question is, WHAT DO YOU WEAR WHILE RIDING IN 0 DEGREE TEMP OR LESS and still stay warm?
G-friend needs cold weather gear and so do I. Need ideas and places to purchase and approx prices.
going for a ride in Indiana the 1st of the year and want to be warm

 

Good question SLEDG! I have found that a lot of the stuff I have been wearing for years while going horseback don't get the job done on the quad. Higher speeds and less physical activity seem to be the causes. While it has not been very cold here yet, around freezing is as cold as I have ridden in, I have noticed I need better, or at least different, gear.

Some of you guys must have some good suggestions.

 

Just gotta wear layers upon layers, Walmart has cheap stuff. THATS IT !

 

Snowmobile gear or skiing gear work well. Cotton is the worst, especially next to the skin. This is one time that synthetic fabrics are the best. You want some thing thats wind proof and warm. Youll find that the toes and fingers get the coldest. They make the hand and boot warmers, for ice fishing, and those work ok, but electric hand and thumb warmers are the best.
Any exposed skin is gonna be a killer. Snowmobile helmits, which are designed for cold weather riding, works the best. Bacalavas, keep the neck warm and out of the wind.
Youre braver than me...I usually quit riding at about 10 F. Zero is really brutal, if youre not used to it.

 

get you some insulated work overalls and dress like you would with out the overalls and slip them on and get some of the heat pads that last a couple hours it will help does here in montana but then eventually it gets cold because your not doing any movement or work

 

I wear my snowmobiling gear , when iam not riding my snowmbile

 

i got fleece lined goretex pants, jacket and gloves.....also has a windblocker liner
then i got a fleece mask, covers my whole head cept eyes and goes down over the neck
and i got a pair of waterproof fleece lined gloves


whole deal cost about 180 dollars on sale at EMS

definately worth it for me as i can wear all the gear for more hten just 4 wheeling

 

i buy a lot of my gear from the sportsman guide , its kind of a dicount warehouse factory left overs and such but i got a $120 riding jacket for $45 perrty good deals . you can go online and check them out .

 

Does it really get that cold in Illinois/Indiana?

I am gonna have agree with wearing snowmobile stuff always works. Another thing though it may look kinda rediculous, when it gets really cold I wear my thick duck hunting camo and I stay plenty warm.

Ryan

 

This probably sounds faggy, but silk pantyhose as a first layer are incredible. I learned this from an old hunter that used to take his wifes pantyhose and wear them under pants. They keep you incredibly warm, almost too warm. Other then that you need some synthetics, underarmor makes first layer stuff called coldgear. Its made for people doing athletic stuff in cold weather, so it works great at keeping you warm and dry.