Winter Clothes

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Ear plugs for the tall tales.

Ear plugs are good for the gun range, too.

[John]

I usually go to the Salvation Army stores to look for winter clothing first or other stores like that i.e. Goodwill.

Get good stuff cheap & support a good cause.  Thumbs up!

[John]

For example I've waited for the school bus at -52 degrees.

Ear plugs for the tall tales.

[John]

At the local (Salem) Salvation Army the mark-downs start after the stuff has been there several weeks . . . as each week's sale progresses things get cheaper until - on Saturday - any/all clothes which have been there long enough are sold for one dollar - yes, that's $1.

It is good to go there often . . . if you think somthing is realy good others might to, so getting there early in the day also works . . . .

[Dreepa]

But I tend to buy my stuff on the big side, cus I'm gansta like that. Gotta be able to fit a bunch of guns in there 

Do you have your boxes hanging out?

[slim]

At the local (Salem) Salvation Army the mark-downs start after the stuff has been there several weeks . . . as each week's sale progresses things get cheaper until - on Saturday - any/all clothes which have been there long enough are sold for one dollar - yes, that's $1.

It is good to go there often . . . if you think somthing is realy good others might to, so getting there early in the day also works . . . .

I like the Salvtion Army right now that is the only army that I would choose to support

[Money Dollars]

But I tend to buy my stuff on the big side, cus I'm gansta like that. Gotta be able to fit a bunch of guns in there 

Do you have your boxes hanging out?

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[mraaron]

    Throw a wool blanket and a sleeping bag (rated at least 0degF) in your trunk, along with some of those handwarmer packs hunters use.  If you are in an accident and help cant get to you this will be handy.  Once an ice storm in Missouri caused the interstate up ahead to get shut down due to accidents.  I pulled off at a rural exit and took a four hour nap till the road was cleared of busted up cars.  I prefer mittens instead of gloves when its really cold.

[John]

mittens instead of gloves when its really cold.

Mittens are quite warm.  I never have needed them, but "need" is not the only thing; "want" sometimes is nice.  I keep mittens - on hand sometimes.

[Lloyd Danforth]

John has at least a hundred pairs of gloves

[KBCraig]

The best coat/jacket:

http://www.uscav.com/productinfo.aspx?productid=5463&tabID=1

A caution about U.S. Cav Store, Brigade Quartermaster, Ranger Joe's, Cheaper Than Dirt, etc.: they sell knockoffs right alongside the real stuff, when it might not be the same quality and construction at all. Your link points out that only the woodland pattern is milspec.

ECWS is good stuff, in true milspec. I was at Downs Barracks in Fulda when we had several troopers selected to test a variety of competing clothing systems that were vying for the ECWS contract. It was a mild winter, and we had guys sweating their butts off in Arctic moon boots and single-layer systems. The GoreTex/liner/layers system that won was liked by those who wore it.

So GoreTex is good, as is Thinsulate?

Like MD said, GoreTex is not insulation. It's a waterproof shell. It stops liquid water molecules from penetrating, but allows water vapor to escape. It's made by heating a sheet of Teflon and slapping it against a sheet of nylon fabric. The resulting holes are too small for water drops, but vapor passes through just fine. That helps keep you dry when you perspire, and moisture tranfers a lot more heat than air does.

Never, ever, break a sweat in cold weather. If you're doing something strenous, remove layers at the first hint of feeling warm.

Kevin

[John]

John has at least a hundred pairs of gloves

How did you know that?    Where is the emo-thing for very funny?   

I love all seasons.  And, I also like staying comfortable.

[Lloyd Danforth]

When we helped you move you had two bundles of those gloves with the dots.  I still have mine.

[John]

They work well?

[John]

When we helped you move . . .

I knew that's what must have given away where the supply of those gloves happened.   

"Come the revolution . . ." we will all have spotted gloves.