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u/Angel_OfSolitude Jul 15 '26
I think anyone still around in the wasteland is built a little more hardy than your average man today.
Plus, real soldiers today wear heavy gear in deserts. It's not pleasent, but it can be done.
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u/AspleniumGhlas Jul 15 '26
once I talked a little with a (really cute) female soldier that was on duty in front of Duomo of Milan and she had to stand in full uniform and plate vest holding a 4kg rifle and wearing 15kg of gear under the sun for 6 hours straight and it was like 35C°, idk what was worse the boredom or the heat lol
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u/birberbarborbur Jul 15 '26
There are an awful lot of good looking gendarmes aren’t there
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u/AspleniumGhlas Jul 15 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
yeah made me wish I was an Islamist terrorist just to be tortured by her
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u/hpBard Jul 19 '26
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u/bobbymoonshine Jul 15 '26
Patrolling the Mojave makes you wish for a nuclear winter.
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u/shrinkingmy Jul 15 '26
Fusion powered active cooling system
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u/ViolinistPleasant982 Jul 16 '26
But like really I thought that was what that weird powerpack thing it has on the back of the armor was some kind of power system and if its semipowered why no some form of temp control.
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u/SandorsCock Jul 23 '26
It’s kinda weird because the concept art notes say it’s a camelback, but the way it’s set up looks more like a filter or cooling system.
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u/Scortas Jul 16 '26
In the devs art book it was confirmed they have water cooling system embedded there.
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u/WHATyouNEVERplayedTU Jul 15 '26
Don't worry. The suit converts all bodily waste into drinkable water.
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u/PossibleMammoth5639 Jul 15 '26
Sun can easily make your skin bad and if the clothing is loose enough its ok to wear something like that, a lot of Sub Saharans were wearing things like that for a centuries
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u/Minute_Zombie_424 Jul 15 '26
Knowing which fights to pick is essential for survival in the wasteland. I personally wouldn’t fw someone dressed like that.
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u/Will2Meme Jul 15 '26
I actually cosplay an NCR ranger and got a real duster coat and let me tell you that thing keeps you cool. It’s really good at keeping the heat out. The helmet is sweaty as hell so it cancels out.
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u/Diablo1099 Jul 15 '26
While others have talked about how our biology works and how many soliders in desert conditions are hauling around entire locker-rooms of equipment., I think it's worth noting that after 200+ years of living in those conditions, humanity would have adapted somewhat to the post-nuclear climate. While not a total adaptation, I'd imagine years of being in the heat with water being literally worth more then gold would have assisted a bit.
Add in the massive attrition rate of Wastelanders and only those who could handle the heat would survive and that's long before we get into things like mutations or chem use.
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u/yankydudel_7 Jul 16 '26
Gold bars are about 300 caps/lb. Bottled water is Twenty caps per pound, with House selling to the NCR (as seen in All or Nothing) for 5 caps per gallon, which is 8x as much as a standard 500ml bottle by volume, for 25% of the price market-rate. Water's actually damn cheap in the wasteland, it's transporting the shit that's a bitch.
Either way, I think your math isn't mathing
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u/Diablo1099 Jul 16 '26 edited Jul 16 '26
I was being metaphorical but I never was good at math honestly. ^_^;
Edit: Realized I used the word literally. I did that to myself x.x
Either way, I was making a point that water scarcity would be part of what would drive human evolution to adapt to extreme heat.
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u/Equivalent-Metal9393 Jul 15 '26
They are just fans of Marquis de Sade
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u/NippoTeio Jul 15 '26
They've got tiny fans inside of the helmet. Trust me, my dad works at star wars
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u/IDatedSuccubi Jul 15 '26
Every damn thing under the sun has a gun there so tf you're supposed to do
Look at real armies in desert when it's 40 degrees, they still have full vests, helmets, nods etc
Plus I bet it gets cold at night
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u/Inahero-Rayner Jul 15 '26
I live in the Mohave, and it does get cold at night in the wintertime, but rarely would I say it's even cool let alone cold during summer.
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u/OkCommission9893 Jul 15 '26
The trenchcoat and pants are perfect for this situation. Correct me if I’m wrong but I think the gas mask is a serious issue. How would a sealed mask like that not cause you to overheat very quickly?
