what do you wear while homesteading?

Where did you get those!?

My DH laughed at me when I went to TSC without taking a shower first. I had mowed all day and was kind of dirty. I told DH that they would be more shocked at my electric blue nail polish than my dirt level!

Well, I'll admit that I don't bother with town clothes unless I'm actually going somewhere nice in town. Either I don't think about it until I'm half way there or I end up in the field or greenhouse at school and end up all dirty anyway. I usually wear capri pants, a tank top, and old sneakers, but ALWAYS with a wide-brimmed hat. It's crushable with a chin strap and mesh, so it's fairly cool and stays on. Also, if I'm at home and somewhere not too scratchy, I will go ahead and strip down to a sports bra if it's hot out. We're a ways up from the road so I'm not really to concerned about anybody seeing me. I wear muck boots in the spring, but not usually in the summer because they're too hot. Caite

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I wear shorts and a man's tank top in the summer, due to the fact that it is 90+ degrees and I am very hot natured. I am either barefoot or in sandals. I can't go out barefoot very much due to the neuropathy, but I stay barefoot in the house. I am switching to overalls for the fall and winter with a t-shirt.

Jeans and a tank top for me. In summer I live in tank tops. Shoes are optional, but if I wear them they have to be athletic/running shoes.
I do love to dress up for the occasional formal event but those are few and far between!

In the summer I wear mens tank tops and boxer shorts. They are very cheap! If I need to go to town, I slip a pair of sweat pants over the boxers. I always wear boots.

In the winter layers upon layers!

Pants with no less than 80% of the denim the jeans were made with, zipper up the side steel toe and sole boots (gotta be Terras) a shirt suitable to the weather, and a leather belt to hang stuff off-a. Add whatever coat and or sweater needed and we`re good to go. Assume there`s some agreeable unders in there too, with preferabling hand knit socks,........... luv the socks!

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Carhartt's or Levi's, T shirt, rubber barn boots or White's boots. In colder weather, wool shirts, preferably those which have been shrunk down to my size from a large men's size (the shrinking makes them water resistant).

Shorts, T-shirts, and moccasin-type shoes when it's hot.

Sweats and moccasin-type shoes when it's uncomfortably cool.

When it's really cold (below freezing), I wear sweats with an extra pair of oversize size sweats on top, a jacket and/or coat and/or sweater (depending on how cold!), and fleece lined suede boots. I get the boots at a certain sporting goods store here that periodically has fabulous sales on them. They are very well made and last a few years, even as hard as I am on shoes.

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With the exception of the dead of winter, my work clothes around here are always the same, everyday: grey lightweight t-shirt from chinamart, bluejeans from the local thrift store, socks, work boots, denim long-sleeved shirt, leather work gloves and Dr. Shade hat. If I'm working outside, no matter if it's 30 degrees or 90 degrees, that's what I wear. No sense getting bitten, stung, torn and sunburned which is what happens when I used to wear tank tops, shorts and flippers.

Come to think of it, that's what I wore on the beach in Jamaica years ago. Oh yeah...I'm a real fashion statement!

RVcook

Currently, I'm clearing scratchy grass about five feet tall, so it's a tee shirt, coveralls (my grannie called 'em "hogwarshers"), slippers (aka "flip flops") and a long sleeved white cotton shirt over all that. A wide brimmed straw hat with a tie so it doesn't fly away. Once the grass gets cut down, then it will be the same outfit with shorts instead of coveralls. Although I do have a few pairs of coverall shorts, so I guess I can do both. Wintertime wear is about the same thing except the coveralls are worn more often than the shorts.

Spring-Fall: Jeans or overalls (NEVER shorts, nobody needs to see them knobby knees LOL) always boots, and a short sleeve plaid (button-up kind) shirt (every once in a while a t-shirt...) straw cowboy hat or a ball cap, depends on the wind LOL.

Winter (or colder spring days Jeans or overalls, insulated boots, long johns, long-sleeve shirt (wool usually) and a down vest, and either a wool cowboy hat, my "mountain man hat" (rabbit fur ear flaps, real warm, Cabela's sells 'em) or a ball cap. On real cold days a coat, and on freezin days Carhartt coveralls.

Wait... this aint a lady wear topic, is it?

Jeans, the more worn the better which is good cause that seems to be about all I own. Shorts if it's so hot that the soles of my shoes are sticking to the pavement. A t-shirt with the sleeves cut off or a tank top completes my ensemble in the summer. Shoes are optional around the house but work boots are the order of the day when working. Winter is pretty much the same except throw a flannel over the top, put on a warm pair of socks and add an old army fatigue jack.

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wow this is a hot topic

Ugly Cowboy no it isn't exclusive for what girls wear.

So all of you that say boots i'm guessing you don't mean fancy boots so what brands? Doc Martens is about the only thing i can think of for steel toed girl boots but they're pricey...

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Until it gets hot: Jeans, long-sleaved cotton shirt (i.e. long sleaved t-shirt), wool socks, and either an old pair of lace-up running shoes, or hiking/work boots, depending on how wet the ground is (or if I'm using power tools - I always wear boots when using power tools), and a hat.

Once it gets hot: shorts, t-shirt or tank top, running shoes or (if I'm not working with tools) Tevas, hat.

I desperately need to buy a good pair of rubber boots but I haven't yet found a pair that fits me well that I can afford - the cheap ones don't fit properly and the 'designer' ones are stupid expensive.

I have a "good" pair of jeans and a "good" pair of running shoes for when I go to town.

Around here, Mark's Work Wearhouse and the farm supply stores all sell regular steel-toed work boots for women. Though my feet are so small that I usually end up in the boys sizes!

Jan

Bibs, boots, and hat, in the Summer and a shirt that goes with the temperature. Insulated Carhart coveralls in the winter.

"O"

Tank tops, camis, tshirts, jeans, shorts, bibs, jammi pants, hunting boots or cowboy boots. Depends on if its hot or cold that day. Today I'm wearing a tank with jeans rolled up and boots. We have cotton mouths and moccasins out here, so the boots are necessary.

Jeans and t-shirts. Duck shoes if I'm just going out to the barn, running shoes if I'm going to be out there a while, or walking around the pasture. I don't like shorts, can't stand the feel of flies on my legs, so I only wear them under protest. I have been known to pull my shirt off when I'm milking on hot days - nobody can see me.

Rubber boots in spring and fall, the warmest boots I can find in the winter, plus as many clothes as I can layer - fleece long johns, fleece vests, sweaters.

Unless I'm really filthy, I don't change my clothes before I drive the bus, just my shoes.

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Half Caper Farm - breeding Saanens, Boers and Nigerian Dwarfs

Summer - light cotton shorts, boxers or capris and tee or tank top with a very light, long sleeved shirt to protect from sun damage to my skin.
Cooler days I wear sweats and in winter I wear jeans and layers of tee, flannel shirt and Carrhart jacket.

I wear either a prairie bonnet or a wide brimmed straw hat in summer, and a rabbit lined hood-thing in winter.

I always wear soft thick socks - I am a diabetic and have to take care of my feet - and in summer I wear those cheap fabric lace-ups from Wally World. I buy them a size large and put good support insoles in them. In winter or wet soggy weather I wear my Muck boots, also with the support insoles.

I think that the main thing is to be comfortable. I cannot stand having anything tight or binding when I am working so most of my work clothes come from the men's department because they are cut roomier. I need my feet to be comfortable - hence the insoles. Paying out on good work boots seems like a big expense but they are meant to take the work and last a long time. I think I have had my Muck boots around 5 years now, and they still look like new.

I don't want to hijack the thread - but do any of you ladies wear the prairie skirts?

Mary