Winter gear - boots & bibs

I have no snow gear, relying on insulated Carhartt bibs and Red Wing boots. As you can imagine, this seriously impacts my sledding and snowman building potential as once I am wet the bibs either freeze or remain soaked.

I am no skier, and don't plan on it. I'd like some bibs that can take a beating working outdoors and are a) waterproof and b) insulated. Snow boots - the same.

Gloves I think I have covered, I have everything under the sun.

What are you using? What sucks?

 

Cool snowman...Killians in the bottle?
I have the same bibs for cold weather construction work but like you said not very good when they get wet.
I use Kamik snow boots, they are waterproof and very warm. When I do go out in the snow I usually
put on my ski pants and ski jacket (like when I snowblow) For gloves I have a few pair of gore-tex ski
gloves. The older pairs I use for construction and snowblowing.

 

I can't take credit for the snowman. He would have had Sam Adams and a bottle of Jack if it were mine.

 

Muck Arctic boots are awesome for cold and wet.

 

Ugg boots of course

 

On a serious side try some silicone spray on leather boots, gives a decent waterproofing, I figure it would work pretty well to repel water on heavy canvas carharts.
CRC sells it in aerosol cans.

Layer socks with thin neoprene and a real wool over the top, if you can deal with wearing long johns or similar the thin lycra against your skin and then even flannel jeans over the top will keep you super warm

 

yeah and I'm a superstar NFL quarterback with a supermodel wife - but I heat my house with wood....because that 20mil a year just wont cut it

 

truly depends on which direction you're looking from
ccw on the right boot and cw on the left boot...keeps me balanced

 

Boots, well, Lacrosse makes awesome pack boots. I've got a pair of lacrosse iceman's that are about 15 yrs old. Still work great, but for more active gear, I like Rocky boots. I use the rocky wildcats, thinsulate and goretex for ice fishing and outdoor chores like woodcutting and snow blowing. For snowmobiling, I've got a nice pair of hjc pack boots. Cabelas guide series goretex bibs work for me for all snow activities, ice fishing, sledding, snowmobiling. I just won't use them for chainsawing. Too expensive for that. I'd probably overheat with those bibs woodcutting anyway. I use underarmor thermals, then jeans, then chainsaw chaps.

 

It doesn't matter, as long as you coat evenly.

 

I'm not sure if it's scotch guard but I've sprayed the lower half of my insulated work overalls with a water proofing spray with good success.

 

Got it.

Yes, terlets in the southern hemisphere rotate the other direction vs in the northern hemisphere.

 

Kiwi makes some, and there are other brands. Camp dry was one we used a lot growing up camping.

 

In the snow I wear the waterproof carhartt bibs, (don't play with barbwire in these I used to have the matching coat) my regular carhartt coat, muck muckmaster boots & gloves. Temps below 10 I'll start adding layers underneath & switch to better socks.