Cold weather garment system

Abstract

A cold weather garment system including various features to improve usability of the garments. The garments may include drains made from mesh fabric to enable bulk water, moisture, heat, and perspiration to escape from the garment. The garments may also include adjustable length pant legs, a beverage holder, or a removably fastenable towel.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cold weather garment system comprising:
 a jacket including a jacket body and a pair of sleeves attached to the jacket body, the jacket body and each of the sleeves comprising an inner liner, an outer shell, and at least one ELDPE flotation layer disposed therebetween, wherein a bottom end of the jacket body presents a hem, and wherein the inner liner and outer shell are operably coupled by fabric mesh material at the hem, so that a space defined between between the inner liner and the outer shell is fluidly communicable with the external environment.   
     
     
         2 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 1 , wherein each of the sleeves presents a sleeve hem at a distal end thereof, and wherein the inner liner and outer shell are operably coupled by fabric mesh material at the sleeve hems, so that the space defined between between the inner liner and the outer shell is fluidly communicable with the external environment at each sleeve hem. 
     
     
         3 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 1 , further comprising at least one vent defining an opening through the jacket extending from inside the inner liner to the external environment, wherein the at least one vent is selectively closable with a mechanical fastening device. 
     
     
         4 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 3 , wherein the mechanical fastening device is a zipper. 
     
     
         5 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 1 , wherein the system further comprises a bib garment including a bib body and a pair of pant legs attached to the bib body, the bib body and each of the pant legs comprising an inner liner, an outer shell, and at least one ELDPE flotation layer disposed therebetween. 
     
     
         6 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 5 , wherein a bottom end of each pant leg of the bib garment presents a hem, and wherein the inner liner and outer shell are operably coupled by fabric mesh material at the hem, so that a space defined between between the inner liner and the outer shell is fluidly communicable with the external environment. 
     
     
         7 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 6 , further comprising a pull-out beverage holder attached to the bib garment. 
     
     
         8 . The cold weather garment system of  claim 1 , further comprising a fabric towel attached to one of the jacket or the bib garment. 
     
     
         9 . A cold weather garment comprising:
 a body and a pair of pant legs attached to the body, the body and each of the pant legs comprising an inner liner, an outer shell, and at least one ELDPE flotation layer disposed therebetween, each of the pant legs presenting a lower margin at a distal end thereof, wherein a first mechanical fastening component is disposed proximate the lower margin of each pant leg and at least one mating mechanical fastening component is disposed on each pant leg in the proximal direction relative to the lower margin, wherein the first mechanical fastening component can be selectively coupled to the mating mechanical fastening component to alter a length of the pant leg.   
     
     
         10 . The cold weather garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first mechanical fastening component and the mating mechanical component comprise hook-and-loop material. 
     
     
         11 . The cold weather garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first mechanical fastening component and the mating mechanical component comprise snaps. 
     
     
         12 . The cold weather garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first mechanical fastening component and the mating mechanical component comprise hook-and-loop material, and wherein the first mechanical fastening component comprises a strip of hook-and-loop material positioned parallel with the lower margin of each pant leg, and the mating mechanical fastening component comprises a strip of hook-and-loop material positioned generally perpendicular with the lower margin of each pant leg. 
     
     
         13 . The cold weather garment of  claim 9 , wherein the first mechanical fastening component and the mating mechanical component comprise hook-and-loop material, and wherein the first mechanical fastening component comprises a strip of hook-and-loop material positioned parallel with the lower margin of each pant leg, and the mating mechanical fastening component comprises a strip of hook-and-loop material positioned generally parallel with the lower margin of each pant leg. 
     
     
         14 . The cold weather garment of  claim 13 , further comprising a plurality of spaced apart mating mechanical fastening components, each comprising a strip of hook-and-loop material positioned generally parallel with the lower margin of each pant leg.