Personal Protection

[Scythe13]

Can I just check something, with this personal protection equipment, do you plan on wearing it 24/7 or there about?

I was in a lightweight hunting garb over shorts and tshirt today, and it was hot even in that. When I say light weight garb, I do mean very lightweight!

Personally, the notion of running about wearing all this equipment that's being mentioned is just not going to fit into daily life. A hard hat, steel toe capped boots, composite body armour, and things like that, it's just going to be super hot and would cause me to melt like a candle in a furnace!

The most I would be opting for, would be BladeRunner style clothing. Which just feels like normal clothing, but adds an extra layer of protection, I.E. slash proof. Maybe the kevlar long johns too, but no chance in the summer. Actually, I would probably wear a cup (got to protect that area) and knee pads, then go more specific with protection for the stuff I planned to do. For example, if climbing, a helmet would make sense, but forearm protectors would seem to be wasted effort. When using a chainsaw, cotton-padded clothing (chainsaw protective clothing) would make sense. When expecting a gun fight, full tactical clothing would make sense, e.g. bullet proof vest, tactical helmet, etc.

Running around weighing an additional 20lbs-100lbs, in mid summer....it's going to screw you over! For winter, it would make more sense for heat, but your movement would be totally jacked up.

So can someone please explain to me how they perceive the everyday use of the PPE? Thank you.