Hey lets help all the newbes what is the best way to stay warm on the dock any tips or tricks

I'll start good winter snow boots

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Transfer down South.

Good topic, especially this time of year.

• The ultimate is dressing in layers.
• They also make a newer ASTM approved composite toe safety boot. Same strength as the steel toe, 50% less weight than steel and does not have the toe freezing characteristics of steel toes.

Here are a few previous threads for the newbies that are going to experience the Concrete Patio.
'If your feet are cold wear a hat.'

Winter Gear

I humbly apologize for this video. This is totally off topic.
He keeps saying guys?
If you see a guy on the dock with make-up, he used these tips.
I could only last the first few minutes before I shut the video down.

This is what NOT to do.

red cayenne pepper in your boots and go to a sporting goods store and buy some hand warmers there good for about 4 hours.

it's all about layers and trapping the air between them.
30 degrees +/- is two layers, polyester "over-pants" with elastic waist and ankles (to trap the air) with a pull-over 1/4 zip polyester sweater under the uniform jacket.
zero +/- is four layers with the insulated bibs and long carhart coat over the above mentioned gear with the addition of a pair of my son's old hockey socks around the ankles (to stop the cold air up the legs of the bibs while seated on the forklift) with a set of the new and improved thermal underwear. Once you feel the cold creeping through to you it's time for a break, removing (opening) most layers allowing the garments to get warm and to re-establish the layers of warm air trapped between them.

gloves... brown jersey inside a leather palm thick work glove... two sets of these. If you work the dock for an extended length of time eventually the cold will penetrate all layers, no matter what the FOS thinks you are capable of enduring. Once the cold sets through the gloves you swap out for the warm pair in reserve.

boots... regular work boot with two-buckle overshoes until it gets really cold. The over boots get the soles of your work boots up off of the concrete and adds another layer of insulation. Once it gets really cold it's the pack boots. Once again, when the cold sets through them your done, go to the break room and take them apart to get them warm and get some warm air into them. And most important, every night take them home and tear them down and dry the packs and the boots separately. After being on the dock in sub-zero weather the boots will create and trap a lot of condensation when you take them off in a warm area.

headgear... thin, pullover full cover built for snowmobiler to wear under their helmet, with a "turtle skin" around the neck (inside the coat's collar trapping the air that wants to escape out your neckline) with a stocking cap over the top of everything. And on the coldest days, a pair of the new safety glasses (wrap-around with indoor/outdoor lenses) to keep your eyeballs warm (consider the wind chill on the moister within your eyes) and to prevent headaches caused by the cold on your eyes and forehead.

seven years in a freezer suit handling and hauling ice cream. Every day was 10 below zero.

man I can't wait for the winter season, tell me again why do we do this?