Although winters in Chattanooga, Tennessee are not "arctic"
by any stretch of the imagination, Neither am I a polar bear. You'll notice
that this page is titled "comfort" not "survival
in pain"!
Riding my Helix scooter at ANY speed - let alone at highway speeds of
more than 50 mph - when the temperature drops below freezing, brings on
wind-shill physiological temperatures equivalent to the artic itself.
So I looked for "Arctic" in Ebay and found these USAF surplus
pants. They are not a perfect fit; marked "40" they would fit
someone six feet tall so even hiked up above my waist, they are a bit
too long. But that is not a serious problem since I didn't buy them for
hiking.
Those "shop weight" suspenders from Sears are needed since I do not have the coat these pants are meant to snap onto. The suspenders also allow me to take up some of the excess length, which as it turns out, makes the pants well-adapted for riding the scooter!
The pants have zippered legs which open enough to fit over my motorcycle
boots, so getting into or out of the pants is not impossible, although
it can be a bit of exercise.
At 6 pounds their weight is not a burden, especially considering that I am usually sitting down while wearing them. They have numerous pockets with heavy-duty zipper closures and similar openings on both side giving access to my inside pants pockets.
The frayed seam was "welded" with an injection of "Marine Goop."
Past experience proves that even after many washings, this stuff remains flexible and impossible to remove.