The durability factor is a big one too...my cuffs are frayed, various holes in the arms....that would be a nice change.... So this means a second and not frayed set of gear...and something I can't wear for a few days.... And even a pair of jeans for warmer months could be coated up.... Wheels are turning.
I have an owb as well and even though im not in as cold of a climate as you, im wondering why you end up so dirty, smoke smelling, and with burn holes? During the week I full mine in the morning wearing the clothes I go to work in (high school teacher) and have no issues.
I used a old beat up jacket, hat and gloves specifically and only for the firing of the OWB. No matter how careful I was, there would still be residual smell from firing it up. I would not be able to detect the smell, but others sure would. May want to reconsider wear your "work clothes" while firing up.....
I have a set of cotton Carharts for dealing the OWB, they get washed whenever the wife does it. They’re retired from woodcutting but before they got tore up, well worn but not ratty. They should last the rest of my life in the current roll. I’ve not thought of waxing them, but have had lots of waxed hunting clothes over my lifetime. Great when it rains for days and sucks if the suns out and not cold enough.
This technique can be traced back hundreds of years. It has worked all these years so why not? Especially at the price of Hi-Tech clothing today, sometimes the old low-tech ways are the best way to go.
Filson isn't the same as the old days -except for pricing. the garment materials do not seem to be as heavy as they were
Haha. Maybe he gets really close and reaches deep into it? Really close while raking the coals Foward?
The first year I had it, I would get an occasional question about why I smell like smoke. Now I stand back when I open the door amd also when I toss chunks in. No more smoke questions- and believe me, students will ask just about anything.
Not sure about Filson but I can tell you first hand none if my modern ski wear is as heavy as it once was but is actually warmer now thanks to better technology. Maybe this is the case with them or maybe it isn’t
Possibly. Do the rest of the owb owners rake coals each and every time they load it? I only do it once every few days when im trying to burn coals down
I am in my second year with the OWB, so still getting used to it. We heat 11,000 sq ft with a boiler that is only rated for 7,000 sq ft with a large buffer tank, so it' raging alot of the time. We have a woodshop so we burn alot of offcuts dried down to 6%, so it starts burning hot even while loading it even with the fan off. Then I also burn our sawdust too, hence the smoke sometimes. Basically the process is 100% better than last year, I am still learning and making improvements as I go. Sounds like you have it all figured out! The burn holes were maybe for a little dramatization, I am surprised that I don't have any yet lol
Geez be careful with the sawdust. That stuffs explosive. I got knocked across the basement from that stuff.
Seems that 4 or 5 stores locally (HD, walmart, target, joanne fabrics, michaels) carry the microcrystalline, but NO ONE has it in their dang store! Pita.
For me it was milling my house siding. Western Red Cedar. A stacked dado blade which makes noodles much like a chainsaw, only smaller, and the chips from a shaper blade. It wasn’t shoveling them in that was the problem. Opening the door before they finished off gassing did it. I had several warnings but was being stubborn
This happened to me with Columbia khaki pants that I have worn for years in the winter. They changed the fabric and the feel. It is NOT the same and I do not like it! Makes me mad cuz I have not found other pants that I like as well. New fabric is not as 'soft.' I should look and see if they just changed the raw fabric and it's listed on the label. Gonna do that! Really doesn't matter, though, cuz I can't find the old ones anymore. I bought several pair from any source I could find them two or three years ago.
I had suggested to me today cause I watched that video another video on making Tin pants. I am pretty sure this video here is from that guys video cause all the components and ratios appeared the same. Even process. This guy on this one tried different waxes. The micro wax held it's bond better than parifin and beeswax. Also micro wax was way more hydrophobic than the other two so he chose it. Also it meta at a lot higher temp like 180° vs 130° for the other two.
