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Hmm, my kid has some Nomex (fire resistant) blue slacks he is retiring, because the bottoms are extremely frayed from day to day uniform use. Thoughts on what to do with these?
1. Offer them up to someone who is stocky (ie wide) yet shorter than he is so they can hem up the bottom and still use them?
2. Turn them into fire-resistant Nomex shorts?
3. Cut off the legs so I can make some fire-resistant Nomex bags?
4. ?
Chaps for a much smaller person?
@ai6yr “because the bottoms are extremely frayed from day to day uniform use. Thoughts on what to do with these?”
CFA has yearly inspections for their fire kit and specific instructions for PPC. Read it in “Reissue of fit for purpose PPC” <https://www.vfbv.com.au/documents/documents/cfaPolicies/2015_SS03_Provision_of_Personal_Protective_Clothing_Procedure_v1.0_66607.pdf>
Training (normal clothes) is one suggestion.
(Said item of clothing).
Turn them into beaters for fire fighting?
(yes, yes, I am aware Nomex shorts do not make any sense)
@ai6yr Get some Nomex and patch the seat of the pants. I have those or a very close model of those in forest service green I wear for industrial work. The side pockets will fit a rescue respirator and Nomex hood. Super handy. Cutting them down seems a pity.
@LabSpokane Yeah, the whole thing is looking pretty worn, several years of hard use (EMS work). So, not suitable for work anymore for him, he's starting to look very scraggly in those. And I can't wear them, he's way shorter than I am, lol.
it's just making your priorities really clear. ;)
@paul_ipv6 Wildfire photography in shorts? "Hey, man, you aren't wearing protective equipment!" "I am! THESE ARE NOMEX SHORTS AND FIRE PROOF CROCS"
@ai6yr I dunno, with proper tailoring you could turn them into some hot pants.
(if you are shorter than 38 inches and wear 40 inch circumference pants, and want to pay for shipping, happy to send these your direction, too). That's 38 inches from waist to the bottom of the pants, from crotch to bottom is 26... I think in the store it would be a 40x26 lol #nomex
@ai6yr all good ideas!
@ai6yr I feel like (as someone who wears their nomex lab coat very roomy to cover more and has long pants on underneath year round) shorts would defeat the purpose of the nomex as protection? So 1 or 3.
@SRLevine lol obviously
@ai6yr I guess I'm biased against all of the funny shorts responses because I know how expensive Nomex stuff is (ended up buying some lab coats for myself with my own money due to EH&S laundry shenanigans) and if someone can get some real use out of it in anyway...
@SRLevine true! If someone is smaller than his measurements, would be happy to send it to them for the cost of shipping.
@ai6yr
Gift them back to him as fire-resistant shorts over the holidays. Then he can impress his other fire-resistant buddies during casual events 😃
@ai6yr could probably add cuffs on the bottom -- maybe in a fun contrasting color?
@ai6yr Nomex Daisy Dukes. 🔥
@ai6yr 2 woukd be SO hilarious 😂 also since it'd be quite an insider. I mean I wouldn't know these are fire resistant!