I am a retired "hogger" and i have a question for the people working in this industry.When i was working i always liked to wear a unlined long jean jacket with a hooded zipper up sheatshirt underneath.Many places in the Minneapolis St Paul area sold OshKosh,Lee,Big Mac,Key and some others but now i cannot find any of these jackets anywhere expect for buying a used from e-bay for $200.I was wondering if anyone knows where these may be available.
I picked one up this past summer made by Liberty overalls. Got it on-line, but don't recall the source. Search on-line for "shop coats."
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Is this like what you want?
http://www.walls.com/workwear/workwear-outerwear/Liberty-Denim-Chore-Coat-35039.jsp
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Doesn't Carhartt make that kind of thing?
Semper VaporoIs this like what you want?
That's the one I got... (No product endorsement given or implied...)
shop coats did it,when i was working you didnt want to show up for work without"union made" labels on your clothing.tings mus be a changin!
billiebuffalo tings mus be a changin!
tings mus be a changin!
Mainly the loss of the garmet industry in this country.
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zugmann billiebuffalo tings mus be a changin! Mainly the loss of the garmet industry in this country.
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Murphy, surely you are not the only one in town with feet that big? Or is the shoe purveyor afraid of Big Feet?
Johnny
Murphy and the rest of us duck-footed people: Have you checked JCPenney on-line? I've been able to find shoes for my wide feet there.
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I'm looking for striped bib lederhosen for work.
Randy
Randy Stahl I'm looking for striped bib lederhosen for work. Randy
Paul of Covington Murphy and the rest of us duck-footed people: Have you checked JCPenney on-line? I've been able to find shoes for my wide feet there.
Nordstrom's Rack has been my haven of things that end in at least two or more 'E's
Randy StahlI'm looking for striped bib lederhosen for work.
I think I'd pay to see that....
I have ginormous feet, too. Wissota Trader, the company from which I bought shoes for years, has gone out of business. An outfit called B. A. Mason appears to carry similar shoes, but I've never tried them. If you try Mason please let me know how it goes.
tree68 Randy Stahl I'm looking for striped bib lederhosen for work. I think I'd pay to see that....
Randy Stahl I'm looking for striped bib lederhosen for work.
I think I'd pay not to see it.
I guess what they say is true ...
"The wider a man's foot, the more he likes trains"
rdamon I guess what they say is true ... "The wider a man's foot, the more he likes trains"
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Back to the original question. A Google search for striped bib overalls shows lots of them.
Lab Back to the original question. A Google search for striped bib overalls shows lots of them.
Original question was about a chore coat.
My favorite pair of bibs were Wall's (still have a pair that I got about 8 years ago). Also have a pair of Dickies which are decent. You can get Liberty brand at Tractor Supply, but they run small.
I think Dickies are what I had one pair of when I was in grammar school--they were solid blue. The only person I remember wearing striped blue overalls was my best friend's father--he farmed and painted houses. Most of the overalls I saw men wearing were solid blue--that is what at least one merchant in town sold, and I may have sold some when I was working for him.
Its the little missing things that make me unhappy,top pockets if there are two do not have covers or snaps to close them.What good are they with no buttons to keep closed so your stuff stays put,no pencil pockect built into one of the top pockets,also i am finding the one large inside pocket has been dropped and the length has been cut two inches from the 1970 standard issue.How do you work with snow blowing up your backside and melting and your smokes fall out into the snow for lack of buttons.I am slightly surprised the fly hasn't been eliminated.I know the equipment is better,the track better,but what do you wear to work, shorts, sandals and a tank top.Just whining a bit about tradition being lost. Tell me it aint so,i need some good news.
billiebuffaloI know the equipment is better,the track better,but what do you wear to work, shorts, sandals and a tank top.Just whining a bit about tradition being lost. Tell me it aint so,i need some good news.
I've been wearing bibs. I like wearing them when on the ground. Although most people wear jeans, there's still a couple here keeping the bib tradition alive.
I still wear bibs. Key since my local clothing store (we're still lucky to have one) could no longer get Oshkosh overalls. Quite a few still wear bibs, but mostly the older guys. I have seen a few of the younger ones wearing them, too.
I also wear, during the cooler parts of the year, a Carhartt denim coat. It still has buttons on the two upper pockets and an inside pocket on both sides. It's a bit shorter than the chore/shop coats I've seen on line, but it suits my needs.
Jeff
I wear bibs at work. Work'n'Sport brand, from Farm and Fleet. I have tried Key, but the front pockets are too small. I'm planning to head to a Duluth Trader store one of these days to see how their bibs fit me.
I've been on the railroad over 11 years. Am I still one of the young guys?
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WSOR 3801I've been on the railroad over 11 years. Am I still one of the young guys?
Depends who you are working with.
With that in mind, I'm lokoing at the Walls website. Seems they only sell bibs with Liberty and Big Smith brand names. My favorite ones are a pair of Walls that carry the Walls label. I have a pair of Liberty ones, but they are cut a little tight for their advertised size and I'm not too crazy about them as a whole. Anyone try the Big Smith brand?
I have been using Roundhouse Brand bib overalls for a couple years and am very satisfied with them. The only thing I do is to cut off the hammer loop to keep from getting caught up on anything. They are Made in the USA and can be ordered online. Just do a Google search for "roundhouse overall"
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