Wet Weather Gear ?

Delancey

Earlier today I came upon what looked like a fairly serious RTA with all 3 services in attendance.
The Guards were re-directing traffic and giving advice on alternate routes , etc and I have to say they did very well.

It was chucking down with rain at the time and the guards resembled drowned rats - they were soaked through - none even had as much as a plastic cover for their hats and they looked drenched.

Are Gardai issued with wet weather gear or is it a case of just hoping an incident doesn't happen when it's lashing ?

Turner

Yes they are issued with full wet weather gear including plastic covers for their hats. Bringing it all out on every shift can be a bit of a pain though.

Hooch

delancey42 wrote: »

Earlier today I came upon what looked like a fairly serious RTA with all 3 services in attendance.
The Guards were re-directing traffic and giving advice on alternate routes , etc and I have to say they did very well.

It was chucking down with rain at the time and the guards resembled drowned rats - they were soaked through - none even had as much as a plastic cover for their hats and they looked drenched.

Are Gardai issued with wet weather gear or is it a case of just hoping an incident doesn't happen when it's lashing ?

Were issued with our standard jackets/plastic hi vis.....a plastic non breathing trousers and a plastic hat cover.

All in all with all that plastic you come out wetter than if you hadnt worn it!!! They need to get gortex over colthes.....but that'll never happen.

Mr Jinx

They prob thought they were safe enough leaving the rain gear back at the station in the middle of June

Turner

As a biker rain was the bane of my life. There is plenty of space to keep waterproof gear stored away on a bike though.

Those leather suits you see are not waterproof. Well technically the leather is but the fabric joints are not.

And having to put a pair of waterproofs over a set of wet leathers is not an enjoyable task.

The yellow high viz you see on bikers is waterproof and tapers nicely around the neck to keep drips out.

Not to mention water dripping from your visor (when open) and your helmet fogging up (when visor closed)

Delancey

I thought the whole idea of motorbike leathers was they guaranteed to keep the rider dry

Funny you mention the helmet fogging up - at this RTA was a Garda Motorcyclist and despite keeping his helmet on he kept having to take his specs off to dry them !
Glad to hear that at least kit is issued though Sods Law undoubtedly dicates that when needed it's never to hand :rolleyes:

Sitric

I think the whole idea of motorbike leathers is to keep the rider's skin on if he comes off the bike!

Delancey

Sitric wrote: »

I think the whole idea of motorbike leathers is to keep the rider's skin on if he comes off the bike!

Oooops , fair point there - I had forgotten that aspect of leathers :rolleyes:

Local-womanizer

Not to Hi-jack your thread OP,but yesterday I was driving past s hospital with a funeral leaving,and the officer directing traffic had a hi-viz vest and,what looked liked a black polo shirt underneath,kinda like the British police.

Is the black shirt new issue? I have never seen it before

Hooch

Local-womanizer wrote: »

Not to Hi-jack your thread OP,but yesterday I was driving past s hospital with a funeral leaving,and the officer directing traffic had a hi-viz vest and,what looked liked a black polo shirt underneath,kinda like the British police.

Is the black shirt new issue? I have never seen it before

When on motorbike or mountain bike duty you wear a black polo shirt with the Garda crest on it.

Local-womanizer

nice guy always wrote: »

When on motorbike or mountain bike duty you wear a black polo shirt with the Garda crest on it.

It looks well,he must have had the mountain bike parked away then. Cheers!

Tango November.

Having wore many diffeent types off Hi-Vis Jackets The HSE Paramedic or The Traffic Corp Bomber Type Jacket have to be the Best In Ireland.

The Fire Service Ones are Brilliant but a bit heavy ,I have the jacket and pants there great when the snowy weather came at chritsmas and was up the mountains.

The army have Super Jackets there is loads of Pockets and there GTX.