Nylon lightweight flying suits, any good? sweaty?

[wildirishtime]

So, I've been looking at nylon motorcycle pullover 1 piece suits.
They are 'coverall' style, not insulated. They are listed as 'rain suits'.

Are these cheap Nylon 'rain' suits breathable at all, do you guys
find that you sweat in them? or are they just great for someone
who prefers light windbreaker for the summer?

~Brendan

[Boback]

Originally Posted by wildirishtime

So, I've been looking at nylon motorcycle pullover 1 piece suits.
They are 'coverall' style, not insulated. They are listed as 'rain suits'.

Are these cheap Nylon 'rain' suits breathable at all, do you guys
find that you sweat in them? or are they just great for someone
who prefers light windbreaker for the summer?

~Brendan

Normally when I fly I usually wear a light windbreaker, sometimes something a little warmer. I have worn motorcycle rain suits many times while riding motorcycles, which I have rode most of my life, and I find they quickly get warm without the rain. Also, they become very hot when moving around in the sun since they do not breath. They are designed to keep you dry while riding, and I think the coolness of the rain provides a level of cooling, as they get hot in the sun quickly.

When it gets cooler I seem to be fine flying with some thermal undergarments, extra socks, gloves and a scarf. I have considered a motorcycle winter riding suit or a snowmobile suit also, but I have yet to purchase one.

When it starts to get cooler I would recommend a good set of motorcycle gloves to prevent the wind from going up your sleeves, also, close off your pant legs. It will keep you much warmer.

[indoruwet]

Unless those suits have breathing vents in them, like under the arm pits or somewhere else, you will not have much *breathing*.
If the name says *rain suits*, then the last thing you want, is something that gets wet, and then the water comes through.
If you can touch them, before you buy them, see if you can *breathe* through them ..... ??

I wear a light wind breaker in summer (you can always zip up or down as required).
In the cold times (I do not fly in dead of winter), I wear a pair of ski pants, that look like a *bib coverall* (they have the elastic on the bottom of the pant legs), and a good down filled winter jacket.

I think important is that your jackets (summer or winter) can open from the bottom and the top. Some jackets are just not comfortable when sitting down.

For gloves in cold times, I have a pair of mittens, that can remove the mitten part, so I can operate the buttons of the radio, as needed.

LBNL ... Flight suits ???? I put those in the category of ... Hmm... cool man, but do you really need to spend that much money ???

I have seen a few pilots that have suits in winter that come from Cabela probably, because they look like they came from there.
You may want to look there for a light weight one.

[flyn2]

I went to the Army / navy surplus store and bought knock off flight suits. I paid 39.95 for one and it's perfect. tons of pockets, and plenty of room. Buy one a size or two bigger for the cold months. Then you can load up on layered clothing and put that on over it all.

[RMV4285]

Originally Posted by flyn2

I went to the Army / navy surplus store and bought knock off flight suits. I paid 39.95 for one and it's perfect. tons of pockets, and plenty of room. Buy one a size or two bigger for the cold months. Then you can load up on layered clothing and put that on over it all.

I flew in sub-zero tempature in NH at speeds around 50 MPH in an open ultralight. I wore a snowmobile outfit, insulated gloves and a snoopy liner within my helmet. But .... that was 20 years ago.

In an open cockpit, it is especially important not to have any loose articles which could fall to the ground from a height or be blown into a rear-mounted prop, so keep anything required in zipped pockets if possible, and be careful with items such as sunglasses and cameras.

A nice supplier that offers the following: Winter Flying Boots, Paragliders Clothing , Hi-Vis Industrial , Thermal Oversuits, Sailplanes, Rigger Boots, Industrial Gloves, Fleece Jackets, Thermal Flying Jackets , Hanggliders
Stormproof Oversuits etc can be found at: http://www.ozee.co.uk/

[mignazito]

Snowmobile suits are perfect for winter flying. I have one and it has been great though I no longer fly in the winter due to advancing age. They are not cheap however or at least a good one is not cheap. I used to use shooters mittens in cold weather which allow the finger tips to be exposed by pulling back the mitten end.

For most of my flying nowdays a light windbreaker jacket, long pants and a pair of leather driving gloves are good for a cool day perhaps supplemented with a sweat shirt. In hot weather it's shorts and tee shirts.