Boiler suit advice

[Bingy man]

I have to say that in my early days working on a huge and open expanse of a building site ground workers and myself as a plumber were the first on site and in the winter the wind would cut through you like a knife . Talking to one of the ground workers he recommended x army surplus clothing and he was spot on . The warmest gear I’d ever worn. So 100% use x armed forces gear as it will be well made ,good quality etc and if the armed forces get a percentage of the sale then even better

 

[Hypnotic Chimera]

You are assuming I am sane

Not at all - as we are both forum members on here, shooting the breeze about the virtues of wearing MoD Surplus clothing - I can easily identify that, just like myself, you must be an "eccentric".

I was referring to the great unwashed general public - in that it displays a certain amount of absurdity/questionable sanity for a person to criticise anyone else for wearing MoD Surplus clothing as "work wear".
Wearing it for "Walter Mittyism" (imposter) reasons is fair game to be frowned upon, though, and to a somewhat lesser extent if it is worn for "fashion statement" reasons...

 

[TomGW]

Another thumbs up for Dickies. £30 from Amazon.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Dickies-Me...45186&hvtargid=pla-1676818274123&gad_source=1

 

[Roysy]

Thanks everyone, I did buy a Dickies, well pleased with it and also got another army surplus and feel better wearing it

 

[Andrewf]

Apparently boilersuits that are fire retardant when purchased, must not be washed using fabric softener, as this removes the retardant.

 

[TobyT]

Apparently boilersuits that are fire retardant when purchased, must not be washed using fabric softener, as this removes the retardant.

More so, the chemicals in fabric softener can not just remove the fire retardent but make the material more combustible.
"Cationic surfactants in fabric softeners coat surface fibres, separating them from each other and fluffing them up. This is especially the case when the surface isalready fuzzy as with terry cloth, fleece or flannel. Cotton fabrics are fluffed up more than synthetics; the higher the polyester content of a material, the less flammable it is. Tests by Consumers Union in the United States have shown that using liquid fabric softeners in the rinse cycle can increase flammability as much as seven fold!"
https://www.montrealgazette.com/opinion/columnists/article484262.html

And less scientifically reliable (the science looks reasonable, but the sources aren't referenced and it's an online blog that seems to be repeated in style under a few different domains).
https://tenderhomeassist.com/is-fabric-softener-flammable/