Observing in the cold (split from SPSP15 thread)

[GTB_an_Owl]

is someone hinting that i should start to take orders for the freezer suits ?

[iceman]

Looks that way, Geoff.. start a new thread for it :)

[RB]

Ed, last year I used two sleeping bags, one on top of the other - inside my 4WD, and i was still freezing !

[GTB_an_Owl]

unless you have a spare pair of fur lined undies to put over your ears - YES - a freezer suit is a big help

[h0ughy]

how large are they, will they fit my fat guts??? I am not exactly small. LOL

I suppose I really need to go and try them on? Can you do that?

[GTB_an_Owl]

i overheard someone at Ilford say that the viewing is best when the temperature gets below 1.7 deg C

and the viewing gets very good at Ilford

[Orion]

No fur undies, so I best get a suit.:)

[iceman]

It does get cold! It may drop to almost 0 before dawn.

Last year a freezing wind whipped through between 3am and 5:30am, man it was cold.

[wavelandscott]

To the question about if it gets cold...let me just say that the only time I've been cold since I've lived in Australia was at the SPSP (I'm originally from a colder region of the US)...so yes, it can get cold.

I too am curious if the freezer suits can acommodate a more "full figured" manly man...if so, I'll likely be in the market for one...

Cheers!

[33South]

Can you bring some samples to Lostock, so I/we can try for size before buying.

[Dobman]

freezer suits!! Really!! Your're all a bunch of wimps!:rolleyes: You dont know what cold is til you've spent a winters nite viewing in tasmania. Regularly -3 to-4!!
It's so cold you can scrape ice off the tube.( I'm not kidding) But the crystal clear nites make up for it. have fun at SPSP

[GTB_an_Owl]

agh! - Simon

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

I can ship you a suit to Tasmania (will just cost a bit extra freight from memory) and then you will think you are observing in Qld

[ballaratdragons]

Thats warm for here for 10 months of the year! :lol:

Except tonight. :sadeyes:

Man, it's soooo Hot tonight. :scared2:

[leon]

Gee you lot are "sooks", :lol: what's all this about freezer suits, come down to Ballarat, or Kens place in winter, then, when the scope freezes at -4 you can say it's cold. :whistle:

Cheers leon :thumbsup:

[GTB_an_Owl]

we like to observe for more than 20 minutes up here

:whistle: ;)

[leon]

Ah Geoff, we go for hours here, we are sort of frozen to the scope and cant get away..:rofl::rofl:

Cheers Leon:thumbsup:

[GTB_an_Owl]

is that what they mean by a "captive hobby" ?

[GTB_an_Owl]

Ok Ladies and Gentlemen

I have been meaning to do this for sometime, and I now have my self setup with the means to supply you those freezer suits and boots on a more regular basis.
have set my website up with an order form so you can place orders at any time.
sorry i can't keep the prices as low as before, but you might understand that they will now be part of my regular business and if i am to keep some stocks of these items on hand, it just has to be so.

Those of you that would like to place and pay for orders so i can deliver them to lostock (no delivery charge), please do so before the 11th january.

I am hoping to have some sample stock on view at lostock - which will include some of the larger sizes

remember when ordering boots to order one size larger

and if you do a search on the forum for hepworth freezer suits you will find reference to calculating sizes

geoff

[iceman]

Cool Geoff, will have a look and talk to the wife. Maybe she can buy it for me for a bday present.

[xstream]

Geoff, could you bring a pair of pants in small to Lostock? And if they fit Anna will take them.

[GTB_an_Owl]

see what i can do - finances are stretched after xmas - but i will try

did you find the reference to sizes ?

[GTB_an_Owl]

some idea for your sizing
sm - pants= 77reg - waist=30" coat chest=34"
med - ........87reg............34" ................38"
Lge - .........97reg ...........38" ................42"
XL - .........107reg ...........42" ................46"
2XL - ........117reg ..........46" ................50"
3XL - ........127reg ..........50" ................54"
and so on - add 10 (and i guess 4 to the waist measurement) to the pants and 4 to the jacket for each size up

Use these sizes as a guide to the Full Suit

[xstream]

Don't worry if it's to hard Geoff, if you manage great if not don't worry.

Yeah we did see the sizes, it's more the length of the legs, Anna's a dwarf :lol: 5'2" and no eyes of blue.:P