Sure wish I could figure out the multi-quote thing.
@pnwoutdoors Carhartt said they chose to add the droop due to many complaints that the buyer wiuld buy Tall or a larger size to cover their belt but then the sleeves were too long.
Many construction workers like carpenters say the droop interferes with their tool belt. Too bad Carhartt won't do a both classic and a modern version.
@PaladinNO I agree on thinsulate with gloves being a waste. One year I bought some 2 chamber gloves where one is for dexterity and the other combines that section to another section totaling 300!!!! grams of thinsulate but my fingers still get cold wearing those cotton balls over my hands. Warmest gloves I've ever had was a mechanix glove with a rubber glove over that.
One day I was testing concrete in rainy 30 degree weather. You stick your hands in water a lot to clean the tools with that duty. I always wore rubber gloves for that regardless of weather. The mechanix gloves underneath my oversized rubber gloves kept my hands warm all day. Slide off the rubber gloves easily for dexterity.
I wore the Detroit today in 30 degree (F) air to clip the tops from dozens of flowering plants to winterize them. That and a new pair of boots. No restrictions noted, stayed plenty warm with moderate activity and when I returned indoors I couldn't peel that thing off fast enough. It was quite the pleasure to work in. The idea with the new boots was to reduce or remove an ankle bite issue. It worked. No more ankle bite.
@pnwoutdoors Carhartt said they chose to add the droop due to many complaints that the buyer wiuld buy Tall or a larger size to cover their belt but then the sleeves were too long.
Many construction workers like carpenters say the droop interferes with their tool belt. Too bad Carhartt won't do a both classic and a modern version.
@PaladinNO I agree on thinsulate with gloves being a waste. One year I bought some 2 chamber gloves where one is for dexterity and the other combines that section to another section totaling 300!!!! grams of thinsulate but my fingers still get cold wearing those cotton balls over my hands. Warmest gloves I've ever had was a mechanix glove with a rubber glove over that.
One day I was testing concrete in rainy 30 degree weather. You stick your hands in water a lot to clean the tools with that duty. I always wore rubber gloves for that regardless of weather. The mechanix gloves underneath my oversized rubber gloves kept my hands warm all day. Slide off the rubber gloves easily for dexterity.
I wore the Detroit today in 30 degree (F) air to clip the tops from dozens of flowering plants to winterize them. That and a new pair of boots. No restrictions noted, stayed plenty warm with moderate activity and when I returned indoors I couldn't peel that thing off fast enough. It was quite the pleasure to work in. The idea with the new boots was to reduce or remove an ankle bite issue. It worked. No more ankle bite.
