cheezit Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 down here it doesnt get extramly cold, but I hate the cold weater. any suggestions on good light weight winter gear other the obvious wear a jacket. stuff like under armour cold gear but short sleeve. It sucks becasue they sell it in the UK but not in the USA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselD Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Move to AZ! I just wear a long sleeve uniform shirt and if your working thats plenty warm. Standing around doing nothing is another story though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezit Posted October 18, 2011 Author Share Posted October 18, 2011 Ya I hear ya on the moze to az. Texas is normaly a case of less warm then burrnipply. I however star to freeze at 60* and hate long sleeves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Spend a couple of years up here.... 60 is a nice hot summers day... at 70, I start to shut down and go into cold beer mode... at 80 (the very odd time it ever makes it there ) I'm nothing but a puddle on the sidewalk... After a couple of years of our weather, 60 will feel like heaven What might strike you as really odd is that I try to keep the shop thermostats around 12 or 15 C (mid to high 50s) in the winter since this is about most comfortable - especially if you are in and out of the shop at lot. I always take the temperature sensitive jobs that have you working outside even when it gets to -30ish. It's invigorating. If you wear long sleeves, you can always roll them up or down as circumstances dictate. Occasionally, I correspond with a British tech that has set up shop in the Dominican Republic.... sadly, he isn't looking for techs at this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Clayton Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Never worked in a cold shop. Now staying warm out in the parking lot is another story. I wish the powers that be would adopt your strategy, Jim. On the really cold days I will wear long johns under my uniform cause you will freeze up solid if you have to get gas before going to work. But they keep the shop like a sweat box and it's brutal. I think they're goal is to burn as much waste oil as possible in one day and then try and beat that the next day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exmod110 Posted October 18, 2011 Share Posted October 18, 2011 Helly Hansen or Stanfields Mostly come with long sleeve's but they can be cut off... Cabela's stocks lots but is pricy... But i see the "under armor" you had mentioned... http://www.cabelas.com/product/Clothing/Mens-Hunting-Clothing/Mens-Base-Layers/Mens-Midweight-Base-Layer-Tops|/pc/104797080/c/104748480/sc/104495580/i/104034780/Under-Armour-Long-Sleeve-Waffle-Crew/1237137.uts?destination=%2Fcatalog%2Fbrowse%2Fclothing-mens-hunting-clothing-mens-base-layers-mens-midweight-base-layer-tops%2F_%2FN-1101032%2FNs-CATEGORY_SEQ_104034780%3FWTz_l%3DSBC%253BMMcat104797080%253Bcat104495580&WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104797080%3Bcat104495580%3Bcat104034780 http://www.stanfields.com/products.asp http://www.hhworkwear.com/PRODUCTS/Kastrup-T-Shirt http://www.cabelas.com/catalog/browse/_/N-1101029?WTz_l=SBC%3BMMcat104797080 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbudge Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Worked in a shop where water would freeze on the floor on a cold winter night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Worked in a shop where water would freeze on the floor on a cold winter night. Now THAT is cold! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheezit Posted October 19, 2011 Author Share Posted October 19, 2011 jim your a better man then me. I live for the 100* days. love it all warm and toasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Warman Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Not "better".... merely "different". I make it a point to watch at least the Daytona 500 (though my loving bride is a big fan and watches almost all the races) and I usually have a good giggle over all those folks bundled up in the stands in weather we go shirt sleeve biking in. My son doesn't have his "own" service rig yet so he is what they call a "relief driller". He fills in for drillers that are taking time off or are sick or whatever... the rest of the time he is a "derrickman". When he is doing this, his "office" is 30 feet in the air and has no walls or roof. Something like this.... Bear in mind that we see -40 at least one week a year. My only suggestion... you can dress to be comfortably warm or dress to be comfortably cold... Have you considered a radiant heater? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbriggs Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Quote: Worked in a shop where water would freeze on the floor on a cold winter night. When did you work in my shop? haha We keep the t-stat at 58`f in our shop (unless some goof cranks it up) Our shop is 4 bays, roughly 100 years old, has as many air leaks as a cheese grater, and a little bit of sawdust insulation. If its colder than -15`c outside our used oil furnace runs 24 hours a day, never shuts down.(the heater is about 8 years old and has 15,000hrs on it) If it hits -25`c the inside temp is usually about 5`c. We burn about 10,000 liters of used oil each year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbudge Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yeah, and to top it off some assclown salesman would open the overhead door to my bay (it was closest to the service desk) so he could stand and talk to someone outside, usually when I was lying under a vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted October 19, 2011 Share Posted October 19, 2011 Yeah, and to top it off some assclown salesman would open the overhead door to my bay (it was closest to the service desk) so he could stand and talk to someone outside, usually when I was lying under a vehicle. I'd be telling the guy where to go as I turned the power off to the door. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith Browning Posted October 20, 2011 Share Posted October 20, 2011 Set him on fire. Things well get hot really fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmorris Posted October 21, 2011 Share Posted October 21, 2011 Set him on fire. Things well get hot really fast. Finally something a salesman is usefull for.... On another note: Had to scrape all my car windows this morning....she's a coming boys, bundle up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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