Good work clothes for hot / humid weather???

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

I just moved to san antonio a few months ago and am still not used to the heat yet and usually end up switching shirts around lunch time for being soaked.. so heres the deal..

My work requires we wear long pants, at minimum a t shirt and work boots w steel plates... So i usually wear jeans and a t shirt, but they get so **** heavy by the end of the day its killing me .. So far the avg temps here are mid 90's and 70% humidity, some days when the humidity is higher i feel like my northern a$$ is gonna pass out.. Im used to 60 below not 100+ .. Not *****in tho, i just wanted to know if there was anywhere to get some breathable pants or shirts , ive tried sporting stors ( champs , academy etc ) but nothing that i could actually get by with at work

Usually when we leave to go do our jobs ppl change into a tank top or sleeveless shirt , and maybe shorts , but if a supervisor comes around and sees that it counts as a double write up, which would not be a good thing for me 4 weeks into the job

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[azbass 5,000+ posts]

*****

 

[04_edge 10+ year member]

ha, wait till summer.......and id say just a plain ol white cotton shirt.

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

i think that might expose a lil to much skin too

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

toga?

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

ha, wait till summer.......and id say just a plain ol cotton white cotton shirt.

thats what everyones telling me... i swear i lose 5 pounds of sweat a day lately.. And trying to work out and drinking or trying to drink like 5 gallons of water a day isnt goin to well.. Cuz of my diet and all the protein im taking i need a ton of water, so either i dont have enough or i drink soda.. or gatorade

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

toga?

kilt maybe, but the super might write me up 3 times for either of those

 

[azbass 5,000+ posts]

well in AZ, I wore dickies works pants. not as thick as jeans. and was fine

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

i like to wear an extra big gem sweater, along with some nice and thick sweatpants.

 

[DjiNN 10+ year member]

What do you do? construction?

 

[regal8r 5,000+ posts]

What do you do? construction?

sounds like detassling...

 

[hzsogood 5,000+ posts]

What do you do? construction?

no i did that for 10 yrs back home , and since most of the carpenters here dont speak english i decided against it.. I install showers/glass and mirrors and also ventilated shelving.. the reason its so hot is that all the houses are so new theres no AC most of the time so there very hot humid and stuffy, no air movement whatso ever..

moneys good tho.. at least for san antonio im still training a little bit but now im making about 6-700 / week,. so thats a big plus

 

[Max_Power 10+ year member]

you might want to look into a company like Cintas(sp?) or something. ask about summer work clothes I guess... internet shopping maybe?

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

This would probably keep you cool-

 

[Jameseypoo 5,000+ posts]

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