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Post by wutzthedeal on Dec 15, 2012 20:18:49 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 18, 2012 11:34:41 GMT -5
I found if you're looking for cold weather gear it never hurts to check in the snowmobile department and never take the first price as final, shopping around frequently knocks that down considerably.
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Post by teddy554 on Dec 18, 2012 12:31:30 GMT -5
your link has a malware warning
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Post by wutzthedeal on Dec 20, 2012 20:29:55 GMT -5
Good advice, 8307. When I rode snow machines, I actually preferred the "lobster claw" gloves (pinky and ring fingers in one hole, index and middle in the next hole so just two fingers per glove and a thumb) and I sure do miss those heated (anti-fog) face-shields. Thank you for the warning, teddy; that's a new warning from Chrome so I'll just change the location of that pic. Thanks again.
EDIT: Fixed large pic link so no malware warning. Also, for cold weather, I would advise more than one pair of socks; the ones you see in the pic are extra-heavy duty (padded and warm with thick cushioning and I've had them for 3 years now wearing them about twice per week, but even they may not be warm enough; might need a 2nd or 3rd pair). Also, even with my gloves AND liners on, my hands can get cold so the wind-guards over the handlebars is a great idea, I'm thinking; haven't tried it but it just makes sense because you don't want to go with three pairs of gloves and lose your flexibility/maneuverability on a scooter/cycle. And if you don't buy/make a chin wind guard, you almost have to have goggles or your eyes will water. My velcro stickers did eventually come off, so here's what I did; I have two of those balaclava facemask things; they are almost identical. Now, I wear one but I use the other one on the outside of my helmet as a wind skirt, held in place by velcro patches on the outside of the helmet (naturally, unlike my homemade device, the facemask already has patches sewn in, so you just have to match up the hook to the loop and the loop to the hook side on the adhesive patches you apply to the outside of the helmet after lining it up). That works just as well, although it's not ideal because I would LIKE to be able to wear both facemasks when it's that cold, as I have done before. If you'd rather jump up in quality, though, from say $7 to $25 shipped, go for a more complex facemask/balaclava such as the Chaos or Outdoor Research ones). My 2 cents.
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