Msg ID:
2746040 |
Winter is coming +1/-1
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Author:Mr Freeze
10/7/2022 8:22:41 AM
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What are your recommendations for cold weather flight gear?
Columbia Jackets?
Military Surplus?
Carhartt?
Do you put on more layers under your flight suit? |
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Msg ID:
2746047 |
Winter is coming +2/-2
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Author:cheap
10/7/2022 9:06:51 AM
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I would recommend an overwater immersion suit. |
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Msg ID:
2746048 |
Winter is coming (NT) +4/-1
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Author:Hip Waders
10/7/2022 9:07:19 AM
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Msg ID:
2746053 |
Winter is coming +3/-1
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Author:Anonymous
10/7/2022 9:58:01 AM
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Mickey Mouse boots from your local Army/Navy surplus store. |
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Msg ID:
2746059 |
Winter is coming +3/-1
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Author:OMG
10/7/2022 10:20:32 AM
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Thanks to Mickey Mouse boots back in the 80's, it saved my toes from frost-bite during my freezing winters in Korea!! |
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Msg ID:
2746056 |
Winter is coming +2/-1
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Author:5 in 1
10/7/2022 10:11:57 AM
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Try a 5 in 1 goretex jacket.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ryN947Avb2E
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Msg ID:
2746105 |
Winter is coming +6/-0
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Author:Remember
10/7/2022 10:08:25 PM
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you need to be prepared for getting stuck in the middle of nowhere broken down in a field. You need to be completely prepared. Not a joke. BTDT and was glad I grew up in a bitterly cold climate. |
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Msg ID:
2746590 |
Winter is coming +0/-0
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Author:oldNtired
10/10/2022 2:42:37 PM
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In the winter, I carried 2 sleeping bags, -20 degrees. A 15 lb survival kit and a firearm. ( that was for fighting over the sleeping bags). All pax had to have a good coat, hat and gloves. I didn't always file a flight plan but at least 2 people would know where were going to be. ( Corporate type, utility work). |
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Msg ID:
2746982 |
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Author:And
10/14/2022 9:07:54 PM
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the cardinal rule: Don't get wet or work up a sweat. |
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Msg ID:
2746108 |
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Author:Serious
10/8/2022 4:26:02 AM
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"Winter" is relative... Are we talking Dauphin Canada winter? Deadhorse winter? MN winter? Anchorage winter?
Most Columbia gear sucks. I do layers. Merino wool against the skin, cashmere or wool over that, fleece and warm jacket.
If I am flying in very remote/cold place where I may be stuck for a few days, I have a "Wiggy's" setup (pants, jacket, lamilight socks) that I can put over my inner layers and make it overnight. I also keep bunny boots and chemical heaters in my kit. I fit it all in a small compresion duffel. |
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Msg ID:
2746110 |
Winter is coming +0/-0
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Author::-)
10/8/2022 8:20:14 AM
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Not sure where you are or what your climate is. When I was an HAA pilot in N Central Texas, I wore nomex/aramid undergarments under my flight suits when it got cold cold. Just cheap, cotton pajama pants under it when it was just cold (with company issued flight jacket). |
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Msg ID:
2746981 |
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Author:Check
10/14/2022 9:06:15 PM
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the insulation properties of nomex |
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