Never really had any prior experience with bibs but I got some insulated bib coveralls and man I'll never go back to full body coveralls. The bibs are so much more practical.
Rode my bike into work when it was below zero for twenty winters until I retired. It was about three miles to work. I just wore a lot of layers. I had studded tires on my bike. A lot of people who had cars would call in
90 percent of my gear, especially winter gear, is military surplus. My favorite winter coat is a field jacket with up to two of the button in liners. This fall I picked up a surplus pair of the arctic mitts with the fur outer and inner liners for twenty bucks. They are amazing, especially when I’m on the mountain bike. Yep, I ride in the winter, going out tomorrow and the temps will be in the teens before windchill
From the Ukranian front: They recommend a mesh (like netting) shirt and pants under their clothes, next to the skin (keeps a pocket of warm air next to your skin and allows it to breath). Over boots (boots that go on over your regular boots) and a thick handwarmer pouch strapped to your webbing or the front of your belt, someplace convenient where you can stick your hands and keep them warm. This from the guys who may be outside for long periods of time in any weather.
Brynje of Norway, Neos overboot ( over my Merrel ) OR Modular mitts with wool gloves and everything was fine at -50C (on the top of mountain in artik, on my photo right to the left)
Don't get wet lol. Buddy, I wear a tshirt when plowing snow on my open cab tractor and I still sweat. I have to do wool or synthetic base layers. We are all different, and thats why different solutions exist. The only time I go commando is when wearing a base layer. Also, I put my socks on after my base pants, so the socks hold my base pant from riding up, the base keeps the socks from falling down, and both make a nice seal from cold air.
Wool is awesome... Thank you for the words on cotton. Cotton kills is a myth. It will service you well in any layer, any environment, or season if you use it correctly. Get any material wet with no way to dry it out and you'll have issues... especially in winter.
Freezing would be great! I would move out of where i live if it weren't for family that apparantly likes winter weather in the teens and single digits. i personally HATE it !
Holy crap Batman! It’s been a while since I posted that but this one deserves it. Very well done. Change your underwear, wear wool socks, and sleep under an oilcloth tarp. That’s my top three. There’s a bunch more that I do but those are my go to for comfort in the winter.
Dont know if you can get them, but I recommend, highly, Icebreaker Merino underwear, boxers, longjohns, long and short sleeve t-shirts . Sublime stuff. No more or less bulky than any other boxershorts underwear, not an issue.
Oh, currently 0⁰f feels like -12⁰, in a 30' yurt, wood stove, kinda chill, snee. I go outside, (not really bushcraft) insulated pants, cashmere socks, thick, tennis shoes, upper body, long sleeve cotton base, a thick tee shirt, then a synthetic vest, a canvas/wool jacket and a wool beanie. It is dry weather, different than PA or east or south regions, 8000' in the Rockies.
Loving the channel, new sub here,. Just started my own channel, having a lot of fun with it. Looking forward to watching more of your content. Be safe and best of luck in 2025 😊
👍👍👍 useful, practical advice 😊. Cotton in Winter, used within it's limitations works well. For just skulking around at home, walking the Pooch in the adjacent forest, going down to the local Supermarket or even further to the City (I walk or commute), Cotton Base Layers and TShirts or Flannel Shirts work just fine. A thin Fleece Mid-Layer, Wool Jersey over that and an outer Shell (type depending on the weather) do the job most of the time. Yes, a Beanie, Neck Gaiter and Gloves go with. I Nordic Walk year round here in Switzerland .. that's another story. Synthetic .. period. Multiple thin layering with a spare dry set in a lightweight pack .. the pack also serves as storage for layers that come off and on depending on my body heat management. I practice 'Be Bold, Start Cold'. At 74, this has worked for me the past 12 years .. and I'm now 'to old to change' 😁. A good share .. thanks. Take care ..
I've worked outside in MN all my life and own every kind of long johns. I'll be looking for a pr of cotton XLT ones. I take in the waist , and I don't like compression. But I want them to go to my ankles. I like my socks loose. I'm 64.
In extreme colo, some silk/nylon gloves under the fingerless ones will keep your hands from "sticking" to metal, think flag pole and tongue... Or a hound and porch..
