon-- rechargeable hand warmer.
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I have this exact warmer and it's been great. I don't like wearing gloves while hunting, so at most I have a thin pair to cut down some wind if it's blowing. Turn this on low and put it in my pocket, alternate pocket/hand as needed. High is far to hot for just about anything. Have even put it in the "pocket" of my long johns to keep frank and beans warmer when I forgot my Seat Heat and was sitting on metal bars.

Heated socks also changed everything. Get a couple pair with the rechargeable packs, mid range price point. Batteries suck, the cheaper ones don't work as well and/or have the heating wires in weird spots, have had a need to try any expensive ones off Amazon.
 
Carhart bibs, the thickest darn tough socks I have and a puffy with hood. Also a hat and some good gloves. Add rain gear that goes over hood for an extra layer and in case of rain. A packable puffy jacket and rain gear will fold up reall small.

if you are walking to wherever you will be standing, leave the coat off so you start off cold and are warmed by your exertion. If you sweat you will freeze when you stop moving.
 
everyone said, bibs just plain work. get the zipper front and full length leg zipper because its easier to get in and out of. front zipper so you can got pee with having to flop down the front bib and pissing all over that after 16 beers. my feet stay pretty warm with the bibs because the go over the boots. and hoodie, and jacket, blocking wind for sure. gloves and hat. your golden.
 
FlatLander said:
I have this exact warmer and it's been great. I don't like wearing gloves while hunting, so at most I have a thin pair to cut down some wind if it's blowing. Turn this on low and put it in my pocket, alternate pocket/hand as needed. High is far to hot for just about anything. Have even put it in the "pocket" of my long johns to keep frank and beans warmer when I forgot my Seat Heat and was sitting on metal bars.

Heated socks also changed everything. Get a couple pair with the rechargeable packs, mid range price point. Batteries suck, the cheaper ones don't work as well and/or have the heating wires in weird spots, have had a need to try any expensive ones off Amazon.
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How long will the hand warmers they stay warm for?
 
Soo far layers and a heated Milwaukee jacket are working, but the carharttt man suit is about to be thrown into rotation. Its cold af out here already.
 
something Ive learned riding off road and sweating in layers, put a fleece just above a base layer. base can be a t-shirt or under armour long sleeve, whatever. wear a fleece over that and it will wick away sweat from you core. keep you a lot warmer. for me its a regular t shirt, long sleeve carhart t, then a fleece. then a carhart hoody. then insulated bibs. if its still cold I'll toss on my carhart duck coat.
 
2big bronco said:
Like these

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Like this:
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The loft in your example appears to be thinner than mine.
The weight on mine is 400g/m(sq)

Ullfrotte'/Woolpower weights are:
200g...base layer
400g...mid. layer
600g...outer layer
800g...socks

The reason I invested in Ullfrotte'/Woolpower was because they are widely used on oil platforms in the North Sea/Norwegian sea areas.
 
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the temptation with those is to eschew the long underwear because of how fuzzy they feel, but then I end up getting drafts up the pant legs
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In the 'wear-what-you-got' mode; wearing sweat pants under your pants helps.
Knee-high socks helps as well.

Wearing a skull cap and a neck gator under a hoodie with the hood up/on drastically slows 50+% body heat loss.
 
Johnson Valley Tuxedo - Carhartt insulated overall bibs and insulated jacket

This year I upgraded to the Carhartt Super Dux bibs, I've only used them once at Fordcye, and they were super warm.


Wear layers, it traps more still air, and still air is what insulates you. Also layers are adjustable.

On the bottom, I'll wear boxers, long underwear, jeans, then bibs. I can take off some of those layers if it warms up.

On the top, T-shirt, long sleeve t-shirt, light down jacket, carhartt jacket

Wool socks and Vans MTE high tops.

Beanie is critical, but I find as long as it's comfy, it doesn't matter what it is.

These insulated work gloves are really bitchin. Not the most dexterous, but I can hold a beer and move some firewood really well.

 
For wind/water blocking, British rain suit or windproof pants/jacket. The rain gear also blocks wind, but the windproof isn't waterproof. Extra fashion points for army surplus camo. Finance points for being cheap. Varusteleka.com - Military and outdoors specialists (no affiliation, just a place I've bought from and liked)

"Bibs" in my mind are pants with built in suspenders. "Suit" is jacket and pants. But I think I'm going to start calling it a onesie. Carhartt arctic onesie with whatever under is good. Pant legs unzip up the sides to the belt, jacket unzips down to the belt, if you get too warm, unzip.

Hat (beanie) is a good idea. Neck sleeve also a good idea. I have some fleece neck sleeves that make a big difference, they're about 8" long and stretch over my head, just hang out around my neck all day. Or a scarf or whatever you like, keep the wind off your neck.
 
Bunny boots!

I've never had my hands on a set, but I'd damn sure like to try them out.

Seems like fucking solid tech (having the insulated wool encapsulated to keep it from getting wet). Why doesn't anyone else make boots like that?

I'm sure people here have used them. Are they awesome?

Edit: Also, if you get a set of boots with liners (like the big monster Baffin boots). You NEED to remove the liners when you're not wearing them. They absorb moisture from your feet, then lose their insulating ability. When I'm at the ice fishing shack over the weekend I keep two sets of liners and two sets of socks and swap 'em out half way through the shift.
 
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Muckin_Slusher said:
Bunny boots!

