My head is damp, but the rest of me is toasty and dry even after working with a client in the garden for a couple of pouring-rain hours earlier today. I had on a wool hat that eventually got drenched, but the rest of me was kept warm and dry through layering that was topped off with what I refer to as my “rubber robot suit”.
The rubber robot suit is my Carhardtt coveralls and coat that do a great job of keeping out the wet. The coat has a hood but I don’t use it. I can’t see what I’m doing or hear my clients if I wear it. So, I suffer with a soggy head in real downpours.
Rather than reinvent the wheel, I’ll remind you of the post from last year on gearing up for wet weather gardening. The only change to my glamourous gardening wardrobe this year is my heavy duty robot suit, and my muck shoes, which I consider my “truck slippers”.
The muck boot company makes fantastically comfortable and dry shoes, but their sizing is just a bit off for me. Rather than get rid of the shoes, I keep them in my truck to change into after stomping through wet gardening days. My gardening boots stay dry inside, but there’s nothing like slipping on a soft, squishy pair of snug shoes for a long drive home.
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Tags: gardening gear, wet weather