Here in Quebec, a buschrafter who has no wool pants from Big Bill and wool underwear from Decathlon (cheap but really well made, has Icebreaker) and a wool army shirt from '50's does not deserve the title of bushcrafter. Stay warm southern neighbour. Peace
Very good informative upload, try this as hand warmers, whilst getting dressed hard boil 2 eggs , plsved in your pocket use thrm to warm your hwnds up , turn get those sachets of free salt and pepper to season and est them warming you up from the inside 👍
When you cant get a hot shower toss your coat and any insulating layers on 5-15 minutes before you leave so you can warm them up in the warmer environment of inside your home. Works well if you have a good wind stopping exterior layer.
Wow, Coalcracker go's " ONLY FAN'S" an here I thought you were an old school instructor, now your going hipster, cool. You do you, LMAO. Nah bro, cool vid bro. For some of us that grew up in hot climates, we don't know this style of dress. Where were you 40 yrs ago when I needed you, lol. Had to learn the hard way, but I did, between the military an construction for a living, artic carharts was my go to for everything north of the mason dixon line, ok ok north of Fla, there you happy. Thx for the vid, hopefully it helps somebody
Hello from Georgia...usa...That is a good question. I like the old fabrics. I'm old though. I was in the Navy way back when. An Engineering Officer was in the Engine Room. He had a nice synthetic brown uniform on. In his left front pocket he had a bic lighter. The bic exploded. Bics don't explode big...just a flash. The synthetics ignited too. He died. The fabric melted on him. I'm old....fashioned. I like the natural fibers. Thank you for listening to my sea story. There are very few absolutes in life. Mostly opinions...each has a different smell....)
Love the channel and your content. I’ve tried this, do you have a good solution for the stink of the overall polyester under garments? Or it that just the “cost of doing business “ thanks!
Hahaha here is-32 Celsius I don’t know Fahrenheit just a t shirt and parka for winter,yes I would freeze without vehicle and no EV that’s garbage unless you live somewhere warm.Candles and fire will keep you warm,,zippo’s will always work ❤from Canada
@@markjackson3531 I have no choice brother I have been here 28 years I can’t leave now,my apartment is warm,car is plugged in, don’t know if you know but we have block heaters keeping oil warm. I might go out to get some weed after I finish can of tuna and my beer
I usually wore a regular pair of socks and a pair of Wig Wam socks over them. When it got real cold I would wear boots with a liner inside of it. I would start them out during deer season and wear them all winter. When I lived in the country I would wear them everyday but now that I live in the city I don't. I have an extra pair of shoes that are a half size bigger than my regular shoes that I can wear wool socks with.
I could chime in on SO many elements of your choices here, but I'll stick to the socks and the shirts: - I, too, have socks both from Wigwam and from LL Bean, the latter being "oversocks" similar to the ons from Cabela's: both brands seem to last for years, although I'd warn the the oversocks have no cushioning (it's best to wear them with liners). - As for my own mass-market "guilty pleasure" in buying shirts, it's not The Gap, but Kohls: there, I've long favored t-shirts, one henley, and polos short & long, made out of 60% cotton and 40% poly. Pure cotton may kill in the wilderness, but I'll gladly vouch for polycotton in day-to-day life!
@ It sure didn’t hurt me today, wearing it as a turtleneck in the Austin, TX cold snap! (Ditto the LL Bean flannel I wore right over it.) I even remember one survival instructor (the late David Alloway), who specialized in the desert, pointing out its unique utility in that hot, dry environment. But he also okayed my beloved polycotton for its lack of chafing, and I have a good personal history with the stuff: it feels good next to my skin (autistic density issues), and dries out on its own very nicely.
We all know Cotton Kills....you wear all that cotton...just how long have you been dead? 🤣🤣🤣 That cotton waffle crap was issued to me 40 years ago, I was in Army Basic Training at Ft. Bliss doing our combat qualifications out in the desert, SO COLD I thought I'd die and I blame that cotton crap! Synthetics or merino for me please.
@@asmith7876 Cotton kills is a myth. Most people don't know how to use it correctly. Get any material wet with no way to dry it out and you'll have issues. Especially in winter.
@madtownangler LOL! I can't heat it up or I would have it at 50. At least I'm able to close the windows. I've been surviving cold and no water and no electricity on and off for decades. I'm just getting too old for this shit.