I've never had my hands on a set, but I'd damn sure like to try them out.

Seems like fucking solid tech (having the insulated wool encapsulated to keep it from getting wet). Why doesn't anyone else make boots like that?

I'm sure people here have used them. Are they awesome?

Edit: Also, if you get a set of boots with liners (like the big monster Baffin boots). You NEED to remove the liners when you're not wearing them. They absorb moisture from your feet, then lose their insulating ability. When I'm at the ice fishing shack over the weekend I keep two sets of liners and two sets of socks and swap 'em out half way through the shift.
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They are awesome. My dad lives off-grid in the mountains, and wears them all winter. Your feet get pruney, but they're warm!
 
Just spent weekend camping in PA, 27° / 20mph wind.

Perfectly comfortable in:
-32heat poly top/boxxer/bottom from Costco
-merino hat
-Fortress clothing storm combo, you can get sweaty in this stuff and don't get cold
-Darn Tough boot sock
-black Mickey Mouse boot, so long as they are warm when 1st put on, feet nvr get cold
-HF Hardy thermal knit glove and Kinco coated in snoseal for backup

It was this cold!
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Muckin_Slusher said:
Bunny boots!

I've never had my hands on a set, but I'd damn sure like to try them out.

Seems like fucking solid tech (having the insulated wool encapsulated to keep it from getting wet). Why doesn't anyone else make boots like that?

I'm sure people here have used them. Are they awesome?

Edit: Also, if you get a set of boots with liners (like the big monster Baffin boots). You NEED to remove the liners when you're not wearing them. They absorb moisture from your feet, then lose their insulating ability. When I'm at the ice fishing shack over the weekend I keep two sets of liners and two sets of socks and swap 'em out half way through the shift.
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I had to look it up.
I know them as Mickey Mouse boots.

Said boots was a MAJOR step forward in understanding the effects of cold weather, first being used in the Korea War.
Of the two evils; being cold/dry is warmer than being cold/wet.
Mickey Mouse boots/bunny boots keeps the feet dry due to being made of rubber; which is 100% windproof and 100% waterproof.
 
Buy quality shit, not cotton layers is a great step. Whether it's poly or wool base and mid layers they just plain work. Thin with thick over seems to work best for me. I used to spend a big amount of time in big -F numbers and I learned from the old timers what worked vs. the current fad. Merino wool or alpaca wool is great.
 
Snagged this carhart fleece hat/mask combo today... off to look at the tags of my thermals to ask you guys if they suck or not
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2big bronco said:
So Koh is comming up and every year I slightly improve on my cold weather gear and still freeze miserably while standing around drinking or whatever. I have some $100ish thermals that ill wear under whatever else I pile on... usually jeans and a long sleeve tshirt, followed by a hoodie, followed by a carhart. Ill wear 2 pairs of socks and my danner work boots.


What am I doing wrong and how do I improve my beer drinking experience in 10-30* weather?
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Layers and the right layers vs sweating.

You can wear 3-5 wrong layers and double socks to be frozen.

So sweat is your enemy. You get wet, then the wetness assumes the exterior temp. I have learned that thin socks with basic leather boots can be warmer over hours that thick’s socks and thick boots.

If you feel warm or sweaty then you will be cold sooner and longer.

I have thick hunting gear and boots for 5-35 degree hunting. I will walk into the woods at 25 degrees wearing only underwear and boots with my gear on my back for a mile. Then at my spot I’ll change my socks and put my cold gear on, sweat free and dry gear. Then I’ll sit 5-6 hours unmoving and warm. If I walked in wearing my stuff I’d be freezing in 45 min, from sweat wetness.

My advice is to stay dry. It’s more important than any gear or layers.
 
Poke said:
My advice is to stay dry. It’s more important than any gear or layers.
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This. Also coming from a "sweater". On the days I know I'm going to be out in the cold all day or close to it I will spray antiperspirant on my hands and feet to keep the sweat down to a trickle.
 
2big bronco said:
These are the thick ones I have that dont keep me warm enough
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Polyester and spandex won’t keep you warm. I worse something similar today running when it was 35 with the sun out. No fucking way I’d trust those sitting in the cold.


Wool. It helps keep you warm.

Edit: fleece can also keep you warmer than polyester in my experience.
 
2big bronco said:
Snagged this carhart fleece hat/mask combo today... off to look at the tags of my thermals to ask you guys if they suck or not
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Wow; your boy is getting big!:eek:
I remember when he was a mere tadpole.

Both you and your boy's set up would go great under a hoodie/hooded jacket.

Ambient temp. is easier to deal with than windy temp.
The windier it is; the more windproof and/or thicker your outer layer has to be.
 
TLDR - I am amazed that nobody mentioned Sorel boots yet.

Get them rated for -20 F or stupid low temps. They aren’t great for hiking but will keep you warm. I can’t vouch for what is currently on their website but I have had mine for 26 years and they have never let me down. I have to believe that bean counters have gutted the company since I bought mine. The choices on their website are pitiful & don’t even mention temperature ratings like they used to.

I was working on a snowblower today (about 25 deg F outside) with no issues standing in 4-6” of wet snow. Pretty sure mine are rated for -30F probably even lower. NATO speed laces are the shit.

Vintage Dominator model. 100% chemical fibers with foil reflective material on inner boot and soles.

Example on eBay now…
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Mine…
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