How much does a hazmat suit cost?

[Jeebo]

I saw a report on TV two or three weeks ago about some well-known woman, I think she is a supermodel, who owns a hazmat suit and wears it when she travels, which is often. As I recall, she said she used it even before the current scourge began.

I would pay $1,000 for a hazmat suit. Shucks, I would even pay $1,500. That's a lot of money for me, but I would be willing to make the economic sacrifice. I still wouldn't leave the house any more often than I do now, but I would worry and fret a lot less over trips to the grocery store and the take-out restaurant -- and if I have to physically go to the polling place in November.

This might be an opportunity for some enterprising entrepreneur. Start mass-producing hazmat suits, and until there's a vaccine, it would help to significantly reduce the spread of our current plague.

-- Ron

[Turbineguy]

1. $38 to $26

https://www.tacoperating.com/

There are plenty of choices at Amazon.

[MineralMan]

2. There you go, and they're in stock, too.

[Jeebo]

4. This seems too good to be true.

As the saying goes, "If it seems too good to be true, it probably is."

So, Turbineguy and MineralMan, are y'all sure this isn't some kind of scam?

-- Ron

[Turbineguy]

6. I've worn these suits.

They are not stylish, well fitting or comfortable. They are cheap and disposable.

[procon]

7. No, you can buy even cheaper protective coveralls,

but you get what you pay for. You have to really know what is needed to purchase the correct type of medical grade coveralls. There are so many brands, styles and protective purposes it's easy to get confused and buy the wrong product.

[RKP5637]

8. I use them when I have to work in fiberglass. Big Box stores have them as well as Amazon, etc.

[rzemanfl]

10. Be glad they didn't buy one and sell it to you for a grand,

[Patterson]

3. Are the for one-time use? How do you clean them? Do they really work?

[procon]

5. Depends. There are many different types for various exposures

The cheapest disposable medical isolation coveralls start at around $7-$9 for the basic models, and go up from there depending on quality and protective ability.

Hospitals balk at buying so much PPE gear because they are discarded after the nurse is finished attending to each patient. If they come back later they will need to put on new PPE.

This adds up to real money real fast, but there really isn't any other option.

[rzemanfl]

9. I think I will just get hazmat socks. n/t

[Zing Zing Zingbah]

11. I don't know about the price

But I wonder about wearing that to a store or in any public place. I was talking about this with my husband a few days ago. Wearing a hazmat suit in public might create a panic as in other people might think there is a bomb or some chemical weapon in the area. My husband was saying that you might end up with the police getting called for that. Just something to think about.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

12. Try Grainger.

https://www.grainger.com/

[sir pball]

13. Thousands for a real one.

Medical gowns and Tyvek coveralls, while readily available and dirt-cheap, aren't "hazmat suits" - they're effective PPE for plenty of situations, including CoV-2, but they aren't fully-encapsulating, impervious isolation suits. Those are bulky, require special training, and cost $2500 and up - and you need to spend another $2500+ for the self-contained air supply. Wear a mask and wash your hands, you'll be fine.