@markjackson3531 This time, because I had to replace half the house's foundation and the company dragged and delayed over 2 months and didn't start until after Thanksgiving and the tar/plastic couldn't dry or cure in the cold so the fumes (think closed garage with a running car) couldn't dissipate but instead, traveled along the drainage pipes into the sump. My heat comes from a high efficiency (no vent) gas unit in the basement, same room as the sump. The fumes are made 2000% worse in heat so I had to turn it off but that didn't resolve the issue, fumes still make it upstairs so I've had to open windows, put fans in them, and turn on the ceiling fans. Even two months later the fumes are toxic but I've sealed the sump and basement but have to leave windows open down there. Though I've closed them upstairs. I use an electric heater upstairs but for only brief periods or the fumes overwhelm. I've purchased an air purifier and it is helping. This is going to last all winter and I can only hope once summer hits the foundation will finally cure and there won't be a repeat of this next winter.
Never really had any prior experience with bibs but I got some insulated bib coveralls and man I'll never go back to full body coveralls. The bibs are so much more practical.
I am a huge fan of wool, always have been. Thanks for another great video, Dan!
Rode my bike into work when it was below zero for twenty winters until I retired. It was about three miles to work. I just wore a lot of layers. I had studded tires on my bike.
A lot of people who had cars would call in
Respect, sir! Fellow year-round bike rider here. I do have a car, but I really enjoy the extra exercise biking gives me!
90 percent of my gear, especially winter gear, is military surplus. My favorite winter coat is a field jacket with up to two of the button in liners. This fall I picked up a surplus pair of the arctic mitts with the fur outer and inner liners for twenty bucks. They are amazing, especially when I’m on the mountain bike. Yep, I ride in the winter, going out tomorrow and the temps will be in the teens before windchill
From the Ukranian front: They recommend a mesh (like netting) shirt and pants under their clothes, next to the skin (keeps a pocket of warm air next to your skin and allows it to breath). Over boots (boots that go on over your regular boots) and a thick handwarmer pouch strapped to your webbing or the front of your belt, someplace convenient where you can stick your hands and keep them warm. This from the guys who may be outside for long periods of time in any weather.
Brynje of Norway, Neos overboot ( over my Merrel ) OR Modular mitts with wool gloves and everything was fine at -50C (on the top of mountain in artik, on my photo right to the left)
Wool underneath
synthetic outside
keeps a cozy, comfy hide.
Don't get wet lol. Buddy, I wear a tshirt when plowing snow on my open cab tractor and I still sweat. I have to do wool or synthetic base layers. We are all different, and thats why different solutions exist. The only time I go commando is when wearing a base layer. Also, I put my socks on after my base pants, so the socks hold my base pant from riding up, the base keeps the socks from falling down, and both make a nice seal from cold air.
Wool is awesome...
Thank you for the words on cotton. Cotton kills is a myth. It will service you well in any layer, any environment, or season if you use it correctly.
Get any material wet with no way to dry it out and you'll have issues... especially in winter.
Good timing. Its freezing here.
Freezing would be great! I would move out of where i live if it weren't for family that apparantly likes winter weather in the teens and single digits. i personally HATE it !
Vest are king! Plus 1 on anything filson! Great video!
Holy crap Batman! It’s been a while since I posted that but this one deserves it. Very well done. Change your underwear, wear wool socks, and sleep under an oilcloth tarp. That’s my top three. There’s a bunch more that I do but those are my go to for comfort in the winter.
Dont know if you can get them, but I recommend, highly, Icebreaker Merino underwear, boxers, longjohns, long and short sleeve t-shirts . Sublime stuff. No more or less bulky than any other boxershorts underwear, not an issue.
Nice vid. And you're not kidding how cold it is here.
Oh, currently 0⁰f feels like -12⁰, in a 30' yurt, wood stove, kinda chill, snee.
I go outside, (not really bushcraft) insulated pants, cashmere socks, thick, tennis shoes, upper body, long sleeve cotton base, a thick tee shirt, then a synthetic vest, a canvas/wool jacket and a wool beanie.
It is dry weather, different than PA or east or south regions, 8000' in the Rockies.
Pretty honest advice. That's why I keep subscribed.
Loving the channel, new sub here,. Just started my own channel, having a lot of fun with it. Looking forward to watching more of your content. Be safe and best of luck in 2025 😊
👍👍👍 useful, practical advice 😊.
Cotton in Winter, used within it's limitations works well.
