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#265140 - 11/16/13 03:47 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: hikermor]
AKSAR Offline
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Registered: 08/31/11
Posts: 1233
Loc: Alaska
Of course then again there are some manufacturers who will fleece you of your dollars! smile
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#265144 - 11/16/13 05:18 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: AKSAR]
hikermor Offline
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Registered: 08/26/06
Posts: 7705
Loc: southern Cal
How dreadfully uncivilized, indeed even barbaric!!
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#265200 - 11/18/13 11:02 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
ILBob Offline
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Registered: 02/05/10
Posts: 776
Loc: Northern IL
Menards (a midwest lumber yard chain) usually has polyester fleece blankets for $2-4 on sale on Black Friday. Might make for some good material for making whatever you want.
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#265216 - 11/19/13 04:27 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
JerryFountain Offline
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Registered: 12/06/07
Posts: 418
Loc: St. Petersburg, Florida
If you don't like extra vents in your fleece then you can always get DragonFleece (a Nomex fleece) http://www.benmeadows.com/true-north-exxtreme-nomex-fleece_36809811/ for a fistfull of dollars more.

By the way, it is great stuff if you can get someone else to buy it.

The cheap ones are great for give aways. I like the idea of buying at the thrift store. Even here in Florida we get people with hypothermia every winter. Especially after auto accidents when they stand around in the rain. EMT's have to drag them in to keep them from having problems.

Respectfully,

Jerry

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#265232 - 11/20/13 05:47 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
BruceZed Offline
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Registered: 01/06/08
Posts: 319
Loc: Canada
Be Careful, I have seen some of the cheap Fleece actually is 50% Synthetic (i.e. Fleece) and 50% Cotton. Always check the label before you buy a new cheap fleece jacket. Also if a good spark resident shell layer will protect your fleece from spark damage when you are nearby a fire.
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#265235 - 11/20/13 07:37 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: JerryFountain]
MDinana Offline
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Registered: 03/08/07
Posts: 2208
Loc: Beer&Cheese country
Originally Posted By: JerryFountain
If you don't like extra vents in your fleece then you can always get DragonFleece (a Nomex fleece) http://www.benmeadows.com/true-north-exxtreme-nomex-fleece_36809811/ for a fistfull of dollars more.

By the way, it is great stuff if you can get someone else to buy it.

The cheap ones are great for give aways. I like the idea of buying at the thrift store. Even here in Florida we get people with hypothermia every winter. Especially after auto accidents when they stand around in the rain. EMT's have to drag them in to keep them from having problems.

Respectfully,

Jerry

Holy crap. I love nomex as much as the next firefighter obsessed little boy, but wow. I could buy a set of wildland nomex for that price!


QJS, I still don't like windy conditions in fleece. I get what you're saying, but I'd rather not have a layer that loses stored heat whenever I walk quickly. As a middle layer, great. The windproof as an outer layer, fine. But regular 100 or 200 weight as an outer layer? Only in calm weather.

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#265236 - 11/20/13 07:40 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: MDinana]
Russ Offline
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Registered: 06/02/06
Posts: 5357
Loc: SOCAL
I get my nomex from Massif. It's spendy but good gear. I wear their nomex fleece as a routine on the flight line.

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#265323 - 11/25/13 06:00 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
TeacherRO Offline
Carpal Tunnel

Registered: 03/11/05
Posts: 2574
I tend toward xl sizing - will fit most people in an emergency. Bright colors and hoods...

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#265331 - 11/25/13 06:44 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
gonewiththewind Offline
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Registered: 10/14/08
Posts: 1517
Originally Posted By: TeacherRO
I tend toward xl sizing - will fit most people in an emergency. Bright colors and hoods...


The more it covers the better, and it never hurts to be more visible.

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#265336 - 11/25/13 08:03 PM Re: New item: Fleece for everyone! [Re: TeacherRO]
Alex Offline
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Registered: 03/01/07
Posts: 1034
Loc: -
My favorite fleece piece is the full head and neck balaclava. As I can convert it into a cozy beanie hat or scarf to regulate the body 's heat dissipation in a quite wide range of weather conditions.

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