do you wear overalls?

whelan2

Dont wear them here at all, wear waterproof trousers and a hoodie top.

Kovu

Had a lovely Delaval pair until somebody made a scarecrow out of them. :mad:
Pull ups & hoodie now.

Base price

whelan2 wrote: »

Dont wear them here at all, wear waterproof trousers and a hoodie top.

Same as you waterproofs when I'm at calves. OH wouldn't leave the house without overalls on.

whelan2

Base price wrote: »

Same as you waterproofs when I'm at calves. OH wouldn't leave the house without overalls on.

Does the muck not still come through the overalls?

X6.430macman

I youst to wear them but then whenever I would take them off I would be frozen and take to long for me to put them on

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whelan2 wrote: »

Does the muck not still come through the overalls?

Doesn't seem to much. He has 4 or 5 pairs so there are alwalys one or two clean.

whelan2

always reminded me of buttoning a baby's babygrow:rolleyes:

MickeyShtyles

Got helly hansen bib and brace wet gear. Grand and warm.

Sam Kade

I can't figure how people work in them things, they serve no purpose as the sh1t and smell will go straight through them.

Sam Kade

whelan2 wrote: »

always reminded me of buttoning a baby's babygrow:rolleyes:

There was an ould fella that used to work in our local town co op, word was that he was balls naked under his overalls :eek:

selectamatic

Weather dictates in my case.
Cold/windy weather = overalls + rigger boots
Rain/wet = waterproofs + wellies
Mild = jeans and hoody + boots/rigger boots

Edit: also smell of sh1te or silage won't go through overalls unless a man was to roll around in the stuff

Miname

pull ups an odd time and just let the sh1t build up till it scrapes off otherwise. usually end up rushing around in the evenings and landing home from work and straight out with the working boots and snickers gear. most eveningsi say i shouldnt get dirty but something always happens usually calf scour if your stuck to go somewhere its important to be reasonably clean.

whelan2

Had a lad working here and he had john deere hat, overalls, bodywarmer and socks, i assume everything else was jd too:rolleyes:

farmerjj

Dungarees during calving season, and jeans and hoodies rest of the year.

tractorporn

Mascot trousers and a hoddy for me, overalls are too restrictive. Could never see the point in fairness.

Reggie.

tractorporn wrote: »

Mascot trousers and a hoddy for me, overalls are too restrictive. Could never see the point in fairness.

Exactly the same only snickers trousers

Timmaay

Waterproof trousers and jacket for both milkings and leave them on during the winter and mornings this time of the year. I'm very picky on what sort of wet gear tho, the stuff I get is reasonably lightweight and fairly comfy. Only get about 3months max outa a set, but they only cost about 70 for the jacket and pants when on sale. Just stay the hell away from any sorta barb wire obviously ha!

Longford Leader

Snickers type trousers and tee-shirt when dry. Wet gear when wet.

patsy_mccabe

Cheap denim trousers. Plenty of cheap Tesco ones ready to wear. Heavy yellow fluorescent jacket and baseball type cap. Waterproof leggings for calving only. Yard is on top of a hill and you'd get fair battered in the winter months.

keep going

Lidl overalls, the ones with the straps over the shoulders. Find them great as you dont cook in them if you doing something physical and all the stuff stays in the overall pockets rather the jeans

visatorro

Wear overalls, not heavy ones. I find them great. Also have dungarees for were days and calving feeding calves. Also wear them if moving cattle or testing.
Wear apron in the parlour. If cow was calving of calf had to be lifted or something I'd run into parlour and get the apron if I'd nothing else with me.

jfh

Wear the overalls when I need to throw something over the workclothes before /after work

davidk1394

I'd wear overall during the spring with a tracksuit pants on. During the summer snickers work pants and boots. I don't know how people can wear jeans when working

ganmo

I'd only wear overalls on a cold day, normally its tracksuit bottoms and a jacket but jeans when fencing
water proofs are essential when working with wet sheep

Czhornet

Flexothane wet gear when wet, there is a bit of a stretch in them, jeans and jumper when dry, maybe a fleece if cold enough. No overalls, I used to but ended up wearing them with the sleeves tied around my waist.

