What do you wear under your Salopettes

Personally I would never wear jeans/denim on board a boat. Once wet it stays wet and is the devil's own job to get dry again. I prefer the Regatta type cargo trousers which seem to dry pretty quick if wet.
 
Giblets said:
Personally I would never wear jeans/denim on board a boat. Once wet it stays wet and is the devil's own job to get dry again. I prefer the Regatta type cargo trousers which seem to dry pretty quick if wet.
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I quite agree. For sailing I tend to wear the quick-drying cargo trousers like those from Regatta or e.g. Mountain Warehouse, they come in various grades, the lined ones being very warm. So that's what's under my salopettes
 
Same here. Polycotton from Regatta or Rohan, depending on your budget.
Jeans are the devil's own invention unless you live somewhere where you never expect to encounter water.
 
Laundryman said:
I have both Musto br2 and Gill os2 Salopettes. If I wear jeans or similar underneath, they get wet with perspiration. What do you wear underneath please? I don't seem to have the problem with the jackets. Thanks. Alan
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Cargo pants from Decathlon. Plus long thermals from M&S in winter weather.
 
I use Primark trackies! ...they don't absorb much water, cost just £8 a twist and squash down into so little I often toss in half a dozen at the start of a week.

In very cold winter weather I switch to proper thermals, then a musto salopett fleece layer, a regular fleece, balaclava and finally waterproofs + clear goggles if beating in a blow. It's a very warm combination, but irritatingly clunky for working on deck.
 
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Could salt inside be another thing that gets your cotton jeans damp? http://www.ybw.com/forums/showthread.php?412772-Waterproofs-wet-inside&highlight=

Also the breathing quality of the oilees is paramount if you want to remain dry and warm.

If I rush about and get warm I can easily 'boil over', then get chilled as perspiration makes clothing damp .... my thermostat has always

caused that for some reason. I've tried the modern way and bought expensive base and mid layer gear but could never feel cosy, just

sweated and cooled. ??

I know the OP is comfortable in his jacket. With my expensive Ocean jacket, I can get cold when out in the open cockpit for a long spell if

for example doing a channel crossing at night for a few hours.

To combat this I experimented and found that a cotton T shirt with wool jumper as the base, then an old goose down filled jacket

underneath my oilee Jacket was the answer. Really warm and all breathes. Contrary I know to what modern thinking is..... not that I'm a racer

or run around the deck in a hurry these days :)

Again off topic and drifting.... how many suffer from plastic seat syndrome?

S.
 
Long thermals, even in summer. They are extremely comfortable, regulate the temperature well, wick away any transpiration and do not impede movement.
Jeans under oilies, even breathable ones, get damp and hence cold and restrict movement.
 
'Ron Hill' tracksters, as worn by runners and rowers and reputedly also by special forces. I like the old fashioned ones best, now known as 'origin'.
 
Usually whatever I am wearing, cotton trous from Marks or corduroy, being of a certain age and hating jeans. In cold weather I have an ancient "monkey suit" which I think was Gill, which is fleece lined, and sometimes long johns underneath and long thermal socks. And I'm sometimes still cold.
 
If it's warm a pair of Nike dryfit running bottoms, they're a wicking legging, and a rash vest or dryfit top. If it's cold then those plus a woollybear, a fleece all in one I wear under my drysuit, it's warm, pretty breathable and has foot loops and thumb holes in the sleeves to ensure none of it rides up as you put your salopettes and boots on.
 
Wickes blue workman's trousers. It used to be pink Captain Curries but I've stopped wearing those since pinky-red trousers became fashionable for men ashore. The Wickes jobbies are tough, with plenty of pockets and are cut to fit a builder not a male model.

I only wear the oilies if it's going to get wet. Wet usually goes with cold. So overheating isn't a problem.
 
jbweston said:
Wickes blue workman's trousers. It used to be pink Captain Curries but I've stopped wearing those since pinky-red trousers became fashionable for men ashore. The Wickes jobbies are tough, with plenty of pockets and are cut to fit a builder not a male model.

I only wear the oilies if it's going to get wet. Wet usually goes with cold. So overheating isn't a problem.
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Yes Captain Curries are excellent winter work trousers ashore I reckon, but 20 times worse than jeans for sailing, especially when salty.

I like workmans trousers with the built in knee pads for winter boat maintenance, but too hot around the vitals in warmer weather!
 
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