Awesome Dale (regarding your son coming home!) and also awesome on the Camaro plans. I like your well thought out plan. Everyone has their own goals and agenda and you have thought hard on yours and are putting a plan together to execute.
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Originally Posted by DaleTx
Appreciate the advice on the fire suits... right now I don't have a clue. Do you have the two piece, or one piece driver suit? After doing some online shopping I'm thinking one piece... Nomex material... either one layer or two. Not sure which brand yet.
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First, I would suggest going somewhere you can try them on. Not all brands fit the same apples to apples regarding sizes (like the helmets too). I first bought a "budget" suit (Sparco Jade) for about $300 (sight unseen) and it was HEAVY. I thought I was hot standing in my house with it on - I was imagining near death at Thunderhill or somewhere in the summer. So I sold it and went to the shop up at Sonoma (Infineon) and tried on several when they were having a big end of year sale. Spent quite a bit more money but got a good 3 piece (the Jade was a thick 3 piece) with MORE protection (better rating) and it felt 1/3 the size and thickness. Night and day difference. Depends on your budget of course, but as many have said, safety items are probably not the best things to skimp on.
Anyway, that's my 2 cents.