You must have missed the part where I said that it was when I was back when I was in the military. And like I said, that was decades ago. I was probably making about $7.00 a week, so there were more important things to spend my money on than a drysuit. Cigarettes were a whopping $1.10 a carton on base back then. So, $2.20 was spent automatically every payday, which was every two weeks. Yep, $14.00 a payday. 😄 I remember someone gave me all of their diving gear because they were being transferred out. None of us wore dry suits back then, but either way you are still using the rubber effect to keep you warm and you still sweat under a dry suit....... I used the plastic on my feet up until a few years ago when I would shovel snow in the driveway or work outside in the extreme cold. And after doing that all my life, I never had any ill effects. But since it has gotten so warm recently here in the winters, I haven't had to shovel snow in the past three years. Actually, at the moment, I have my yard tractor on the battery charger- getting ready to mulch leaves. And here it is- almost Christmas. I remember when I was a kid living here, snow would start about Thanksgiving time and we would have snow on the ground- maybe up to 6-8 inches almost all winter. But now I can get through the winter with a heavy flannel shirt for a coat most of the time. And we usually get an inch or two of snow at the most. That's nice for the Indiana/Ohio area........ They said on the weather report today it's not considered a white Christmas unless there is at least a solid inch of snow on the ground and we aren't supposed to have one. We've only had two in the past decade or so.........Anyway, the fields nearby where I used to hunt are now all subdivisions. But one thing is for sure- the memories of me hunting when I was a kid are still good. 👍Take care.
Come on up, jimmy. Bring your shovel, and a warm hat:
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