Annie Hill wrote:

David Tyler wrote:Come to think of it, Winston Churchill, being somewhat rotund, used to wear smart "boiler suits" made of something like velvet. Maybe I should get my tailor to make me something similar, for a going-ashore outfit.

Can't wait to see it, David!  Maybe crimson, with a touch of black (so practical) at collar and cuffs?

.. and I suppose you would fit this one with a "sliding hatch aft" as well, Super Goofey style? Ouch...

Paul Thompson wrote:Sounds like just the sort of thing I'm going to need for the Southern Ocean. Unfortunately, I have not seen such a garment in NZ :-( The bottom flap is sure to be very handy :-)

I got my merino wool base-layers here. An Australian company, and better value than others on the market. But no onesie as yet. Have a word with them and see whether there's one coming soon. 

This one is by Helly Hansen Workwear, made under licence by a Canadian company, Climate. It's polyester, which is not ideal, but I wear a merino wool base-layer, so it's not next to the skin. It's what I would class as a mid-layer, and I thought that "onesie" was the new name for the winter combinations that Grandad used to wear.  

David, It a 'onesie' , albeit apparently a commercial fisherman's 'onesie'. The height of fashion.  You are very much 'on trend'.  jds

As this coast has so much commercial fishing activity, it's easy to get good cold weather clothing, I've invested in an all-in-one suit of thick fleece. The top (or should that be the bottom) feature is that it has a good drop-seat, so that it's possible to live in for a rough multi-day passage. Not that I'll need to do one during the sail south to Vancouver Island.