For just skulking around at home, walking the Pooch in the adjacent forest, going down to the local Supermarket or even further to the City (I walk or commute), Cotton Base Layers and TShirts or Flannel Shirts work just fine. A thin Fleece Mid-Layer, Wool Jersey over that and an outer Shell (type depending on the weather) do the job most of the time. Yes, a Beanie, Neck Gaiter and Gloves go with.
I Nordic Walk year round here in Switzerland .. that's another story. Synthetic .. period. Multiple thin layering with a spare dry set in a lightweight pack .. the pack also serves as storage for layers that come off and on depending on my body heat management. I practice 'Be Bold, Start Cold'. At 74, this has worked for me the past 12 years .. and I'm now 'to old to change' 😁.
A good share .. thanks. Take care ..
Thanks for this video
same reason i like fleeces, when you start to heat up you can unzip the top and cool down.
I've worked outside in MN all my life and own every kind of long johns. I'll be looking for a pr of cotton XLT ones. I take in the waist , and I don't like compression. But I want them to go to my ankles. I like my socks loose. I'm 64.
Good evening from Syracuse NY my friend
In extreme colo, some silk/nylon gloves under the fingerless ones will keep your hands from "sticking" to metal, think flag pole and tongue...
Or a hound and porch..
Here in Quebec, a buschrafter who has no wool pants from Big Bill and wool underwear from Decathlon (cheap but really well made, has Icebreaker) and a wool army shirt from '50's does not deserve the title of bushcrafter. Stay warm southern neighbour. Peace
Polenar Tactical has the best wool gear I have ever used. Looks good too
I had a purple turtleneck from The Gap one year I got for Christmas from my mom. That was the early 1990's
It's great to hear you wear Filson products. Good stuff, long wearing, warm, and expensive. I've been wearing their clothes for many, many years.
Very good informative upload, try this as hand warmers, whilst getting dressed hard boil 2 eggs , plsved in your pocket use thrm to warm your hwnds up , turn get those sachets of free salt and pepper to season and est them warming you up from the inside 👍
Sheesh.. I'm in florida.. middle of winter and I just wonder if I can go swimming today or not..
i waffle up too, but the mixed fabric polyester(?)/spandex are pretty good. very thin but warm and compressive.
When you cant get a hot shower toss your coat and any insulating layers on 5-15 minutes before you leave so you can warm them up in the warmer environment of inside your home. Works well if you have a good wind stopping exterior layer.
Where did you buy your heavy wool jacket. I would love to get one.
I have best luck finding 100% wool in thrift stores.
you didn't show the secret drawer, the one with the lacy stuff.
👍🏿💯❤️ thanks Dan Wowak!!
Henley's RULE , long sleeve in the winter, bright colored short sleeve with a linen jacket in the summer 😎
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@wasmadeinthe80s
Exactly 👍🏼
Next two days here in Ontario it's going to be absolutely freezing
Wow, Coalcracker go's " ONLY FAN'S" an here I thought you were an old school instructor, now your going hipster, cool. You do you, LMAO. Nah bro, cool vid bro. For some of us that grew up in hot climates, we don't know this style of dress. Where were you 40 yrs ago when I needed you, lol. Had to learn the hard way, but I did, between the military an construction for a living, artic carharts was my go to for everything north of the mason dixon line, ok ok north of Fla, there you happy. Thx for the vid, hopefully it helps somebody
It's cold here too
Ace stuff mate
👊🏻👍🏻
Interesting, I notice it's all very old school. Is that because it's truly what works best for you or is there also a part of you liking that style?
Or maybe because it works , people have been wearing wool forever
Hello from Georgia...usa...That is a good question. I like the old fabrics. I'm old though. I was in the Navy way back when. An Engineering Officer was in the Engine Room. He had a nice synthetic brown uniform on. In his left front pocket he had a bic lighter. The bic exploded. Bics don't explode big...just a flash. The synthetics ignited too. He died. The fabric melted on him. I'm old....fashioned. I like the natural fibers. Thank you for listening to my sea story. There are very few absolutes in life. Mostly opinions...each has a different smell....)
Love the channel and your content. I’ve tried this, do you have a good solution for the stink of the overall polyester under garments? Or it that just the “cost of doing business “ thanks!
Hahaha here is-32 Celsius I don’t know Fahrenheit just a t shirt and parka for winter,yes I would freeze without vehicle and no EV that’s garbage unless you live somewhere warm.Candles and fire will keep you warm,,zippo’s will always work ❤from Canada
That's -25.6F, definitely COLD!
