I had a lightbulb turn on over my head a month ago and I thought I'd share. It's such a rare occasion 
My work takes me outside every day. Probably 60% inside and 40% outside, plus the usual snow clearing and such in winter. Usually I had two ways to dress for this, either put on the LJs, then have to change when I was done for the day and back in my home, which is just a PITA, or put on the insulated carharts. They both worked with faults.... the LJs left my jeans exposed to the snow, and jeans aren't waterproof. Inside, outside, tromping through snow, snow blowing.... pretty much left me walking around with wet jeans after a couple hours. Pretty much the same thing with the carharts, but in their case, by the end of the day I was literally whooped from the weight of them. Especially after the legs started getting wet. And they are a little bit too warm when I was inside. Enter lightbulb.
Ski pants. I went to the local sports store and picked up a pair of Gortex shells, the kind that skiers/snowboarders slip on over their jeans. These things are waterproof, windproof, provide an insulating layer when you're outside and you don't even know you have them on when inside. Plus they weigh about as much as a pen! I can go outside and inside all day long and I feel I'm dressed for both. I'm not dying to get them off when I'm inside and I'm well protected from the winter weather when I'm outside.
I just thought I'd say something. I can't believe I didn't try these out before.
My work takes me outside every day. Probably 60% inside and 40% outside, plus the usual snow clearing and such in winter. Usually I had two ways to dress for this, either put on the LJs, then have to change when I was done for the day and back in my home, which is just a PITA, or put on the insulated carharts. They both worked with faults.... the LJs left my jeans exposed to the snow, and jeans aren't waterproof. Inside, outside, tromping through snow, snow blowing.... pretty much left me walking around with wet jeans after a couple hours. Pretty much the same thing with the carharts, but in their case, by the end of the day I was literally whooped from the weight of them. Especially after the legs started getting wet. And they are a little bit too warm when I was inside. Enter lightbulb.
Ski pants. I went to the local sports store and picked up a pair of Gortex shells, the kind that skiers/snowboarders slip on over their jeans. These things are waterproof, windproof, provide an insulating layer when you're outside and you don't even know you have them on when inside. Plus they weigh about as much as a pen! I can go outside and inside all day long and I feel I'm dressed for both. I'm not dying to get them off when I'm inside and I'm well protected from the winter weather when I'm outside.
I just thought I'd say something. I can't believe I didn't try these out before.
