[TowerTalk] Clothing for climbing towers

[George]

Try some carhart overalls. They look similar and i believe they have insulated and non insulated
models.

George NE2I


On Aug 21, 2011, at 9:00 PM, Dick Green WC1M <wc1m73 at gmail.com> wrote:

> You might want to take a look at overalls made for snowmobiling. For
> something thinner, try mechanic's overalls.
> 
> 73, Dick WC1M
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gunnar Widell [mailto:sm3sgp at kkn.net] 
> Sent: Sunday, August 21, 2011 8:16 PM
> To: towertalk at contesting.com
> Subject: [TowerTalk] Clothing for climbing towers
> 
> Hi,
> 
> I am looking for an overall to be used for climbing. I used to have a
> Taiga overall, but it was stolen some years ago. The Taiga climber is a
> two layer gortex overall, made to be used with a full body harness for
> tower climbing. Unfortunately the price of 1200 USD and lack of sponsors
> has stopped me from ordering one.
> 
> http://www.taiga.se/climber-overall.html
> 
> Does anyone have other suggestions of clothing for climbing. The climate
> in Sweden demands protection from wind and rain (snow), but a thin layer
> overall with good pockets is preferable. If the overall is thin, it is
> just to adjust the layers close to the body to the temperature.
> 
> I am currently in Seattle, going (back) to Las Vegas in a week,
> suggestions of stores in these areas (or other) are welcome.
> 
> 73 de Gus, W7/SM3SGP
> http://sk3w.se
> 
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