For emergency repairs, I will sometimes glove up and do work from under the hood, but I will make sure that I don't get anything on whatever kilt I'm wearing. When I had a really tattered black Survival UK, I did wear that frequently when going to the wrecking yards around here. Found that if I didn't need anything major, I could load whatever tools I needed into the cargo pockets, then walk out, grab what I needed, and go back to the office and pay up. Didn't need the toolbox, nor did I need to haul around a wheelbarrow. There's been only one time that I've crawled underneath a vehicle while wearing said UK, though. Was when I needed a clutch return spring for my car's clutch fork. Laid down some carpeting, knelt down, then went flat. Grabbed the spring, then stood up and walked off.

-J