Thats awful. why would you live in such weather when you dont have to? gets down to 0F (-18C) here and thats enough, horrible weather!
@@markjackson3531 I have no choice brother I have been here 28 years I can’t leave now,my apartment is warm,car is plugged in, don’t know if you know but we have block heaters keeping oil warm. I might go out to get some weed after I finish can of tuna and my beer
Do an overnighter tomorrow night, show us how to survive
The cotton long handles are getting hard to find.
I usually wore a regular pair of socks and a pair of Wig Wam socks over them.
When it got real cold I would wear boots with a liner inside of it. I would start them out during deer season and wear them all winter.
When I lived in the country I would wear them everyday but now that I live in the city I don't.
I have an extra pair of shoes that are a half size bigger than my regular shoes that I can wear wool socks with.
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. . .And I thought this episode was going to be sponsored by "Victoria's Secret" ! . . .
I could chime in on SO many elements of your choices here, but I'll stick to the socks and the shirts:
- I, too, have socks both from Wigwam and from LL Bean, the latter being "oversocks" similar to the ons from Cabela's: both brands seem to last for years, although I'd warn the the oversocks have no cushioning (it's best to wear them with liners).
- As for my own mass-market "guilty pleasure" in buying shirts, it's not The Gap, but Kohls: there, I've long favored t-shirts, one henley, and polos short & long, made out of 60% cotton and 40% poly. Pure cotton may kill in the wilderness, but I'll gladly vouch for polycotton in day-to-day life!
@@TheSaneHatter
Pure cotton works just fine anywhere if you use it correctly.
@ It sure didn’t hurt me today, wearing it as a turtleneck in the Austin, TX cold snap! (Ditto the LL Bean flannel I wore right over it.) I even remember one survival instructor (the late David Alloway), who specialized in the desert, pointing out its unique utility in that hot, dry environment. But he also okayed my beloved polycotton for its lack of chafing, and I have a good personal history with the stuff: it feels good next to my skin (autistic density issues), and dries out on its own very nicely.
HealingLoveALL
At Least It's Not Tighty Whities , Yellow In The Front And Brown In The Back ! ! !
We all know Cotton Kills....you wear all that cotton...just how long have you been dead? 🤣🤣🤣 That cotton waffle crap was issued to me 40 years ago, I was in Army Basic Training at Ft. Bliss doing our combat qualifications out in the desert, SO COLD I thought I'd die and I blame that cotton crap! Synthetics or merino for me please.
@@asmith7876
Cotton kills is a myth. Most people don't know how to use it correctly. Get any material wet with no way to dry it out and you'll have issues. Especially in winter.
What, no try on haul?
*Under 1k views*
Please don't tell me you're coming out of the closet.
Take a warm shower? Seriously? 👎
Hey Brother !!
Love your channel, knowledge, wisdom and content.
Miigwetch.
(Ojibway)
I grew up in Northern Ontario, Canada
Super cold winters
It's below zero outside and no heat inside. Well, a little but it's barely enough to keep the pipes from freezing. We layer and keep moving! Lol
I keep it at like 60° you get used to it after a while. I was just outside in below zero weather much warmer inside
@madtownangler
LOL! I can't heat it up or I would have it at 50. At least I'm able to close the windows. I've been surviving cold and no water and no electricity on and off for decades. I'm just getting too old for this shit.
Why are you living like that?
@markjackson3531
This time, because I had to replace half the house's foundation and the company dragged and delayed over 2 months and didn't start until after Thanksgiving and the tar/plastic couldn't dry or cure in the cold so the fumes (think closed garage with a running car) couldn't dissipate but instead, traveled along the drainage pipes into the sump. My heat comes from a high efficiency (no vent) gas unit in the basement, same room as the sump. The fumes are made 2000% worse in heat so I had to turn it off but that didn't resolve the issue, fumes still make it upstairs so I've had to open windows, put fans in them, and turn on the ceiling fans. Even two months later the fumes are toxic but I've sealed the sump and basement but have to leave windows open down there. Though I've closed them upstairs. I use an electric heater upstairs but for only brief periods or the fumes overwhelm. I've purchased an air purifier and it is helping. This is going to last all winter and I can only hope once summer hits the foundation will finally cure and there won't be a repeat of this next winter.