Hello All,
I signed up because I need some advice on winter gear.
I'm going to be working an event in a few months that will require my team (3 LE sniper/observers) to be outside for an extended period. With recent activity, we've been told that we will be overwatch during a major event in the winter. This will be rooftop / catwalk exposure for about an 8 hour period, for a week, at night. This is a 8,000' elevation, high Rockies environment. Night time temps can be expected to be single digit, with wind chills in the negative teens. Snow is likely.
We're very familiar with cold weather ops, but usually only for a 24 hour period. The week long event has us rethinking how we do things.
Any gear advice? Personal clothing, covers, etc. We like the look of the HPG Mountain Serape, as it seems quick to get off. Maybe cover that with a regular poncho and have a wind/snow cover that's easy to remove? We're very familiar with cold weather base layers, shell layers etc. I'm looking for the next level in smart equipment.
Glove advice? If it comes down to it, we'll need our hands functional. We currently use a ski glove/liner combo.
What would everyone use for static position, in this type of weather?
The event is 2 months out.
--Winter Op
I signed up because I need some advice on winter gear.
I'm going to be working an event in a few months that will require my team (3 LE sniper/observers) to be outside for an extended period. With recent activity, we've been told that we will be overwatch during a major event in the winter. This will be rooftop / catwalk exposure for about an 8 hour period, for a week, at night. This is a 8,000' elevation, high Rockies environment. Night time temps can be expected to be single digit, with wind chills in the negative teens. Snow is likely.
We're very familiar with cold weather ops, but usually only for a 24 hour period. The week long event has us rethinking how we do things.
Any gear advice? Personal clothing, covers, etc. We like the look of the HPG Mountain Serape, as it seems quick to get off. Maybe cover that with a regular poncho and have a wind/snow cover that's easy to remove? We're very familiar with cold weather base layers, shell layers etc. I'm looking for the next level in smart equipment.
Glove advice? If it comes down to it, we'll need our hands functional. We currently use a ski glove/liner combo.
What would everyone use for static position, in this type of weather?
The event is 2 months out.
--Winter Op