Welding Jacket recommends

woodlandfarms · Dec 4, 2014

Hey everyone.

For Xmas my BIL has requested a quality welding jacket. Something lightweight. He sweats like a pig. Oh, he is also as big as a house (xxxl). Any recommendations? I just ruin my clothes and upset my wife.

Oh, he owns a Miller so a nice red Lincoln will not fly (and this is not to start a fight).

Big Barn · Dec 4, 2014

woodlandfarms said:
Hey everyone. For Xmas my BIL has requested a quality welding jacket. Something lightweight. He sweats like a pig. Oh, he is also as big as a house (xxxl). Any recommendations? I just ruin my clothes and upset my wife. Oh, he owns a Miller so a nice red Lincoln will not fly (and this is not to start a fight).

Carl, if It was MY BIL I'd prob get him the nice red Lincoln jacket.....then change my mind and give it to someone I LIKED instead.

Terry

roadhunter · Dec 4, 2014

Black Stallion jacket with leather sleeves and fabric body might work for him.

Revco Black Stallion FRB9 30c BS Hybrid 9oz Fr Cowhide Welding Coat x Large | eBay

MH8675309 · Dec 4, 2014

Whats a BIL?

sleepydeere · Dec 4, 2014

Hi I have a weldmark jacket its soft not stiff very happy with it

Ed of all trades · Dec 4, 2014

I am like you. I just go ahead and weld and have never had a welding jacket. My wife has been known to fuss at me for not putting on my helmet so I guess I am not the one to ask.

BukitCase · Dec 4, 2014

A BIL, depending on whether you like him or not, is either a Bum In Law or a Brother In Law

FredH · Dec 4, 2014

I usually end up wearing 1 of my insulated Flannel shirts I have in the winter time . A blue one I have has been banned to the shop by better half ever since it caught on fire and smoldered a 6" square area on the lower left side :confused3:

Never wore one myself but Amazon has some as does this place :
Flame Resistant Jackets & Coats

Fred H.

milkman636 · Dec 4, 2014

I use a black Miller brand welding jacket. It is lightweight cloth and snaps up in front. Mine is also "xxxl", and it was inexpensive. IIRC, I bought it off ebay earlier this year.

Scooby074 · Dec 4, 2014

Get him one a Tillman Green jacket (no, not the golf one)

Cheap and effective (for all but the heaviest slag, where leather is the best), plus they make a fine work shirt for the shop (minus the smell). Sizes up to 4xl 6230 | John Tillman Co.