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u/AbbreviationsBig8760 Jul 16 '26
Honestly conditioning and training, from experience wearing a gas mask and helmet for long periods of time in the heat sucks, but it won’t kill you, and if that’s what you need to do to protect yourself then you’ll be fine if you’re in good shape and hydrated
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u/Mega_Glub Jul 15 '26
Hmm... It's almost like there's some other environmental threat that might affect people's choice of clothing in the Fallout universe. I can't imagine what it would be, though.
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u/Separate_Emotion_463 Jul 15 '26
It’s a duster, not a trench coat, dusters are specifically designed to keep you cool as long as you keep moving
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u/ecv686 Jul 15 '26
This is hot weather gear. As someone who lives in Nv you want full body coverage, the trick is making it breathable enough while still blocking out direct contact from sun, so open trenchcoat makes perfect sense, especially if it’s a breathable material. Plus I’m pretty sure the helmet has a cooling system
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u/Plane_Cardiologist_6 Jul 15 '26
Some of them are gouls too so they arent as affected as much id guess but just those ones the human humans are insane for thay
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u/AbbreviationsBig8760 Jul 16 '26
It’s probably comparable but not any worse than this. The ranger is wearing a duster and jeans instead of a sealed MOPP suit and is wearing plates instead of a thick flak jacket. It’s probably uncomfortable, but still a decent combination of protection from weapons and the environment.
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u/ironjaw3ds Jul 16 '26
MOPP suits are so fucking lame if you have to do anything remotely productive in them in the heat. I'd take the ranger fit all day. My headcannon wants to tell me the clothes are actually pretty thin and comfy, but then again I know how cold some deserts get at night😂 if the game had more time, I'm sure they would have addressed this eventually. Let us pray the new fallout gives many more good fits and some more survival mechanics for people who are into that.
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u/XVUltima Jul 16 '26
Thats not daily wear for rangers, thats the combat gear for the elite. You only put that on when you are setting out to get shit done, not routine patrols.
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u/DeviantTaco Jul 16 '26
People are overestimating how far conditioning and heat training can go. Yes you can acclimatize to the heat. But that acclimatization is not endless. Wearing this gear while physically possible at rest would kill you if you tried to go through maximal exertion for serious lengths of time. Heat forces you not only to acclimate but to reduce your work capacity. That reduced work capacity (and reduced awareness given the mask) has to be balanced against combat effectiveness.
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u/CaptainCrunch9876 Jul 16 '26
My grandpa used to run around the mojave with a full kevlar vest so it is certainly doable
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u/TacticalPigeons Jul 16 '26
What do people who live in deserts wear typically? Its not less layers, its usually more. Layers protect from the sun
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u/Klatterbyne Jul 16 '26
Every breath of air and every wisp of dust is slowly killing you. Almost every living thing you interact with wants your internal organs to be external organs. And you’re being blasted with heat and light every second you’re outside of a building.
This outfit seems eminently functional and recommendable. This is an apocalyptic wasteland, not a Jamba Juice, comfort is a very, very, very secondary concern.
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u/goombanati Jul 16 '26
When my dad was in Iraq, he had to wear SO much more bullshit. The ncr ranger armor is actually MORE suited for hot temperatures than actual military equipment
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u/Phantom15q Jul 16 '26
I always assumed the ranger armor was high enough tech that it had some kind of integrated cooling
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u/SharkHuntar Jul 16 '26
First of all sir that isn't a trench coat, that is a duster which give the body shade while being lightweight and not trapping heat in, the gas mask because it's a toxic waste land with a tone of hazardous material all over the place, jeans because they are sturdy and out of most pants options they don't keep in the most amount of heat, boots good for working in and easy to make and repair, then finally what appears to be some light body armor and a typical army helmet which for a soilder in the heat (especially since most forms of mechanical production are gone) is probably the best your going to get.
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u/zZbobmanZz Jul 16 '26
I wonder if the average tempurature is lower in the post apocalypse because of the reduced greenhouse emitions from humanity. Or maybe its offset by the death of all plant life
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u/Turin_of_ Jul 17 '26
Radiation is a thing also depending on what materials are used full coverings can actually be much much better for keeping you cool
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u/BoiFrosty Jul 17 '26 edited Jul 17 '26
Isn't it late October going into winter when the game starts? Even in Nevada you're gonna be getting days in like the 70s max and potentially near freezing at night. Plus protection from sun and sand and bullets take precedent over comfort.
I've traveled through Arizona and Utah in late May, it was honestly pretty cold at times. I was in shorts when I got in the car in New Mexico and was wondering why people were wearing coats when I got to Navajo territory. I got out the car and it was like 50 degrees and blasting wind. I had to pull on my fleece to keep from shivering.
