Winter outerwear for treework

I have worked trees for 26 years, skiied for 40 plus along with many other outdoor activities. I must say i thoroughly enjoyed this thread! thanks for the links and clothing suggestions
 
Riding the bike 23 miles per day to and from treework???That's sick!!! You must be one in-shape mofo.
 
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Bull I know you wear a high end advanced hiker typically. Do you change out for the winter?

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Im in my Limmers right now, old school beauties. I only change out on the extremely cold days! Then im in Sorels. I am hoping that with the right wool sock combo I can make it OK. Will definitely be purchasing some gaiters this year. Outdoor Research Crocodiles
 
Second on the OR gaiters!

I have an old pair of Jansport Big Foot gaiters that are still going strong.

For pants I found that snowboard bibs work well. They're cut a little big to allow for movement. Most have Cordura patches on the knees and butt to keep you dry. Some have built in gaiters too.
 
I tried the bread bag thing today and it worked like a dream. Put on a thin polypropylene sock, then the bag, then a merino wool sock. Socks were dry and feet were warm all day. Wore an uninsulated pair of mountaineering boots and the temp was a high of 25 today. The problem I had was with my new fleece jacket. It has a windproof membrane in it and I was sweating so much with the work we did that it was quite damp, almost wet by lunchtime. After that it didn't work very well at all. I wanted it because it was blowing 20-25 mph today and I didn't think my regular fleece would do the job. Anyone else have this same problem. Any solutions. This jacket is pretty thin. Probably like a 200 weight Polartec and I only had a thin base layer and one polyester shirt on underneath.
 
The other day (Sunday)my dad and I did an elm removal and what I had on top was a tight fitting under armor like cold gear shirt (it wasn't under armor brand). Then a zip up fleece jacket that is 100% polyester. Then I just had a hooded sweatshirt on above that with company logo.

For bottom I had a nice pair of smart wool socks on. Then some fleece (polyester) lounge pants that I just use for tree work now because off all the above comments about polyester and fleece. Above that were my arborwear stretch techs. I was at perfect temperature all day.

It was around 25 degree F

Great thread here
 
Under Armour base layer,Ulfrotte (made in Sweden) zippered 200 series sweater,finally my cutting jacket is a Jonsered(Husky) all weather forestry jacket ,material is called Siopor.Very wind and waterproof but quite breathable but the best part is the jacket is super thin no bulky garment.Arborwear double thick goes on after you are out of the tree.The package is Canadian winter tested and served me well.I also wear Jonsred Pro Tech chainsaw pants year round great product.
 
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I've destroyed two pairs of OR gaiters but never wore them in trees... I'm gonna have to try it.

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OR gaiters at around 240'. They soak through eventually hiking through wet snow but they dry out fast by a fire.
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-AJ
 
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240'... show off.

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It's all the same over 100-120' anyway.

Ya my wife says I'm shameless self-promoter. It's the only photo I have of my gaiters in a tree :-)
-AJ
 
Skip the gators and go up to Neos-http://www.overshoe.com/. Wear them on the ground, shuck them from up in the tree. They're an amazingly well thought out product, easy to put on, but not floppy.

And I'm so disappointed in all of you, you all missed picking on Familytree. And I quote...

There's only two things in my life that I guarantee a solid 8-10 hrs a day to, work and sleep. And guess what, I've got one hell of a bed at home. It cost me a damn fortune but when I clock in at the end of the day I can honestly say that I've never had a better nights sleep. I can say the same thing for my expensive work gear

So, your expensive work gear guarantees a great 8-10 hours of sleep at work too?

Tim
 
Busted out the old lambs wools sweater today.... what a dream.. It truely is a special kind of warm.. Do you know why it works SO well?..............It kept the sheep warm!
 
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Tom is that the Sakonnet River swim? Climbing trees in the winter, fine, swimming in the ocean winter? Nah!
-AJ

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Close, but no, it's the Jamestown Penguin Plunge. We raise about 75K annually for Special Olympics RI. Totally worth it!

-Tom
 
Cold hands are my weakest link. I bought a pair of these about a year ago. The trigger finger makes running a chainsaw possible. I usually wear them in the morning and switch over to gloves once I warm up a bit, they are warmest things I have ever worn.
 
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