FineFilly

oh skinny jeans are as handy(don't recommend on a man though :rolleyes: ), legs just slides in to the wellies and a good warm hoody ,depends on the weather I would layer up with a few tshirts and a good warm jacket ,a good wooly jd hat aswel

boggerman1

Wear overalls for the winter time but once weather gets better leave them off.for the cold weather I find those Canterbury rugby base layer shirts great for keeping warm.

ganmo

FineFilly wrote: »

oh skinny jeans are as handy(don't recommend on a man though :rolleyes: ), legs just slides in to the wellies and a good warm hoody ,depends on the weather I would layer up with a few tshirts and a good warm jacket ,a good wooly jd hat aswel

any chap wearing skinny jeans is asking to be castrated

fastrac

Got a winter overall in Lidl/Aldi yrs ago and its the business for going out checking cows at night and when the its very cold. .It will be parked up now til next January

FineFilly

ganmo wrote: »

any chap wearing skinny jeans is asking to be castrated

I agree but does the username not give away that I'm all woman

whelan2

FineFilly wrote: »

I agree but does the username not give away that I'm all woman

Don't think boiler suits are suited to women at all unless you are exceptionally tall.

bogman_bass

2 words: charity shops. Pick up a pair of jeans for 3 or 4 euro. wear them for a couple of months and then in the bin

CloughCasey1

ganmo wrote: »

any chap wearing skinny jeans is asking to be castrated

Real men don't wear skinny jeans!!

tractorporn

CloughCasey1 wrote:

Real men don't wear skinny jeans!!

Real men can't wear skinny jeans!!!!!

X6.430macman

Wear the best pair of jeans I got out the yard (ok that's not saying much) and then when I need to go somewhere I need to be clean I just wash them and away I go.

Brown Podzol

I wear overalls from Nov to April for an extra layer and to keep some way clean. What a dull garment,baring some of the machinery trade ones or the DeLaval one,with the waterproofing which lasts about a week and cost an arm and a leg. Couldn't someone make one with a splash of colour, a dash of red or green or yellow maybe,a bit like the Carlow gaa colours.:D

blue5000

Brown Podzol wrote: »

I wear overalls from Nov to April for an extra layer and to keep some way clean. What a dull garment,baring some of the machinery trade ones or the DeLaval one,with the waterproofing which lasts about a week and cost an arm and a leg. Couldn't someone make one with a splash of colour, a dash of red or green or yellow maybe,a bit like the Carlow gaa colours.:D

Here you go
http://products.fristadskansas.com/article/listdetails?articleId=240717&isOrphanStyle=False

This stuff used to be good 20 odd years ago when it was made in Denmark, triple stitched, very comfortable. Now I think it's made in India and the quality has slipped a bit.

charolais0153

In wimter i wear tracksuit bottoms and a hoodie flexothane trousers and a big warm jacket with wellingtons. In decent weather ,old runners tracksuit bottom and a hoodie (just wear an oul shirt when its warm)

_Brian

Love my overalls. Keep ya clean and warm.

kevthegaff

I'm geared out fully in tweed!

Miname

tractorporn wrote: »

Real men can't wear skinny jeans!!!!!

got a pair of tommy hilfigure jeans sent over from america, put them on and realised they were skinny jeans. took me about ten minutes to get the f**kers off. the wife came in and was in stitches laughing and has begged me to wear them.
A young lad that works with me arrived to work in a pair of chinos one morning. i told him we had to get cattle in before we went and i put him chasing weanlings up a hill. they had split from front to back, im delighted he doesnt wear them in anymore.

jimmy G M

For winter time I've a pairs of O'Neill training bottoms which are shower proof but not fully waterproof iykwim, which I wear over my trousers. Very comfortable, have zips all the way up outside of the leg so very easy to put on/off. Wellies / boots as required, an Offaly Co.Co. bomber jacket (dont ask) and beanie hat.

As weather improves, jeans, top & a sleeveless jacket. Summertime, light pants t shirt and baseball hat /straw hat (folically challenged here)

50HX

would melt in overalls in the coldest day

wet - oil suit goes on

dry and cold - started wearing baselayers last winter and found them a great job in cold weather ( twould want to be biting cold tho)

picked up a pair of craghoppers trousers in TK Snacks and they were ideal for last summer, lighter than jeans and durable enough....so far

pedigree 6

Usually wear overalls. Except now one pair of overalls the buttons won't close and keep popping open. If I was handling steel the overalls keep your clothes from getting black.
When i'm milking I wear a full length waterproof coat with a hood. Can put the hood up if a cow relieves herself.:p
I bought it down in kilmore quay where the fishermen buy their waterproofs.

whelan2

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Cq6tJDAvL._SY445_.jpg anyone wear this?

Muckit

Shop coat. Yes l like them.

selectamatic

whelan2 wrote: »

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41Cq6tJDAvL._SY445_.jpg anyone wear this?

The grandfather was a great man for them, usually only dairy farmers wear them nowadays.

Kovu

selectamatic wrote: »

The grandfather was a great man for them, usually only dairy farmers where them nowadays.

And mart drovers!

Sam Kade

Donkey coats seem to be gone out with the flood, miley Byrne was a great man for them.

Suckler

Sam Kade wrote: »

Donkey coats seem to be gone out with the flood, miley Byrne was a great man for them.

they are now a fashion accessory, doubt Miley would approve.

I find the overalls handy when working on machinery, keep you warm when you mightn't be moving about as much. Not a hope using them herding, you'd melt, have them half off tied at the waist but they'd keep getting loose the more you move.