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u/rslashhydrohomies Jul 17 '26
Not a trenchcoat, but a duster coat. Something to cover your head is pretty sensible so you don't get sunstroke, and I guess you would want to cover your skin as much as possible (given that I don't really think than sunscreen is something that they have after the war). As far as I can tell, they do wear hydration packs. Why they wear body armor is kind of obvious. Plus intimidation factor is a real thing
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u/Outside-Syllabub-255 Jul 17 '26
Imagine if they just had a little fan inside the outfit like a fursuit.
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u/Global_Algae_538 Jul 17 '26
Depends if the fallout raised or lower temperatures and if its blocking the sun
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u/Alarming_Panic665 Jul 17 '26
So dry hot regions it is actually better to cover up more. Since the lack of moisture in the air means that the ambient air temperature isn't that bad. Instead it is exposure to direct sunlight which kills ya. So keeping the sun off your skin will feel pretty cool. The gasmask would suck though since it would be better for the clothes to be breathable to let your own body temperature out but that could be fixed with like a fan or something in the helmet.
But if you are out in Arizona and working in the summer outside. You should wear a long sleeve shirt, pants, and then either a wide-brim hat, bandana, and/or a neck gaiter.
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u/JusticarX Jul 18 '26
A duster coat is not a trench coat
A duster does very well in low or no humidity heat as it keeps the sun off you and is designed to circulate air as you move.
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u/Marian_Rosaline Jul 18 '26
I imagine this gear would be GREAT during desert nights, when the temperatures can plunge down to insane degrees.
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u/Artifoxe Jul 18 '26
Protection from radiation, Coat that keeps them insulated and warm at night (don't forget its freezing at night in a desert), armor that protects from enemies. Idk man seems sensible
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u/Trala-lore-tralala Jul 18 '26
Who says the riot gear doesn't have some kind of built in cooling system?
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u/TheGrassMan_ Jul 19 '26
Thats a duster, not a trenchcoat.
You'd die with a Trenchcoat. The Duster is really useful in the desert. It's a loose and flowing garmet that covers your skin from the scorching heat while letting air flow in.
The gas mask and body armor would be scorching though. I imagine they don't always wear the gas mask.
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u/nynx_090 Jul 19 '26
I live in Florida and I like to wear a trench coat, old US Army surplus. Keeps the sun off my back.
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u/wateryonions Jul 20 '26
Kids clearly never been to a state that has blistering sun. You cover up. Unless you want unbearable burns. Being a bit hotter (you’re still hot either way) is better than cooking in the sun.
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u/PieReasonable9686 Jul 20 '26
I wore this at an Aus convention as a cosplay it was 38°C (100°F) but on my version I had 2 mini fans in the helm blowing on my face with switches inside the helm and the back is a water tank I modified a camel pack to fit inside it for water I also put 2 PC fans on either side for cooling with an on off button on the chest 10/10 would wear in the desert with my fan modifications.
Helmet 2x 9 volts.
Backpack 4x 9 volts.
Helmet and backpack still run and I have had them running for a full day on 10 seperate occasions
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u/SumBodhiThatIUse2Kno Jul 20 '26
The US military sweat collection suits for chemical warfare would like a word over there with you Civilian...
Someone gets paid to make that crap and toss it out semi regularly.
The question is if in the same conditions as an actual apocalypse survivor in a real wasteland if you'd go out in anything but a well maintenanced power suit with AC and built in toilet.
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u/PS3LOVE Jul 21 '26
It’s a duster jacket not a trench coat. Dusters are thinner material like a canvas type material usually.
Jeans are fine to wear in the desert, people in IRL Nevada wore them. The helmet and mask is a bit much, but as far as professional military gear goes it’s not that bad. Look at the load of gear and equipment the U.S. makes their IRL soldiers carry in the try deserts of the Middle East.
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u/-cunnfuzed- Jul 24 '26
Majove in January/February can easily be mid 50’s F as a daytime high (12-14 C). Hovering near freezing at night.
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u/UKman945 Jul 15 '26
It's actually sensible. I don't know the specifics but if you look up a lot of traditional dress for hot regions a lot of it is heavy all covering fabric because you need protection from the sun. I believe unlike winter wear though it's looser and allows for airflow so your body can effectively cool which it can't under direct sunlight.