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Originally Posted by Coiloil37
I’ll give you another perspective. Back about 15 years ago my mother knit me a heavy raw wool sweater. It’s probably an inch thick at minimum. It’s been warm enough for everything Alberta has ever thrown at me. From standing around waiting on trucks rig moving in -55 to calling coyotes in -40. I’ve never been cold wearing that thing. Heated vests may be the future but maybe you just need to talk your wife into knitting you a sweater.
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I hear ya, I have the Helly Hansen wool pullover and holy cow is that thing ever WARM! It has to be REALLY cold out to use it in the first place, anything above -10 and you will be sweating in it in no time and be pulling it off. Been sledding in -25 in that pullover and been toasty warm. I HIGHLY recomend them. Similar to this one, but mine's a pullover.
https://www.marks.com/en/helly-hanse...Bcolor%5D=GREY
As for the heated jackets I've had both the Milwaukee and the DeWalt and just like their tools they were very comparable. They don't throw a ton of heat, more to be used in the layering process but when it's -30 every little bit helps. Got the fleece DeWalt hoodie I'm using now at Home Depot for half price. It's a really warm hoodie still when the batteries die. I like how you can charge a cell phone or IPod with DeWalt's battery adapter.
https://www.dewalt.com/products/stor...-only/dchj067b
If I could only keep one of them it would definitely be the Wool HH pullover. It's incredible how warm such a thin pullover can keep you.