elecapp79

I have been using the Carhartt carpenter pants for a few years now. I like them because they have a lot of pockets and I'm not a big fan of wearing my belt. I am thinking of wearing the Carhartt overalls because they have more pockets. Do any of you guys wear them and if so are they comfortable? How are they in the heat as well....and in the cold?

Thanks

Electriad

FWIW, most people seem to call them "Bibs".

I personally don't care for them, others swear by them.

Bob Badger

If its real cold I like my heavy Carr Heart bibs but I would not want to wear them every day.

william1978

I don't wear the bibs because I don't care for them. I wear the carhartt carpenter pants.

william1978

I agree. I wear my insulated carhartt bibs on cold days, but we don't have that many cold days down here.

Jupe Blue

I wear the standard overall/bib - In the bib pocket I keep a pad of paper, 'sharpie', strippers and knife. In the side pockets I keep my side cutters, cellphone and 10/1 screwdriver and sometimes a pair of channel locks. This leaves the back pockets for nut drivers, extra screwdrivers, wrenches, etc. Works for me. We usually have a parts cart that we move to our work area will carry all the extra tools like hacksaw, hammer, drill.

One guy I work with swears by Carhartt's carpenter bibs

(http://www.carhartt.com/webapp/wcs/s...tegoryId=10909)

that come with a nail pouch on front. Then he can load it up with small parts like nuts/bolts, anchors, wire nuts.

MDShunk

Bibs are nice for the days that are cold enough for a coat, but you don't really want to wear one. A pair of bibs, with maybe a sweatshirt or hoodie underneath, and you're good to go for many of the chilly days. You can always throw a coat over top if it gets real cold out, and take it back off if you get hot so you're not sweating your butt off.

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Bob Badger

Yeah, originally I bought thermal coveralls and yeah for things like snow blowing they where great but if you did get hot you really had no easy option.

With the bibs you get to take the coat off once you get moving.

Celtic

I have 2 pairs on uninsulated bibs ....but I only wear them when the temp drops below 50-ish...and the job is nasty.

I do know guys who wear them "commando style" in the summer.

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william1978

Not I.

MDShunk

Particularly since most of them feature that slot so that you can reach in to get stuff out of your regular pants pockets. That might be handy in the summer to scratch your nuts or something, but I really don't think anyone wants to see that.

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william1978

That makes it even worse.

brian john

Bibs are nice when you have to bend over in a cold wind, keeps the cold out of the plumbers crack.

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waco

I use their coveralls when the weather is really nasty or when it is cold and I'm working in the mud, otherwise, I use their hooded jacket.

I carry everything in a pouch and stuffed in my jeans. One thing about electrical -- takes a whole bunch of tools!

Celtic

Get a bucket!

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BCSparkyGirl

as a female, I like the pants better. Nothing worse than having to take off sweaters, then undo the bib in a portajohn. I wish they came with a butt flap, but alas, they do not. So I have made the switch for as long as I am in construction anyways.

Celtic

FYI: Guys poop


I kid you not ...it's true.


I can count on Bart Simpsons' one hand the number of times I have had the pleasure of launching the rear fleet on a job site


...but I do feel for the girls on jobsites....especially when they roll out the "Cadillacs":

In both "coupe" ..and "convertible" models:










Nobody really wants to see just a head poking out of one of these things

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mattsilkwood

Anytime it's below about 40 i wear my carhart bibs. I like the uninsulated ones, it seems like i get too hot if i wear insulated bibs. If it's extremely cold i can throw on a pair of thermals and do just fine.

waco

get a bucket...
I have one with a tool apron or whatever it is called. I replaced it with the tool pouch because the pouch is a little easier to manage in the truck.

lynx82

I don't have any bibs, when its cold I have two sets of carhart coveralls and a set of ****ies I got for $30 bills online when ****ies had that awesome sale a while back. I tried to get the bibs but they were already sold out.

Funny thing is I like the ****ies way better, twice as comfortable and just as well insulated. The outer material isn't as rip proof as the carharrts though. I also have the black subzero carharrts and they are just ridiculous, I can't even wear them no matter how cold it gets around here without sweating to death.