Life does a lot, normally figures out how doggy works, but sorry for the language. If anyone here has worked in a cooler before, not just walk in fridges for restaurants or such I am looking for advice. They inquired about boots. I assume I need gloves, but what am I forgetting? ChapStick? Unknown? Please share and if you know what is cheap to acquire maybe recommend what you know. Thanks.
Layers! My legs don’t.get.cold but i do keep my core body warm. Tshirt, flannel, vest, light jacket. Each layer is thin but every one adds something.
Boots. Ariat, wolverine, even the cheapest of rubber boots. They all feel a lot better with an insole and some nic e thock socks.
Gloves wise i wear cotton work gloves with rubber gloves over it. Hands sweat and get cold so i replace my gloves every 2 hours to make sure i can stay comfortable while working
lime@feddit.nu 3 weeks ago
they expect you to work in a hazardous environment but don’t provide protective equipment? seems like a dangerous place to work.
Berttheduck@lemmy.ml 3 weeks ago
Yeah seconding this. If your work is putting you somewhere you need protective equipment they should provide it or a budget for you to get your own. That’s how it works in the UK at least, it might be worth asking if they provide a budget or anything.
Otherwise for boots your first step is to get some decent socks, I’d recommend wool outer layer and something absorbent as a base layer. Then you want to go try on some leather boots with a rubber sole wearing your socks, you might want to get a slightly bigger size so you can put an insole insert in as well. Make sure the boots aren’t too tight with your extra socks on as you need space to trap the heat but they shouldn’t slide around.