olivierw has it right. It reads like OP has a good list going. The merino wool is the best. You can wear that stuff for a few days and not stink. The snow goose parka is great if you have to spend much time outside at -30 or -40 blow celsius. However, it does not pack up nicely. Uses a whole overhea...

Heartily agree. Dispatch and maintenance control expect ultra quick turns. Must think we're made of manpower. They also don't get that it's minus 30 celsius outside so last second hangar/ramp/gate re-stacks are a no no. All this from a comfy cubicle at head office. I wanna invite some of these prick...

This contract in Thompson is an E.I.C. company. You'll be a ramp hand at forty below zero. Avoid.