Recommendation? Workshop Clothing, winter is coming

[12345678910]

If you're in USA, Carhartt is great.
As a Canadian a simple Carhartt t shirt is about $60 landed.


If you look at welding workwear, there is an entire classification called FR, flame resistant

However that's high dollar oilfield tested and passed regulations stuff.


Wool and cotton don't melt or burn

Denim
Duck - heavy cotton material, but thinner than denim
Leather
wool

We have farm and workwear stores, TSC, Tractor supply,
It easy to get denim jeans, faded blue cotton button up long sleeve shirts, 100% cotton coveralls

You can replace a hoodie with 100% wool flannel heavy workshirts, some are even hooded too.

Synthetic boot laces will melt and burn.
There are leather laces - I don't prefer, too much stretch.
There are kevlar fire proof boot laces that won't melt.


Base layer, Merino wool or Smartwool bse layers - long johns and undershirts.

Wool keeps you warm, but it also wicks moisture away from your body making sweating work and avoiding you getting chilled.

 

[dwaterfield]

In those temps I generally just wear a t-shirt, but I grew up in the Great Lakes region so I'm used to the cold! When it's chilly I will usually wear a welding jacket under my leather apron. Keeps me warm and provides some protection from sparks. If it gets colder I'll wear the same stuff over a hooded sweatshirt. Any colder than that and I take a day off from the forge.


Some have mentioned Carhart, that's a great choice. The only one I have is too bulky for working in the shop. Like 1234568910 said, Smartwool or merino makes a great warming layer.

 

[Seedy Lot]

If I was regularly standing in a spray of sparks I would be concerned about what fabric my jacket was made of but as is there is hardly any sparks in my shop. I have a much bigger issue burning holes in my clothes sitting around the weekly campfire.

 

[PEU]

l'll be in Atlanta a couple of days before Bladeshow and then a week in Miami, hopefully will find store to test them in person, the main problem I guess is that there is the middle of the summer and I'm looking for winter clothing...

Pablo

 

[A.McPherson]

Synthetics melt for sure! Doesn't mean I don't wear them (I'm kinda dumb and I forget what I'm wearing allot.



This is a pair of shorts that I was wearing the other day while grinding. All kinds of holes all down the right leg. I try to wear coveralls, but I forget all the time and it's damn hot here in SW Texas.

 

[GAGL]

Kidney warmer made from wool. As long as your feet and kidneys are warm, rest of your body will stay warm too.

 

[Cole2525]

I just wear a cotton welding jacket over my regular clothes. Has a high round collar, snap closure, a size bigger than I would normally wear so it fits comfortably over my other clothes and keeps them clean and dust free.